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Dominic Raab 'bullied staff like abusive husband' with some 'left suicidal'
Witnesses allege Dominic Raab would set them lists of endless rules that were ­impossible to keep and then 'belittle, demean and humiliate' them when they failed to deliver
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Yvette Cooper tells Suella Braverman 'I don't know what you do'
The shadow Home Secretary urged her Tory counterpart to 'get out of the way and let somebody else do the job' as she lashed out over the government's crime failings
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MP 'bombarded' with death and rape threats after speaking out about Andrew Tate
Alex Davies-Jones said she received the abuse to her 'inbox and my office' - as she used a Commons debate on neighbourhood policing to thank her own police force for its support
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Medical students fear working in the NHS and told to 'drop out while you can'
EXCLUSIVE: Medical students are needed to help bolster an already understaffed NHS workforce, but financial difficulties and the prospect burnout from exhausting shifts has left many feeling worried about what the future holds
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Jacob Rees-Mogg blasted for 'snowflakey' claim about bullying complaints
The top Tory mounted a desperate defence of Justice Secretary Dominic Raab who is being investigated over a string of bullying claims - which he denies - that reportedly involve at least 24 civil servants
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Matt Hancock breaks silence on huge I'm A Celeb fee with less than 5% to charity
The MP appeared on Good Morning Britain on Tuesday morning, sitting in the ITV studio with Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley
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Rees-Mogg warns of potential legal challenges as Strikes Bill clears the Commons
The North East Somerset MP backs the Bill, but criticises clause 3, which is aimed at giving the Business Secretary powers to define minimum service levels
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NHS consultants to be balloted on strikes as thousands 'driven out of jobs'
The British Medical Association (BMA) warns that morale in the NHS "has never been as low" and a 35% real-terms pay cut since 2009 means top medics are being "driven out of jobs they love"
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'No one wants to see kids miss more school but striking teachers have no choice'
The Voice of the Mirror says the Tories have exploited and undervalued teachers after years of plummeting wages, and strikes must lead to meaningful negotiations
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Warning teacher strikes could last until summer - all your questions answered
Last-ditch talks with Education Secretary Gillian Keegan failed to break the deadlock on Monday, with union leaders saying the top Tory 'squandered' the chance to call off walkouts by refusing to get serious on pay
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Conservative Party chief executive and treasurer dragged into tax dodging row
Tory treasurer Graham Edwards was found to have used a tax avoidance scheme, while the party's chief executive Stephen Massey still works for a firm that helps the rich slash their tax bills
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Neil Kinnock warned you about Tories 40 years ago - now he's warning you again
Neil Kinnock gave his famous 'I warn you' speech just days before Margaret Thatcher won the 1983 general election by a landslide, 40 years later, he says his prophetic words are now "so close to reality"
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Government's 'sacking of nurses bill' would make 'Henry VIII turn in his grave'
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner said the controversial Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill is "an attack on our basic British freedoms" as protesters gathered outside Downing Street
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'I’m a disabled person, not a person with a disability - it's a constant battle'
Disabled people battle constantly to be called what they are, with AP Styleguide's recent tweet a "vomit-inducing" example of the problem, says Mirror columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey
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Two in three voters think the country needs a new Government at next election
As Rishi Sunak approaches 100 days in Downing Street, the Ispos Political Monitor found that 66% of voters believe it's time for change, regardless of whether they think the Tories have done a good job or not
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'Thirty years on from Rodney King now police just film their own brutality'
Darren Lewis reflects on the brutal death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers
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Boris Johnson's claim Putin threatened to kill him is a 'lie', says Kremlin
Moscow insisted Russian president Vladimir Putin made 'no threats with missiles' to Boris Johnson in a telephone call that took place between the leaders ahead of the invasion of Ukraine
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Firefighters vote overwhelmingly to strike in historic 999 walkout
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) today said members had voted overwhelmingly for industrial action after more than a decade of real-terms pay cuts and a "derisory" offer by the government
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Do you think Rishi Sunak is 'too weak' to be Prime Minister? Vote in our poll
Rishi Sunak has fired Nadhim Zahawi after he was found to have committed ‘serious breach’ of ministerial code - but do you think the PM was 'weak' in his handling of the scandal?
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Rishi Sunak asked when he will pay nurses 'properly' after speech on NHS
The Prime Minister was taking questions from health workers and members of the public on the NHS as he was told the issue of nurses' pay was the 'elephant in the room'
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Tory likens Rishi Sunak's Government to 'band on Titanic' in leaked WhatsApps
Backbench Tory MP Lee Anderson ranted that any officials blocking Government efforts to stem the flow of small boat crossings may be guilty of 'treason' in a tranche of leaked messages
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Silvio Berlusconi promises sex workers for footballers after beating Juventus
Former owner of Milan and previously Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has spoken of his promise to give his Monza players sex workers after they defeated Juventus
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Boris Johnson says Vladimir Putin threatened to kill him in missile attack
The ex-PM said the 'extraordinary' telephone conversation took place last February after he visited Kyiv in a last-ditch attempt to show support for Ukraine amid growing fears of a Russian assault.
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One in six headteachers quit working in state schools after just five years
The NAHT, which represents school leaders, warned of an exodus from the classrooms as headteachers quit their jobs and leave the state schools system altogether after just a few years
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'Nadhim Zahawi's lack of an apology shows the arrogance of a wealthy Tory'
Rishi Sunak today sacked Conservative Party chair Nadhim Zahawi after weeks of revelations about his tax affairs but the 55-year-old MP is yet to apologise