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'Boris Johnson gets legal expenses for free while public can't access justice'
If the Covid inquiry cannot establish the facts lessons cannot be learned - and to cap it all, Mr Johnson is relying on taxpayer-funded lawyers
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Army set to avoid fresh cuts to soldier numbers amid ongoing invasion of Ukraine
Chief of the Defence Staff Admiral Sir Tony Radakin dropped a very big hint that no new cuts to soldier numbers would be included in the Defence Command Paper
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Putin 'totally underestimated' NATO backing for Ukraine, says alliance chief
Outgoing alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg - and former Norwegian Prime Minister - is preparing to host the organisation's annual leaders' summit in Lithuania this summer
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Covid inquiry slams Government bid to block Boris Johnson's unredacted WhatsApps
It relates to messages sent between the ex-PM and dozens of high-profile figures, including Rishi Sunak, cabinet ministers, No10 advisers and spin doctors
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Tory MP is thrown out of Commons by furious Speaker after Keir Starmer attack
Conservative MP Paul Bristow was booted out of the Commons after he interrupted Keir Starmer who was grilling the PM on allowing 'uncontrolled immigration' in the UK at Prime Minister's Questions
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Keir Starmer mocks weak PM for failing to sack Suella Braverman for speeding row
Rishi Sunak decided not to order an ethics probe into the row as he didn't believe Suella Braverman had broken the ministerial code by asking officials to arrange a private speed awareness course for her
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Suella Braverman should step down as Home Secretary, say Mirror readers
The Prime Minister may have cleared Home Secretary Suella Braverman of breaching ministerial rules - but more than a thousand of Mirror readers have called for her to go
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Labour could scoop almost two dozen seats from SNP at next general election
The YouGov analysis found Labour could win 23 seats in Scotland at the next Westminster election - the party's best performance in their former stronghold since 2010
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Suella Braverman will not face investigation into speeding fine row
The PM dithered for days over whether Suella Braverman should be investigated over claims she asked officials to help her avoid attending a public speed awareness course
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Boris Johnson allies plot no-confidence letters over Partygate police report
Boris Johnson is facing a fresh police investigation after the Cabinet Office handed over evidence to cops regarding events at Downing Street and his Chequers country retreat during the pandemic
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Teens killed in e-bike crash 'weren't being chased', police commissioner insists
Alun Michael, South Wales' police and crime commissioner, has doubled down on claims there was no police chase prior to the fatal crash which killed Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and Harvey Evans, 15, in Cardiff
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Tory ministers could be sent on a 'sleaze awareness course' under new bill
The bill, tabled by the Liberal Democrats, would require ministers to attend annual ethics and standards training in a bid to stem the flow of scandals surrounding the Government
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One in six parents go hungry to feed kids while some stop buying fruit and meat
Spiralling bills have forced one in six of parents to go without so their children have enough to eat in the last year, while one in four said they had skipped meals, according to a new survey
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'The Tories are trying to divert public ­attention from flop Suella Braverman'
The Prime Minister is held hostage by the most extreme right-wing, self-righteous and entitled Tory MPs – those who have been championed by the arrogant Home Secretary
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'How do you distract from Speedy Sue. It's obvious, Boris Johnson!'
Could it be that Rishi Sunak’s allies in government are desperate to distract from his own problems with sleaze? The timing could not be a more welcome distraction
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Rachel Reeves will copy Joe Biden's plan to get more mothers into tech jobs
The Shadow Chancellor, who will hold talks with the U.S. President’s team in Washington DC today, has pledged to learn from his drive to encourage women into cutting edge sectors
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Prue Leith begs MPs to stop 'gossiping' and change law on 'assisted dying'
The Bake Off judge shared the story of her brother’s 'dreadful' death as she pleaded with MPs to change the law so people with terminal illnesses don't have to endure excruciating pain
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Tories plan to force ID checks for postal and proxy votes in future elections
Despite calls to suspend the controversial in-person voter ID - after thousands were turned away at the May election - the Government has announced new measures
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Boris Johnson reported to police over new lockdown-breaking claims
The Cabinet Office passed over its concerns relating to entries in the ex-PM's ministerial diary that showed friends visited his grace and favour house Chequers on several occasions between June 2020 and May 2021
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Suella Braverman must be sacked if she told aide to mislead Mirror, says Rayner
Rishi Sunak was denounced as 'weak, weak, weak' as he shilly-shallied over whether to launch a sleaze probe into the Home Secretary who has been dubbed 'Speedy Sue'
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Owners of dogs who kill other dogs should be prosecuted, demands Tory MP
Conservative MP Anna Firth told the Commons of a horror case in her constituency where a bichon frise called Emilie was savaged to death by an out-of-control dog
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Tory MP rants about BBC grilling Rishi Sunak over Suella Braverman speeding row
Sir Charles Walker complained that BBC Political Editor Chris Mason had asked the Prime Minister about the scandal at a press conference at the G7 summit in Japan
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Rishi Sunak blames defence chiefs for decision to slash Army troop numbers
The Prime Minister tried to shrug off responsibility for the decision over how money is spent, saying: "My job is not to second guess the decision that our military chiefs are making"
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Rishi Sunak urged to scrap sweeping Army cuts as war rages in Ukraine
Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey will use a speech to the London Defence Conference to demand the Government rethinks its plan to slash the size of the Army by 9,500 soldiers
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Suella Braverman told to 'come clean' on whether she told aide to mislead Mirror
Lib Dem chief whip Wendy Chamberlain has written to Cabinet Secretary Simon Case to demand an investigation after the Home Secretary's team told the Mirror she hadn't been caught speeding