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Cutting rail and bus fares would 'be vote winner at next election' says Burnham
The Greater Manchester Metro Mayor spoke exclusively to the Mirror on the margins of the Transport for the North conference in Newcastle
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Rishi Sunak resorts to Channel 'gimmick' as France refuses to take back arrivals
The Prime Minister will travel to Paris on Friday, but has failed to persuade French President Emmanuel Macron to take back asylum seekers who cross the Channel
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Tories accused of pedalling Boris Johnson's 'conspiracy theories' over Sue Gray
In a salty remark to the Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg accused the respected senior servant of "conniving in secret meetings" and Conservatives vented their anger over Sue Gray's departure to become Keir Starmer's chief of staff
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Firefighters call off strike action as union accepts new backdated pay offer
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said members voted "overwhelmingly" to accept a pay settlement is for 7% backdated to July 2022, plus an additional 5% from July 2023
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Boris Johnson's much-anticipated honours list - 12 most controversial figures
The shamed former PM looks set to cause yet another headache for Rishi Sunak after putting his dad Stanley forward for a knighthood. Here we look at some of the controversial names believed to be in line for honours
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'Arise Sir Stanley Johnson of Outrage-by-Sea, for services to moral corruption'
Boris Johnson has nominated a supposed wife-beater for a knighthood, says Fleet Street Fox. The fact it's his own dad just adds to the outrage
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Tories told to 'get on' with HS2 as Labour vows to build rail line in full
Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh told the Tories to 'Get on with it, stop wasting taxpayers’ money as she renewed the party's promise to construct the track's eastern leg
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More than 17,000 NHS consultants would vote to strike in ballot next month
The British Medical Association held a consultative ballot to find out if NHS consultants would be prepared to strike over pay and pensions. It will now proceed with a formal ballot next month
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Boris Johnson 'seeks knighthood for his OWN dad Stanley' in cronyism row
The shameless ex-Prime Minister has apparently included his dad Stanley in a 100-strong wish list for honourees, which is currently going through vetting
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Social media ads launched to urge tenants to complain about poor social housing
The campaign comes after the tragic death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak, who died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in his home
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Tory 'Sack the Nurses Bill' would breach human rights, find experts
The Joint Committee on Human Rights is calling on ministers to reconsider 'draconian' anti-strike legislation that would make it easier to sack workers who head to picket lines
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'Rishi is proving disagreeably slippery - and Tory civil war is still vicious'
Kevin Maguire says "venomous" Tories are still fighting among each other while the rest of the nation struggles with economic failure, falling living standards and declining public services
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WhatsApps show Matt Hancock tried to take credit for Covid vaccine
In one leaked WhatsApp message, Matt Hancock warned “It MUST NOT be Alok!” as he insisted he should get publicity rather than business secretary Sir Alok Sharma
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Exact time pubs will stay open until on Charles' coronation weekend
Pubs will be allowed to stay open until 1am on King Charles's coronation weekend after 77% of the public who took part in a month-long consultation backed the move
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Whitehall boss warned Boris Johnson is 'nationally distrusted' in WhatsApp leak
Britain's top civil servant Simon Case suggested the public needed to be told to isolate if they had Covid by 'trusted local figures, not nationally distrusted figures like the PM' in October 2020
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Britain's broken train and bus systems 'costing the North dear', Tories told
Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh will promise to 'spark a northern renaissance' by reversing the Tories' betrayal on Northern Powerhouse Rail and HS2 and vow to 'turn the page on a decade of decline'
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Meat 'could flood into Britain from countries with weaker welfare rules'
Farmers are worried a new super-trade deal with countries including Mexico, Vietnam and Chile could lead to a massive increase in beef and pork imports from abroad
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Tory blasted for saying Johnson '100%' a man of integrity in Partygate defence
Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said he 'does not believe for one second' the shamed ex-PM knowingly misled Parliament over Partygate - and said Boris Johnson was 100% a man of integrity
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Rishi Sunak's 'half-baked' immigration plan 'will punish desperate refugees'
Critics have warned proposed legislation banning people who come here on small boats from making asylum claims will bring chaos while failing to end the dangerous Channel crossings
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Boris Johnson flogs London home for £200k under asking price
The ex-Prime Minister and his wife Carrie are swapping the townhouse in Camberwell, south London for a nine-bedroom mansion in the Cotswolds that was on the market for £4million
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Boris Johnson has gone 'full Trump' over Partygate 'lies' probe, Tory MPs warn
Conservative MPs turned on Boris Johnson after the ex-PM attempted to discredit a Commons committee inquiry into whether he misled parliament over Partygate - despite photos showing him at gatherings
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Lizzie Cundy slams 'stupid' Matt Hancock after his WhatsApp messages exposed
Television personality Lizzie Cundy spoke about Matt Hancock's leaked WhatsApp messages on GB News, branding the former Health Secretary 'stupid' and 'dumb' for handing them over to a journalist
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Rishi Sunak urged to grip on Covid probe and prevent destruction of evidence
Concern is mounting over the scale of WhatsApp use in government, after thousands of Matt Hancock’s pandemic messages were leaked
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Labour challenges Tories to adopt jobs plan to help Brits to return to work
Labour's Jonathan Ashworth says he wants a Labour government to deliver the plan - but has challenged Jeremy Hunt to prove he's "serious about the future of the country"
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Special Forces commandos ordered to delete TikTok due to security fears
Troops serving in the SAS, the SBS the Special Reconnaissance Regiment and the Defence Human Intelligence Unit have all been warned data from the Chinese-owned app could fall into the hands of Beijing spies