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Rishi Sunak must stick to promise to publish his tax return, demands Labour
Labour party chair Anneliese Dodds urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to get on with his pledge to publish his tax return, which he made shortly after entering Downing Street
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Boris Johnson to be grilled by MPs over claims he lied over Partygate in weeks
The Privileges Committee, which is investigating claims Boris Johnson misled MPs over lockdown-busting gatherings in No10, is set to begin hearings in March. that will take place every Tuesday and Wednesday
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Tory shame of asylum-seeking children missing from hotel run by Home Office
Darren Lewis is appalled by reports that defenceless kids are being abducted from a Government-run hotel for asylum seekers
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Ex-MP 'tried to claim up to £30,000 to fund cocaine habit' court hears
Jared O'Mara is on trial for allegedly submitting 'dishonest' invoices to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority - prosecutor James Bourne-Arton told a court the former MP had 'a significant cocaine habit'
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Should Nadhim Zahawi resign over tax row? Take our poll
Allies of the Tory chairman say he has no plans to quit despite paying a multi-million pound penalty to resolve a dispute with HMRC - but critics say he has questions to answer
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Tories 'testing the water' for two-tier NHS, ex-PM Gordon Brown claims
The former Labour Prime Minister made the remarks after Rishi Sunak proposed charging patients for missed NHS appointments in the summer and ex-Health Secretary Sajid Javid also raised the prospect of charges
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'These careless Tories couldn't care less about Britain'
Nadhim Zahawi admits he didn't care about paying his taxes, says Fleet Street Fox. Tory carelessness costs lives and livelihoods
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BBC boss in Boris Johnson £800k loan row orders 'conflicts of interest' review
Millionaire Sam Blyth, a distant relative of Mr Johnson, allegedly stepped in to acted as a guarantor to up to £800,000 of credit to fund the ex-PM’s his lavish lifestyle when he found himself in financial trouble in 2020
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Sunak orders ethics probe into Zahawi tax row as pressure on Tories mounts
It comes as the the Tory Chairman desperately clings onto his job amid warnings the row over his tax affairs has made his position "untenable"
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Tory Nadhim Zahawi's position 'untenable' as row over tax affairs deepens
Allies of the Cabinet Minister said he had no plans to quit despite paying a multi-million pound penalty to resolve a dispute with HMRC but critics said he had questions to answer
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A&E delays lead to 350,000 patients waiting over 12 hours to be admitted in 2022
Shocking figures show a record 350,000 patients waited over 12 hours at A&E last year. Seven years ago just 1,306 people waited more than that time between a decision being made to admit them and admission
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Small firms to get discounts on electric vehicles under Labour plan
Labour plans to give small firms vouchers so it is cheaper for them to switch to heat pumps and electric vehicles under a £700million scheme to encourage businesses to go green
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'Incensed' grandad travels to Ukraine four times to donate aid and will go again
William Lewis felt compelled to act after the invasion in Ukraine and spent £5,000 of his own money on a minibus in order to deliver vital aid to the worn torn country
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'Tory sleaze and cronyism now arguably worse than in last days of John Major'
Tax penalties, police fines, security breaches, bullying and using the RAF as a personal air taxi service - all are engulfing Rishi Sunak's government much like scandals in the late 90s did to John Major's Tories
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'Tory scandals may prove fatal - people want a government that behaves properly'
With worries mounting over paying bills amid the cost of living crisis, the public not only want a Government on their side but also one that is behaving properly
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Tories in turmoil as Boris Johnson and Zahawi add to seatbelt gaffe Sunak's woes
As the PM reels from his fine over not wearing a seatbelt, Boris Johnson is facing fresh calls for a probe over an £800,000 loan, while Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs are under scrutiny
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Labour plans to get more over-50s back into work as almost 2 million on benefits
Labour's Jonathan Ashworth said over-50s have 'huge talents and experiences we can ill afford to lose from the labour market' as he proposed help to get older people back to work
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Brit ex-NATO chief brands Germany's refusal to send tanks toUkraine 'pathetic'
General Sir Richard Shirreff, a former NATO chief from Britain, accused Olaf Scholz' government of 'ducking its responsibilities
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Boris Johnson makes surprise visit to Ukraine as political issues mount at home
Ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Bucha and Borodyanka to the north of Kyiv on Sunday morning, the scenes of some of the worst atrocities committed by Russian forces during the war
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Tory slammed over 'disgusting' claim food bank users waste cash on booze and TV
Conservative MP Lee Anderson claimed there was a 'whole industry' behind food banks leaving people reliant on help - but Lib Dems said it was a 'direct result of industrial scale neglect' by the Tories
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Boris Johnson faces probe calls on claim BBC chair helped him secure £800k loan
Reports emerged last week that the big-spending ex-PM's distant Canadian cousin stepped in to help Boris Johnson fund his lavish lifestyle when he found himself in financial trouble in 2020
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Tories raking in money from private health firms as NHS is on its knees
A number of high ranking and wealthy Conservative party members have links to private health care companies which, in turn, are profiting from the current NHS crisis
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'So much for the Tory talk on levelling up - councils are stretched to the bone'
Our high streets used to be thriving places - but now it's just a chip shop and a bookies, says columnist Keir Mudie. Where's all this 'levelling up' money going to?
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Chinese giants Huawei and TikTok bankrolling MPs and peers in lobbying effort
Tech giants from China like TikTok and Huawei have donated tens of thousands of pounds to a parliamentary group, sparking calls for a review of lobbying rules to MPs and peers
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Fraud-busters get back just £5.8m of £1bn lost to Covid loan criminals
Authorities have launched almost 300 investigations but have managed to take back just £5.8 million from fraudsters who stole more than £1.1 billion in Covid loans during the height of the pandemic