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Jeremy Hunt mocked for 'Mr Bean-esque' video explaining why inflation is so high
The Chancellor was accused of airbrushing out Liz Truss's disastrous economic policy as he blamed Covid, the war in Ukraine and rising energy prices for inflation in a bizarre two-minute video
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The UK Government has blocked Scottish gender reforms - what it's all about
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned Rishi Sunak's Government the decision to stop the landmark reforms - a constitutional first - will 'inevitably' end up in the courts
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'Paying strike-breaking nurses is a bit rich - what a pity we can't sack Tories'
The £40 per hour inducement to cross picket lines at York Hospital is unlikely to be the only instance of lucrative deals being dangled before the eyes of replacement staff
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Watchdog slams Government over security vetting delays and backlogs
A damning National Audit Office report outlines the scale of delays hitting checks, which Labour said was "a stinging rebuke from the independent watchdog"
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Starmer says 'I know what it's like to struggle with bills' in personal message
The Labour leader has used a party political broadcast to share his experience of growing up - as he vows to restore 'confidence about this country, the British people, and everything that we can achieve together'
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NHS bosses offer nurses £40/hour to cross picket line - but refuse fair pay deal
Recruitment firms are offering nurses £40 an hour to cross the picket line ahead of a two-day walk out, despite Downing Street saying for months there is no extra cash
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Teachers tell ministers to 'stop burying head in sand' and offer pay deal
The NEU will hold talks with Education Secretary Gillian Keegan today in bid to avert strikes due to start on February 1. The industrial action is set to affect more than 23,000 schools
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'Jenga' lectern used by Liz Truss during 49 days as PM cost taxpayers £4,000
Downing Street has revealed that £4,175 of public money was spent on the higgledy-piggledy lectern that was specially made for Liz Truss, before she was forced to quit
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UK to ban conversion therapy for all - after U-turn on exclusion of trans people
The Government will publish draft legislation setting out its plans for a ban on conversion therapy, which forces people to change or deny their sexuality
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Two more RMT train strike dates confirmed as drivers walkout - see all firms hit
General Secretary of the RMT Mick Lynch said negotiations with the rail operators will continue - but train driver members at 14 rail operators will strike on February 1 and 3 in the long-running dispute
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Rishi Sunak U-turn tracker - all the Prime Minister's screeching changes
The Prime Minister has only had a brief stint in Downing Street so far but he has already U-turned on major pledges made during the Tory leadership campaign
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Tory minister breaks ranks to suggest 16-year-olds old enough to change gender
Gillian Keegan's comments came after the UK Government triggered the 'nuclear option' and blocked the landmark gender reforms passed by the Scottish Parliament in December 2022
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Rishi Sunak bows to Tory revolt over tougher punishments for social media bosses
The Prime Minister caved to Tory pressure on the Online Safety Bill after an amendment to make tech chiefs criminally liable if they do not block minors from seeing damaging content garnered dozens of signatures
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New rail strike dates announced in February as train drivers reject pay offer
The first Aslef strike date will coincide with a walkout by 100,000 civil servants, a strike by teachers and nationwide protests against Tory new anti-strike legislation
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Teachers' strikes explained - from school closures to Covid-style online lessons
More than 23,000 schools in England and Wales are expected to be hit by the first walkout, with heads given guidance on switching to online learning if they can't keep schools open
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Almost 100 charities demand energy discount for elderly and those on low incomes
In a letter to the Chancellor, 95 charities including Age UK warned that many households are struggling to pay their gas and electricity bills - they are calling for cut-price tariffs to be introduced
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Rishi Sunak faces 'sacking of nurses bill' fury at 'insulting' anti-strike plan
Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner branded the Government's controversial Strikes (Minimum Services) Bill 'irrational and so insulting' as protesters gathered outside Downing Street during a tense debate
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Nurses to strike on two more days in February as dozens more trusts take action
The RCN union announced nurses will be striking on February 6 and 7 across 73 NHS trusts in England and Wales - see our list below to see if your local trust will be affected
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Rishi Sunak blocks Scottish Government's gender reforms in constitutional first
The Scottish First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon described the move on Monday evening as a 'full-frontal attack on our democratically elected Scottish Parliament'
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'The Government is letting schools down, just like it’s letting down our NHS'
'Teachers don’t want to strike – but Government is so far not even willing to talk directly about pay and funding,' says NEU Joint General Secretary Kevin Courtney
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Teachers back seven days of strikes in February and March - full list of dates
The NEU, the UK's largest teaching union, voted for rolling walkouts from February 1 to March 16 in England and Wales. See the full list of strike dates below
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'Iranians threaten to destroy body of executed dual national Alireza Akbari'
MPs were told doubt has been cast on the timing of his death - and that his corpse could be "destroyed" unless his family cooperated with Iranian authorities
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Boris Johnson to publish memoir 'like no other' of scandal-hit No10 spell
The shamed former Prime Minister - who was ousted in July after a massive rebellion by his own MPs - has signed a lucrative book deal with HarperCollins Publishers
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'Wealthy Boris Johnson living rent-free in a £20m mansion is just plain greedy'
Mirror reader Bill Cook pulls no punches when it comes to the behaviour of our former Prime Minister. What do YOU think?
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Fresh blow to controversial Rwanda project as campaigners given right to appeal
Today the High Court said a ruling on the controversial scheme, which would see asylum seekers sent to Rwanda, could be considered by the Court of Appeal
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