Politics

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BBC Question Time audience erupts in applause after Labour MP's savage response
One tonight's BBC Question Time MPs were peppered with questions, as the country entered into a recession and the fallout from the anti-Semitic comments of a prospective Labour MP continued
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'Rishi has run out of ideas - with his dismal record we are sliding backwards'
For the Tories to claim this is a 'mild' recession is an insult to people trying to balance their budgets and to small business owners trying to keep their heads above water
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Rishi’s promises to kickstart economy in tatters as UK plunges into recession
There are concerns there will be yet more savage cuts to decimated public services - the Office for National Statistics, on Thursday, said the economy shrank by a worse-than-feared 0.3% in the final three months of last year
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Uni student's admission about fellow pupils in tough economy on Question Time
On tonight's episode of BBC Question Time, as politicians of all colours bickered and pointed the finger at one another, one student told a heartbreaking story about poverty at her university
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'Solving the Britain's dire housing crisis will be the key to getting into No10'
Housing campaigner and guest columnist Kwajo Tweneboa sets the record straight on what could be one of the most decisive issues in the next General Election
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Sunak's 'pet maths project' branded 'staggeringly expensive and inefficient'
The Prime Minister is pushing plans to merge A-levels and T-levels into a new 'Advanced British Standard', which would include a requirement to study maths and English to 18
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'I had breakdown after rental crisis meant I had to move 7 times in 10 years'
Six in 10 UK renters feel depressed about paying their rent or that rent payments negatively impact their ability to meet basic expenses, according to the London Renters Union
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'Constant Labour infighting won’t help those affected by war in Gaza'
Paul Routledge rightly addresses the 'phoney war in the Pennine foothills' over the dumping of Rochdale's Labour candidate Azhar Ali, saying it's clouding the party's judgement to fight proper battles
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Two thirds of Brits back Labour's plan for public owned green energy
More than half of those responding to the YouGov poll, commissioned by the think tank Common Wealth, said they thought Labour's plan would have a positive impact on household bills
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'Never again can Rishi Sunak claim to have a plan when his plan is not working'
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said Rishi Sunak was 'taking the country backwards' after Britain sunk into recession at the end of last year - despite his vow to grow the economy
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Tory mayor expelled over allegations of anti-semitic WhatsApp comments
Atiqul Hoque, mayor of Salisbury in Wiltshire, was expelled from the Conservative Party after an investigation into claims of anti-Semitism, but has vowed to clear his name
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How Rishi Sunak's faring on his five pledges - from the economy to immigration
Rishi Sunak promised to stop the boats, grow the economy, cut NHS waiting lists, reduce debt and halve inflation - but he's had a tough time delivering on his pledges
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Tories deliver leaflet boasting about economy growing on day recession announced
Justice Secretary Alex Chalk's campaign team delivered election leaflets in Cheltenham claiming there's 'good news' for the economy as Britain slipped into recession
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Dentist visited by Health Minister doesn't allow NHS patients in fresh gaffe
Tory Health Minister Andrea Leadsom went to a private practice to boast about the Tories plans to unlock more dentist appointments in their Dental Recovery Plan
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Recession could be last straw for voters as Tories face general election wipeout
Critics have lashed out over the 'Rishi recession' announced this morning - just hours after a mega-poll showed the Tories could be left with just 80 MPs after the election
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Brianna Ghey's mum's heartbreaking act so daughter's room is 'how she'd like it'
Esther Ghey said social media firms need to show more moral responsibility as she paid tribute to her daughter, who she said initially wanted to be known as Britney
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'Rishi's recession' shows Sunak can 'no longer claim his plan is working'
Rachel Reeves says Rishi Sunak's economic policies are "in tatters" after ONS data showed the UK entered a recession at the end of last year in a hammer blow to the PM
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'Ministers shouldn't be surprised undervalued nurses are turning backs on NHS'
Is it any surprise thousands of nurses quit last year while universities have seen a major fall in students applying for nursing degrees after years of being underpaid and undervalued?
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NHS nursing recruitment crisis could push health service to complete collapse
A crisis in nursing recruitment could push the NHS to collapse, a union boss has warned, as new UCAS figures showed another sharp decrease in people applying for degree courses
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US Congresswoman tells David Cameron to 'kiss my a**' over Ukraine funding row
David Cameron urged Congress to vote through a package of funding for countries including Ukraine and said: 'I do not want us show the weakness displayed against Hitler in the 1930s''
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Thousands of couples could be separated under new Tory 'Cost of Loving' laws
Under a new Conservative policy due to take hold in the UK in the Spring, thousands of overseas workers could be separated from their families, friends and loved ones
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Far-right groups actively targeting vulnerable military veterans on social media
An alarming report by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) found that people leaving the armed forces who lack proper support are vulnerable to far-right extremists
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Tactical voting could lead to 'comfortable Labour victory' in key by-election
Think tank Labour Together, which plays a key role advising Keir Starmer, said the party's vote share could turn 'a razor-thin margin into a fairly comfortable Labour victory'
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Labour will axe candidates who don't meet 'highest standards' after Israel row
A third Labour politician was 'spoken to' by party officials after allegedly attending a meeting of activists that has led to the suspension of two of the party's candidates
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Tories need 'geography lessons' after Network North vow includes South funding
An official document on the 'Network North' scheme outlines plans for rail not only in the North and the Midlands, but also in London and in areas as far south as Devon