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Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner answer your questions
Hundreds of Mirror readers wrote in with questions for Labour's leader and deputy leader - on diverse topics including Brexit, foodbanks, House of Lords reform, the cost of a weekly shop, Mr Starmer's "infamous" quiff, and trans rights. Here's how they answered your burning questions
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'The whole murky Richard Sharp affair sums up how the Tory elite operate'
It is essential that measures are put in place to prevent future governments from deciding who runs the broadcaster - and Sharp’s departure should not allow Boris Johnson to wriggle off the hook
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Rishi Sunak accused of 'cover up' at Treasury as amount of hidden info exposed
Labour said the PM had tried to “cover up the evidence of his incompetent management of the economy and his flagrant waste of public money” during his time as chancellor
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Tory levelling-up cash used to sort out 'Brexit passport mess' at Dover
Tens of millions pounds from the fund meant to help revive high streets in deprived towns is instead being pumped into the Kent port to tackle Brexit-fuelled delays
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Ex-MP who faced anti-Semitism says 'I don't want Diane Abbott's career ruined'
The former MP Baroness Ruth Anderson urged Labour to root out abuse of Jews and instead focus on fighting the Conservatives, warning: "We're meant to be on the same side"
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Labour pledges biggest bus service overhaul in a generation after Tory 'failure'
In an interview with The Mirror, shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh said she and her colleagues are 'chomping at the bit' to get into Government and address failures piling misery on passengers
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Workers suffer £400 hit to monthly pay as wage growth stalls under Tories
Labour's Rachel Reeves warned that ordinary families are paying the price of 13 years of low-growth and high taxes under this Conservative government
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'After 13 years, Brits know they’re not better off. Here’s how we change that'
Writing for the Mirror, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves vows that a Labour government would help workers by kickstarting Britain's economy after years of Tory failure
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Neil Kinnock warns Tory 'levelling-up' plan 'more like flattening down'
The former Labour leader accused the Conservatives of failing the UK's nations and regions in a report from the Centre think tank demanding more devolution
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Staff sickies surge as NHS backlog blamed for 186m working days lost last year
With around a fifth of the population on NHS waiting lists, the ONS found all ages put in more sicknotes - and total illness days for those with long-term conditions hit a record 105million
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Housebuyers hit by £4,060-a-year Tory mortgage penalty wrecking property dreams
Labour's Rachel Reeves accused the government of destroying many people’s hopes of getting on the housing ladder as mortgage costs have soared since Rishi Sunak became chancellor
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Rishi Sunak casually dismisses £3bn tax break for rich as 'this non-dom thing'
Keir Starmer urged the "out of touch" PM to scrap his "beloved non-dom status" as he took aim at the tax loophole Rishi Sunak's mega-rich wife has benefited from
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Tories admit sending out leaflet wrongly telling voters they don't need photo ID
Hundreds of campaign leaflets including the incorrect advice were sent in "error" to residents ahead of next week's local elections. New Voter ID rules have been introduced
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Keir Starmer 'frustrated' as Labour hit by anti-Semitism row before elections
The Labour leader was asked if he was 'frustrated' at Diane Abbott's comments distracting from 'the job in hand', after he suspended the whip from the veteran left-wing MP
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Keir Starmer fears 'pacing the living room' when daughter, 12, starts going out
The Labour leader told This Morning hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield he will make spiking drinks a specific offence if he becomes prime minister
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Tory MPs face 'judgement day' over sewage as Labour attempts to hijack Commons
Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon is trying to force through legislation that would impose automatic fines on water companies dumping waste in rivers and seas
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Keir Starmer condemns 'anti-Semitic' comments from Diane Abbott
The Labour leader's remarks come after the party suspended Ms Abbott - pending an investigation - after 'offensive and wrong' comments in a letter to a newspaper over the weekend
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Shake-up rules for buying military gear so British workers benefit, says union
Prospect called for an overhaul of government procurement processes so UK companies are better-placed to win bumper deals - benefiting UK employees and the overall economy
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'Sir Rod speaks for us all with nurses support - the Tories should be worried'
The Mirror says that rocker Sir Rod Stewart speaks for Britain in condemning the Conservative government and backing the nurses - Rishi Sunak should take heed
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Lifelong Tory Sir Rod Stewart says he's 'well on the side' of striking nurses
The music legend spoke out in January about how he thought it was time for a Labour government - now he has reiterated his support for NHS staff, saying they come 'before anything'
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Over 260 shops abandoned when Philip Green's empire collapsed are still empty
Arcadia, including Topshop, Topman, Burton and Dorothy Perkins, left 444 shops vacant in the UK when it fell into administration in 2020 - and many are still empty
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Lisa Nandy slams Tories for claiming to be 'patriots' while letting Brits starve
Lisa Nandy has attacked government ministers who smeared workers demanding a fair wage increase as 'unpatriotic', saying that it is not unpatriotic to demand a fair day's pay for an honest day's work
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Emergency services lose one million working days as staff feel under pressure
New figures have revealed that the number of emergency workers taking sick days has increased by 40% over the last five years, with staff blaming cuts to staffing levels and equipment budgets
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'Nothing really touches Boris Johnson and his latest luxury holiday shows it'
Instead of keeping his head down and doing his work as an MP, the former prime minister jetted off on holiday to the Dominican Republic, his forth in the six months since resigning as PM
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Deadly zombie knives being sold to kids on apps with sick 'pizza-delivery' style
'Zombie knives' are weapons which are particularly dangerous, often having serrated edges. Our reporter, posing as a 17-year-old, was offered four 40 inch weapons for £55