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Tories inflicting 'living nightmare' of inflation and soaring mortgages on UK
With another Bank of England rate hike predicted for today, the Government is accused of being out of ideas and clueless about people’s financial predicament
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Fury as Tory 'extremists' accused of blocking new laws outlawing puppy farming
Conservatives have been criticised after blocking efforts to ressurect their flagship Kept Animals Bill, which would have included tough new measures to clamp down on puppy farms, and banning exports of livestock for slaughter
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Brit kids getting smaller compared with those abroad - and it's Tories' fault
An expert has warned that poverty and bad dietary habits linked to Government policy has led to kids being smaller than those in other countries
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Kick shamed Boris Johnson off Privy Council over his Partygate lies, demands MP
Liberal Democrat Wera Hobhouse warned that the lying ex-PM is 'simply not fit to hold any form of public role for a minute longer' as she argued he should not be an adviser to the King
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Royal Navy aircraft carrier repair bill rises to £25m - and you're going to pay
MPs heard the cost of fixing the faulty propeller on HMS Prince of Wales had climbed to £25m - and it will come out of the Navy's budget because the Ministry of Defence did not take out a 'warranty'
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Slippery Rishi Sunak accused of misleading MPs over record NHS waiting lists
Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting urged Rishi Sunak to come clean after he wrongly claimed at Prime Minister's Questions that 'we are reducing waiting lists'
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Partygate Tory Shaun Bailey to be installed in House of Lords within weeks
His elevation to the Lords is under fresh scrutiny after the Mirror published bombshell footage of a 'jingle and mingle' Christmas gathering organised by his campaign in December 2020
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DWP's extra disabled cost of living payment barely scratches the surface
For too long when disabled people are given the bare minimum to allow us to survive we’re expected to thank our oppressors
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At least 39 people - including child - drown as migrant dinghy sinks
A rescue operation led by Moroccan authorities said the inflatable dinghy was originally carrying 59 people onboard - with a number still missing, believed drowned
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Ministers pledge new powers to stop families being denied care home visits
Since pandemic restrictions were eased relatives are still facing issues with visiting loved ones - an issue branded a 'dangerous hangover from Covid'
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POLL: Should the Government be doing more to help with Cost of Living crisis?
Nearly 40 per cent of people end the month with no money left, while 24 per cent run out of cash for must-have goods either most months or most days, according to research
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Union leaders urge shipyard welders to get checked for cancer over fumes risk
The Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions and the Alex Ferry Foundation launch a campaign on Thursday
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PM confronted over policeman who could lose home after 'Tory mortgage penalty'
Like millions of people across the country James's mortgage is up for renewal in 2024 - and faces a £400-a-month hike in payments
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Husband of Labour MP Jo Cox says they spoke about remarrying before her death
Brendan Cox told Lorraine Kelly his late wife would want him to remarry and be happy, as dad-of-two shared how he told his children about his plans to remarry seven years on from their mum Jo Cox's murder
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'Tories clapped for us during the pandemic, now they're threatening to sack us'
Writing for the Daily Mirror Fire Brigades Union member Ben Curson, who works a firefighter in Nottingham, urged ministers to drop anti-strike legislation that will make it harder for key workers to demand better pay
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'Britain is a nation of animal lovers - it deserves a government that cares too'
Writing in the Mirror, Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon accused Tory ministers of giving a green light to puppy smugglers, puppy farmers and pet thieves
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Tories 'giving green light to puppy smugglers' face demand to reverse 'betrayal'
Labour Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon told Tory MPs they could end up making a conscious choice to allow animal suffering to continue if they don't re-introduce the Kept Animals Bill
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'George Osborne is either utterly deluded or a shameless knave'
Rejecting obvious evidence that his spending cuts weakened Britain’s health and social care services before Covid is the self-denial of an arrogant Conservative
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'Rishi Sunak chickened out, like a weasel - he fails to rise above low PM bar'
Rishi Sunak promised integrity, but in failing to show strong leadership over Monday's parliamentary vote he's demonstrated he is no better than Boris Johnson
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Martin Lewis says mortgage timebomb has 'exploded' and says Tories were warned
Moneysavingexpert.com founder Martin Lewis said he warned Jeremy Hunt about the threat from rising mortgage rates at a summit in December
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What we learned on day austerity chief Osborne gave evidence to Covid Inquiry
The former Chancellor's evidence under oath came just 24 hours after his ex-boss David Cameron became the first politician to face the Inquiry - and was heckled with cries of 'shame on you'
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Labour would work with Trump if he was President and Starmer PM, says Lammy
The Shadow Foreign Secretary indicated the 'special relationship' between the UK and US runs deeper than the individual personalities leading their respective countries
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Tories at 'jingle and mingle' Partygate bash 'could be stripped of honours'
The lockdown-busting Christmas gathering was attended by failed London mayoral candidate Shaun Bailey and campaign aide Ben Mallet who were given a peerage and OBE by Boris Johnson
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'Tories laughed behind our backs during lockdown - we wont let them forget'
On Saturday The Mirror revealed the first lockdown party video - the party happened on the day it was announced the infection rate was so high in London that it would be moving into Tier 3
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Brexit red tape for UK musicians touring Europe 'will be scrapped under Labour'
Speaking at the Trade Unlocked conference, Shadow International Trade Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds gave new details of how the party would amend the deal struck by Boris Johnson