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'Richest PM in history' Rishi Sunak says he'll publish tax return 'shortly'
Weeks after winning the keys to No10 after Liz Trus's short-lived Government collapsed, the PM said at in November he stood by the vow to lift the lid on his vast wealth
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Boost for British Steel as firm wins huge rail contract in Africa
The Scunthorpe-based company, which announced plans for hundreds of job losses last month, revealed it had netted a deal for a Guinea freight line
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UK must pay reparations to ex-Caribbean colonies for 'hideous abuse', MPs say
Labour's Clive Lewis urged the government to follow the example of the wealthy Trevelyon family who apologised for their ancestor's exploitation in Grenada by pledging to fund community projects, as MPs warned failure to do so was akin to 'collusion'
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8 times Suella Braverman can't explain how 'cruel' Channel migrants plan to work
The Home Secretary floundered on where she will detain asylum seekers, when she will begin deporting them and how much it will cost - and when the Government's controversial Rwanda flights will begin
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Billions lost to fraud and error during Covid likely to be lost 'forever'
Cross-party MPs on the Public Accounts Committee claim HMRC's attempts to claw back some £2.3 billion incorrectly paid to employers claiming furlough has been 'woeful'
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'Glib Hancock shows contempt Disabled people face from Government down'
This week’s shocker (not actually a shocker) for Disabled people was news of a jolly little chat between then Health Secretary Matt Hancock and aide Allan Nixon
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Nursing pay deal 'in sight' with ministers optimistic as talks begin with unions
NHS strikes could be nearing the end as government hopes discussions will bring about wage agreement to avert more walkouts by nurses, midwives and paramedics
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Suella Braverman's Illegal Migration Bill at-a-glance as UN voices alarm
The Home Secretary has unveiled controversial legislation aimed at tackling the number of people who arrive in the UK by small boat - but she conceded that there may be some legal wrangling to come
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Andy Burnham says Labour must put free school meals vow in election manifesto
The Greater Manchester Metro Mayor piled pressure on Labour leader Keir Starmer to back the Mirror's calls to extend free school meals to all primary school pupils in England
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Labour needs to 'guard against complacency' ahead of election, Burnham warns
The two-time Labour leadership hopeful left the door open to a Westminster comeback - but insisted he was 'genuinely excited' about more powers being handed to the North.
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Ranting Tory chief Lee Anderson gets own TV show to air his vile attacks on poor
In the last week alone, the Deputy Conservative Chairman was accused of 'demonising' those in poverty and for 'parroting far-right misinformation'. But now he will have his own slot on GB News.
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Is it right for Boris Johnson to seek a knighthood for his dad? Take our poll
The former Prime Minister has apparently included father Stanley in a 100-strong wish list for honourees, which is currently going through vetting
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Third of people with long term conditions haven't got prescriptions due to cost
Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi warned that worries about the price of medication - at £9.35 per item - are leading to many people either skipping or reducing their doses
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"Beyond awful" - Lineker responds to Braverman after Tories' asylum seeker plan
Home secretary Suella Braverman has said a plan to prevent migrants using small boats to enter the UK is needed because the asylum system is being “overwhelmed”, with Lineker slamming the claims
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'I fell pregnant at 19 after GP said I couldn't have kids - I was so ashamed'
Leila Martyn, 45, had an abortion at 19 after doctors told her that her PCOS meant she would have fertility issues - but found herself pregnant. She is now campaigning to see PCOS and endometriosis on the national curriculum
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Royle Family star pledges to join NHS strikes in passionate rant against Tories
Royle Family star Ricky Tomlinson appeared on Tuesday afternoon’s Loose Women episode and praised the work of the NHS from his personal experience
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Labour warns Jeremy Hunt to resist 'siren' Tory calls to cut corporation tax
The Shadow Chancellor urged the Government to push ahead with lifting the tax on companies' profits from 19% to 25% when Mr Hunt delivers the Budget next Wednesday
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'Despicable' Hancock blasted over WhatsApp plot to block disability cash from MP
Leaked WhatsApp show the ex-Health Secretary and a top aide spoke about warning Bury North MP James Daly a new disability hub would be 'off the table' if he rebelled over Covid rules
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Stanley Johnson's allegations and pandemic gaffes as Boris makes knighthood bid
Stanley Johnson is an alleged wife-beater and sexist predator and one Boris Johnson's candidates for a knighthood - here are some previously reported claims about the discredited former Prime Minister's dad
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Rishi Sunak’s plan to ban small boat migrants from claiming asylum ‘unworkable'
Suella Braverman and the Prime Minister will on Tuesday unveil their plans to remove and ban asylum seekers from re-entry if they arrive in the UK through unauthorised means
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'Shameless Johnson's grotesque bid to get dad knighted is nauseating nepotism'
Boris Johnson’s brazen bid to elevate his alleged wife-beater and sexist predator dad to a knighthood is utterly nauseating, appalling nepotism - we feel sorry for the honest people who earned their titles and watch aghast as the entire system is demeaned
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Tories 'hitting firms hard' with 'yo-yo' tax rates that keep going up and down
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to pledge to end the "11th hour" approach to corporation tax taken by the government as Jeremy Hunt faces calls not to hike it in next week's Budget
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'Honours system rewards duty and courage - concepts alien to Boris Johnson'
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson doesn’t care that he is devaluing the system with his 100-strong resignation honours list - any more than he appears to care his father has been accused of sexual harassment and domestic abuse
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Outrage as shameless Johnson nominates alleged wife-beater dad for knighthood
A discredited ex-PM making his discredited dad a Sir, could anything better sum up the establishment’s sense of entitlement... could anything better sum up Boris Johnson?
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'Digitised NHS too hard for the old, life would be frightening for mum today'
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown's mum's final years were happy, she had carers and could phone for help, but life for her today would be frightening and confusing as a digitised NHS proves too hard for older people to access