Politics

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Brits back Ukraine joining the EU - even though UK quit bloc three years ago
A survey for the pro-EU European Movement UK revealed support for Kyiv joining the Brussels bloc - on the same day NATO's boss said Ukraine will join the alliance in the long-term
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Ukraine will join NATO, declares alliance chief in new blow to Vladimir Putin
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg declared war-torn Ukraine will be admitted to the alliance in the long-term, as he began talks in Helsinki with Finnish leaders
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Parents of truanting children should have benefits docked, says Michael Gove
Tory Cabinet minister Michael Gove warned the government could revive plans to penalise families, but teaching unions said targeting benefit payments would just end up hurting children
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Over 3,000 people sleeping rough as numbers rocket in cost-of-living crisis
The grim estimates from 2022 published by the Government show a 74% increase since 2010 when the snapshot was introduced. It also shows the first increase since a peak in 2017
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Rishi Sunak warns Brexit not about 'personalities in swipe at Boris Johnson
After years of Brexit wrangling, Rishi Sunak and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen struck a new deal yesterday aimed at ironing out trading issues in Northern Ireland
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Your Brexit questions answered as Rishi Sunak signs new Northern Ireland deal
Alongside European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Rishi Sunak unveiled his solution to the bitter trade impasse in Northern Ireland sparked by Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal with Brussels
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Hospital battle taught me NHS staff cannot go on like this, says Labour MP
Nurses pleaded with Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon to tell ministers how bad situation in the NHS really is as he battled with an infection during a two-week hospital stay
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Tories 'can afford one-off bonus for workers' as economic outlook improves
The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the UK's finances were in slightly better shape - but tax hikes or spending cuts could be needed to meet union demands for pay rises in line with inflation
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Keir Starmer hits out at Boris Johnson's 'nonsense' - and Sunak seems to agree
Keir Starmer told the House of Commons that Labour will "put country before party" and support the so-called Windsor Framework, which undoes many of Mr Johnson's catastrophic failures
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Sunak and EU boss hold press conference on Brexit deal - all you need to know
Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen reveal the contents of their agreement after striking at deal at Windsor over the Northern Ireland Protocol
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Jeremy Hunt's Treasury slammed by watchdog for 'misleading' inflation tweet
The Office for Statistics Regulation has written to the ministry's communications supremo after a controversial post by the Treasury showing small falls in the cost of living
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What we know about Rishi Sunak's new Windsor Framework Brexit deal with EU
After months of intense negotiations aimed at undoing some of Boris Johnson's catastrophic Brexit failures, Rishi Sunak and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a new agreement over Northern Ireland had been reached - but will it be enough?
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Poll results: Is it fair to be made to work until you're 68?
Changes to state pension age mean millions of us are set to graft for longer - and most Mirror readers scoffed at the idea
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Rishi Sunak finally agrees new Brexit deal after crucial meeting with EU chief
The Prime Minister described the new Windsor Framework as a 'decisive breakthrough' alongside European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen. But he faces a showdown with MPs over the new terms of the Northern Ireland Protocol in Parliament.
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'Brexit is being used to destroy peace in Northern Ireland'
Peace in Northern Ireland was welcomed by everybody but the Tories and the DUP, says Fleet Street Fox. They're happy to use their failed Brexit as a way to destroy it
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More to fixing UK economy than just Brexit, Keir Starmer tells business chiefs
The Labour leader made a speech setting out his 'mission' to give Britain the fastest, sustained growth in the G7 group of industrialised nations
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Betty Boothroyd dies at 93 as tributes paid to first woman Commons Speaker
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the current speaker of the House of Commons, said: 'Not only was Betty Boothroyd an inspiring woman, but she was also an inspirational politician, and someone I was proud to call my friend'
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Government 'hiding £28 billion cuts in smoke and mirrors budget' claim
The TUC has published a study by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), accusing the government of playing "smoke and mirrors" with its figures
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NHS unions warn Government is playing 'dangerous game' by only talking to one
Officials representing 13 health unions have written to Steve Barclay saying there will be "potentially perilous consequences" over the Government's handling of the bitter pay dispute
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Brits face 20% energy bill rise in weeks - pushing 1.7million homes into crisis
From April the government will increase the maximum for dual fuel from £2,500 to £3,000 per year as experts anticipate Ofgem announcing a price cap equivalent to £3,294 per year
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'We need a Government on our side - alas we're lumbered with the Tories instead'
Energy bills will rise from Easter putting yet more pressure on Brits already struggling to pay their bills, the Tories' failure to keep prices down is a failure towards the British people
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Universal Credit 'at least £35 too low for buying essentials' government told
Joint research released today by the Trussell Trust and Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that the standard allowance is £35 too low for a single person and £66 for a couple
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'Clunky' systems mean hard-up families miss out on monthly cost-of-living cash
Tory MP Harriett Baldwin, chair of the Treasury Committee, said it is "disappointing to hear that clunky systems will prevent the delivery of six regular support payments next winter"
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Tory violence failures means rape is decriminalised, Labour frontbencher says
Shadow justice minister Ellie Reeves said a Labour government would bring in specialist rape courts, tougher sentencing for rapists and a domestic violence register
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Rishi Sunak warned hardline Tory rebels won't hesitate to reject new Brexit deal
The Prime Minister will meet with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen for 'final talk' on the Northern Ireland Protocol, but is likely to face pushback from Tory hardliners