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Half of voters back Labour as they turn on Rishi Sunak's sleazy Tories
The People Poll for GB News showed Labour support surging five points in a week to 50% as the Tories trail on 21%. Almost half (49%) have a negative opinion of Rishi Sunak
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Families face 'war-like' conditions as 660,000 prepayment meters cut off
Alba Party MP Kenny MacAskill compared the freezing conditions to like those in 'war' - as more than three million people were left without heating or power last year because they ran out of credit on their meter
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Matt Hancock assaulted at Tube station in 'aggressive and unpleasant encounter'
The alleged attack on the former Health Secretary happened yesterday morning at Westminster Underground station, close to the Houses of Parliament
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Tories on verge of breaking pledge to recruit 20,000 police officers by March
Figures released today by the Home Office reveal the government must recruit a massive 3,427 officers by the end of March, amid fears low pay is putting off would-be coppers
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Jacinda Ardern has given hope and optimism to women like me in politics
Labour MP Dawn Butler outlines how the outgoing New Zealand Prime Minister was a welcome break from the macho, egocentric primarily male politicians that dominate the world stage, and why it's so important more follow in her footsteps
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No10 says Rishi Sunak has never paid a tax penalty after Labour says come clean
Earlier today the Prime Minister's press secretary repeatedly refused to answer questions over whether Rishi Sunak had ever been asked to pay a penalty by HMRC like under-fire Tory Nadhim Zahawi - but later clarified that he hadn't
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Rishi Sunak told probation service 'on its knees' in wake of Zara Aleena murder
The Labour leader slammed 'systemic failures' after a report found probation staff missed a 'catalogue of chances' to stop a man with a history of violence murdering the 35-year-old law graduate
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Keir Starmer ridicules 'weak' Rishi Sunak for failing to sack Nadhim Zahawi
The Labour leader blasted the Prime Minister saying he is 'overseeing chaos' and 'overwhelmed at every turn' as the Tory Chairman fights to keep his role in the Cabinet
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North of England receiving among lowest levels of investment of major economies
It comes after Rishi Sunak faced a barrage of criticism over a £2.1billion round of levelling up funding, which saw cash go to a string of wealthy areas while a number of deprived communities missed out
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'Tory justice on the cheap sees 600 murdered in decade by crooks on probation'
That shocking toll, plus figures revealing more than 500 other serious offences a year are committed by those on probation, is evidence of a lawlessness and disorder crisis
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Hiking state pension age will bring 'misery' to Brits approaching retirement
Age UK warned people in their 50s face 'devastating consequences' over reports the Government is considering raising the retirement age to 68 as early as 2035 - but the DWP insists 'no decision' has been made
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High streets are dying because most of UK has been 'written off', says Labour
Labour's Lisa Nandy will argue the failure to make use of people's talents in every corner of the country is a 'social crime' that has made it impossible to tackle problems such as 'struggling public services and failing town centres'
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Nadhim Zahawi's tax bill would have covered rises for everyone in his town
Labour’s number-crunching found amount of Mr Zahawi’s tax that went unpaid until recently would be enough to cover this year’s increase for 86,044 people.
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Black market gambling site visits 'trebled during the World Cup'
Research commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council, which represents bookmakers, suggested a rise in visits to black market sites that are not regulated in the same way
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'Happy Valley's Sgt Cawood has values we need in a leader unlike PM we've got'
Sarah Lancashire's character in the hit BBC TV show Happy Valley has all the attributes we need, unlike the man we've got, writes the Mirror's Polly Hudson
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Steve Barclay accused of being 'part man, part ostrich' over excess deaths
Shadow Public Health Minister Andrew Gwynne accused the Government of 'denial and buck-passing' as he suggested the Health Secretary is burying his head in the sand like an 'ostrich'
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Disabled woman 'left in tears' at being kicked out of Wetherspoons in dog row
Louise Harris said the manager at the Wetherspoons told her no dogs were allowed and would not budge - despite her providing proof of Bella's credentials as an assistance dog
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New 'fire & rehire' rules 'not stopping' another P&O-type scandal, union warns
Labour's Angela Rayner and the Trades Union Congress have slammed the Government's "shameful" new rules to tackle fire and rehire practices, saying it is just a "reheated" and "repeated" regulation
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Is it fair to be made to work until you're 68? Take our poll
Changes to state pension age mean millions of us are set to graft for longer - but is it right?
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Tory lawbreaking makes UK look 'unreliable' to global allies, warns David Lammy
The Shadow Foreign Secretary said that police fines for both Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunk while in No10 - and Tory legislation that aimed to flout international law 'damages our moral authority and political credibility'
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China can spy on millions of Brits through microchips in fridges and light bulbs
China could use small chips in devices to spy on Britons and a report says the potential threat is much higher than that from Chinese-made components in mobile phone masts which led to a Government ban on Huawei products
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Experienced emergency nurses leaving NHS in 'droves', health leader warns
The President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Dr Adrian Boyle told MPs he is worried 'burn out will lead to burn away' with existing health service staff overwhelmed
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Boris Johnson loan probe into BBC chair to be run by father of Senior No10 aide
William Shawcross, the Commissioner for Public Appointments, will lead a probe into Richard Sharp’s appointment as BBC chair. But Mr Shawcross’s daughter, Eleanor, is head of No10’s policy unit
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'Rich pals club' where money, power and connections are linked to Tory scandals
The cast list is small but it involves three Prime Ministers, the party’s chairman and two multi-millionaires
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Rishi Sunak urged to 'grow a backbone' and sack Nadhim Zahawi over £5m tax row
Rishi Sunak ordered a probe and admitted there were 'questions that need answering' as the Tory party Chair and former Chancellor hung onto his job for another day