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Tory minister says 'I'm not an arsonist' in ugly blue-on-blue scrap over EU law
Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch faced the wrath of Conservative Brexiteers after a climbdown on plans to tear up all retained laws by the end of the year
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Sir Tony Blair leads tributes to Labour peer Lord Morris, who has died aged 91
The former Prime Minister said the ex-Attorney-General was "immensely capable, could always be relied upon and never deviated from having the interests of the country at heart"
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Starmer says UK must seize green jobs or risk repeat of coal mining mistakes
The Labour leader said future generations 'will never forgive us' for failing to modernise as he sought to smooth tensions with the GMB union, which has criticised his plans to block new North Sea oil and gas developments
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Covid Inquiry to probe Boris Johnson's WhatsApps this week - despite legal fight
Side-stepping the Cabinet Office, the Covid Inquiry's legal team said it would take ex-PM Boris Johnson up on his offer to examine documents requested by the probe
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Tory MP launches petition seeking to reverse Rishi Sunak's animal welfare U-turn
In a video, Andrea Jenkyns said it was important the Tories 'honour' their 2019 manifesto commitments as she appeared alongside her two miniature schnauzers
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Robert Carlyle says poverty that inspired Full Monty has returned to Britain
As he returns to the role of Gaz for an eight-part Disney+ series, the Scottish actor admits nothing has changed, adding: “Look what’s happened in 25 years"
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Keir Starmer seeks to soothe trade union tensions with green jobs vow
Keir Starmer will pledge to put jobs at the heart of Labour's energy policy after setting himself at odds with the GMB union with a plan to block new North Sea oil and gas developments
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Mum of boy, 10, killed by dog to make plea to MPs - full heartbreaking speech
In her video message, Emma calls on MPs to take urgent action to tackle scourge of attacks by dangerous dogs
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'Losing my son in dog attack was unimaginable - we must stop it happening again'
Emma Whitfield's son Jack Lis, 10, was mauled to death by an XL Bully in November 2021, and since then 16 more people have died in dog attacks, including a woman in her 70s
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MPs howl in laughter as Michael Gove praises Boris Johnson for levelling up
Former PM Boris Johnson called on the government to accelerate levelling-up measures as he made an appearance during communities questions in the House of Commons
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Global deal needed to protect underwater cables from Russian attacks, says Tory
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey spoke about the risks to cables criss-crossing the ocean floor as he gave evidence to the Commons Scottish Affairs Committee
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Rishi Sunak refuses to kick out Tory MP charged with racially abusing man
Bob Stewart, the Tory MP for Beckenham, allegedly used 'threatening or abusive words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress' towards an activist in December
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Anti-vaxxer plotted to destroy 5G masts believing it was linked to Covid jab
Christine Grayson, 59, discussed 'getting rid' of the mobile phone masts with expanding foam and angle grinders - she became 'obsessed' with the idea it was linked to the Covid-19 jab
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Number of university applications falls ahead of huge student loans shake-up
Students starting university from September 2023 will have to face new and harsher rules for student debt, which could lead to them paying back loan for most of their life
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'Farce' as ex-PMs' great-grandchildren fight for hereditary seat in Lords
The Electoral Reform Society argued it is an 'embarrassment' that elections for hereditary places in the Lords are continuing to take place as it demanded an 'overhaul [of] the system'
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'Absurd Universal Credit rules are pushing thousands more children into poverty'
Writing for the Mirror, Labour chair of the Work and Pensions Committee Stephen Timms demanded action as figures show there are now 4.2million children living in poverty
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Rishi Sunak says two more barges will be used to house 1,000 asylum seekers
The Prime Minister, visiting a Border Force facility in Dover, said that a controversial plan to house asylum seekers in a barge would be operational within a fortnight, and added that two more vessels had been secured - but refused to say where
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Matt Hancock told to apologise to MPs for breaking Commons rules
The former Health Secretary was found to have committed a "minor breach" of the Code of Conduct by writing to Westminster's sleaze watchdog to influence an investigation into a Tory MP
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PM takes helicopter for 74 mile journey to Kent - that would be an hour on train
The PM flew from the capital to Dover where he is desperately try and convince critics his small boats strategy is working
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What you need to know about the Covid-19 Inquiry amid bitter WhatsApp legal row
Public hearings into the UK's preparedness for the Covid-19 crisis will begin next week, just days after the inquiry became mired in controversy due to a bitter legal dispute over Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages
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600,000 more children thrown into poverty as Tories cut Universal Credit
Research by the End Child Poverty Coalition revealed the total number of kids living in poverty soared to 4.2million in 2021-22 as the government axed the £20-a-week boost to UC
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Most people think Rishi Sunak is doing a bad job on pledges, damning poll finds
The Ipsos poll found more than 50% of people think the Government is doing a bad job on its priorities - as voters suggested Keir Starmer would do better
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'Shambolic' Tories have failed to open a single nuclear power plant in 13 years
The last Labour government approved 10 sites for new nuclear power stations in 2009, but construction has begun on only one plant that is not due to be ready until 2027
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'Tories have utterly failed by opening no nuclear power stations in 13 years'
Keir Starmer has acknowledged that Britain needs nuclear power in the short term to keep our lights on, even though renewable energy sources are ultimately more desirable
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'Tories and Labour scared to tackle Greedflation caused by profit-hungry firms'
The Mirror's Kevin Maguire says sky-rocketing prices in shops are caused by the corporate greed of major firms - but neither the Tories or Labour are willing to tackle them