Politics

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Up to 60,000 workers hounded by taxman in scandal linked to 10 suicides
MPs warned the saga had 'frightening' parallels with the Post Office IT scandal as thousands of workers face crippling tax demands from HMRC over 'loan charges'
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Rishi Sunak still can't say if Rwanda flights will take off before next election
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak echoed Theresa May's Brexit warnings to urge the House of Lords 'not to frustrate the will of the people' by opposing the Safety of Rwanda Bill
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Rishi Sunak set to meet just four out of 40 environmental targets, watchdog says
Campaigners have blasted the Government for failing to meet the vast majority of its own targets to protect the environment - several of which are legally binding
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Tata Steel expected to close furnaces and lose 3,000 jobs in 'crushing blow'
Tata Steel is understood to have rejected plans drawn up by trade unions aimed at saving thousands of jobs, instead pressing ahead with closing blast furnaces in Port Talbot
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Fujitsu boss dubbed postmaster 'nasty chap' who wants 'to rubbish' firm in email
Fujitsu manager Peter Sewell made the remarks about subpostmaster Lee Castleton in a 2006 email ahead of his legal case with the Post Office over apparent shortfalls
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Keir Starmer opens up over 'distant' relationship with dad Rodney in ITV show
Labour leader Keir Starmer admitted he regrets not talking to his dad about the distance between them before he died in 2018 - three years after he was elected to Parliament
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Bungling Tories admit 5,598 asylum seekers have vanished in immigration farce
Tory immigration ministers Tom Pursglove and Michael Tomlinson admitted they don't know where nearly a third of people whose asylum applications were withdrawn are
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PM slapped down by watchdog after 'misleading' claim asylum backlog is cleared
The Prime Minister was accused of telling a 'barefaced lie' when he tweeted that the asylum backlog had been cleared as figures show thousands are still waiting
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Fujitsu to stop bidding for Government contracts during Post Office inquiry
Fujitsu has still been receiving taxpayer cash to do work for the Government despite its Horizon IT system leading to hundreds of postmasters being wrongly prosecuted
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Keir Starmer starts talks with civil service to prepare for Labour government
Labour leader Keir Starmer has written to the Cabinet Secretary to begin talks as the Tories sunk to their lowest level in the polls since the debacle of Liz Truss's government
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Sunak holds bizarre Downing Street press conference to insist Tories are united
PM Rishi Sunak also urged the House of Lords to pass the Rwanda Bill as he delivered a short speech from Downing Street hours after he survived another day of Tory chaos
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​Tory Therese Coffey's attack on Labour backfires in excruciating Commons moment
The Tory MP attempted to scold Yvette Cooper over Rwanda, saying the Shadow Home Secretary couldn't 'get the name of the country right' after referring to Kigali - the capital
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Lee Anderson says he didn't vote against Rwanda Bill as other MPs laughed at him
Tory MP Lee Anderson was mocked after revealing that he planned to vote against Rishi Sunak's Rwanda plan - but walked out as Labour rivals were "giggling" and "taking the mick"
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Rishi Sunak to address the nation at Downing Street press conference today
PM Rishi Sunak is expected to deliver remarks at a Downing Street press conference this morning after he survived another day of Tory chaos over his Rwanda policy
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How did my MP vote on Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill? See results in full
Rishi Sunak was spared a catastrophic rebellion as right-wing Tory MPs backed down despite threatening to torpedo his controversial Safety of Rwanda Bill
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Tory rebels back Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill even though they say it won't work
Rishi Sunak was survived a humiliating Tory rebellion as MPs backed his Safety of Rwanda Bill - even though many hardliners don't think it's going to work
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Rishi Sunak won't stop giving Fujitsu taxpayer cash despite Post Office scandal
The PM is refusing to ban Fujitsu from getting Government contracts despite the firm admitting it knew about faults in its Horizon system that led to postmasters being wrongly prosecuted
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Lee Anderson's worst controversies and weird moments as he quits Tory party role
Ashfield MP Lee Anderson, who quit as Tory Deputy Chairman over Rishi Sunak's Rwanda plan, regularly courted controversy with his outbursts during his 11 months in the job
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Veteran Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd dies aged 73 after leukaemia battle
Rochdale MP Sir Tony Lloyd died peacefully at home after leaving hospital last week to spend time with his family when doctors said his illness had become untreatable
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Tory MP Brendan Clarke-Smith's controversies and gaffes as he quits over Rwanda
Eyebrows were raised over the decision to appoint Bassetlaw MP Brendan Clarke-Smith to the role in the first place after a string of controversial remarks and gaffes
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Tory MP Dean Russell describes having a heart attack aged 47 in emotional speech
Watford MP Dean Russell said he 'unexpectedly' had a heart attack five months ago and is only here today 'thanks to the swift action of the NHS emergency services'
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Rwandan President says he'll return money as he voices frustration over crisis
Paul Kagame has offered floundering Rishi Sunak a way out as he battles to get his Rwanda deportation deal off the ground - sayign there are "limits to how long this can drag on"
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PM boasts he's cutting inflation - five hours after figures show it went up
Rishi Sunak whined that inflation was at 11% when he 'got this job' in October 2022 - despite being warned of the figure four months earlier as Chancellor
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Lee Anderson says Rishi Sunak won't stop the boats as he leads Baked Bean Plot
Loudmouth Tory Lee Anderson and his pal Brendan Clarke-Smith quit as the party's Deputy Chairmen to join a Commons rebellion on the PM's Rwanda migrant deportation plan
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Tory MP begs 'ask me about sport' - then forgets his own football team
Michael Tomlinson admitted he hadn't watched ITV's Mr Bates vs the Post Office as he's too busy for box sets and he prefers sport - but he was caught out by Sky News' Kay Burley