All news on the topic: Politics

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UK to ban conversion therapy for all - after U-turn on exclusion of trans people
The Government will publish draft legislation setting out its plans for a ban on conversion therapy, which forces people to change or deny their sexuality
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Rishi Sunak U-turn tracker - all the Prime Minister's screeching changes
The Prime Minister has only had a brief stint in Downing Street so far but he has already U-turned on major pledges made during the Tory leadership campaign
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Tory minister breaks ranks to suggest 16-year-olds old enough to change gender
Gillian Keegan's comments came after the UK Government triggered the 'nuclear option' and blocked the landmark gender reforms passed by the Scottish Parliament in December 2022
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Rishi Sunak bows to Tory revolt over tougher punishments for social media bosses
The Prime Minister caved to Tory pressure on the Online Safety Bill after an amendment to make tech chiefs criminally liable if they do not block minors from seeing damaging content garnered dozens of signatures
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Susanna Reid tears Jeremy Clarkson apology apart as he grovels to Meghan Markle
Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid read and commented on the fresh statement from Jeremy Clarkson for his condemned newspaper column on Meghan Markle
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'Those paid to uphold law must find foolproof system to not recruite villains'
Carrick joins Wayne Couzens, the Met officer who kidnapped, raped and then murdered Sarah Everard as she walked home in London, as one of the worst criminals in the history of the force
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Rishi Sunak faces 'sacking of nurses bill' fury at 'insulting' anti-strike plan
Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner branded the Government's controversial Strikes (Minimum Services) Bill 'irrational and so insulting' as protesters gathered outside Downing Street during a tense debate
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Rishi Sunak blocks Scottish Government's gender reforms in constitutional first
The Scottish First Minister and SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon described the move on Monday evening as a 'full-frontal attack on our democratically elected Scottish Parliament'
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Teachers back seven days of strikes in February and March - full list of dates
The NEU, the UK's largest teaching union, voted for rolling walkouts from February 1 to March 16 in England and Wales. See the full list of strike dates below
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'Iranians threaten to destroy body of executed dual national Alireza Akbari'
MPs were told doubt has been cast on the timing of his death - and that his corpse could be "destroyed" unless his family cooperated with Iranian authorities
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Boris Johnson to publish memoir 'like no other' of scandal-hit No10 spell
The shamed former Prime Minister - who was ousted in July after a massive rebellion by his own MPs - has signed a lucrative book deal with HarperCollins Publishers
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Rishi Sunak told it would be an 'outrage' to block Scotland's gender reforms
The Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that if the UK Government uses Section 35 of the Scotland Act to block the landmark reforms it would be showing 'complete contempt' for Holyrood
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Have you turned your heating on yet? Have your say
Weather experts say further frost and ice risks are expected over the next few nights - so will you be wrapping up warm or reaching for the thermostat? Or maybe both?
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Rishi Sunak accused of trying to pass 'pointless' new laws to curb protests
Labour leader Keir Starmer said police already have the powers to tackle groups like Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion, and called on No10 to talk to chief constables to clarify what they can do
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Davide details late-night comforting 'sad' Ekin-Su after she landed in skate-off
It was a tough start to Dancing on Ice for Love Island reigning champ Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu, who landed in the bottom two as boyfriend Davide Sanclimenti watched on
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Teary John Lydon speaks about caring for wife with dementia amid Eurovision bid
Sex Pistols star John Lydon – best known by his stage name Johnny Rotten – has released a Eurovision bid song representing Ireland, which is dedicated to his wife, who has Alzheimer’s
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GMB's Susanna Reid gasps as guest swears live on air in nurse strikes clash
Good Morning Britain host Susanna Reid as they discussed the looming possibility of nurse strikes this year with guest journalists Andrew Pierce and Kevin Maguire
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'Senior Labour figures right to be haunted by fear of Conservative resurrection'
The economy crash, the NHS crisis, Covid and the invasion of Ukraine don’t explain why we’re doing worse than similar nations, so Rishi Sunak will struggle to escape the grave
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Ex-Tory MP caught watching explicit video says he might stand at next election
Neil Parish resigned after other MPs spotted him watching explicit videos but says he has 'unfinished business' and would still consider running in the next election
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Paying carers Real Living Wage could help ease NHS crisis, say campaigners
The Living Wage Foundation believes lifting the pay of tens of thousands of care workers could encourage more staff into the sector, relieving pressure on the health service
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Families missing out on £4.25-a-week food vouchers as data shrouded in mystery
The Feeding Britain charity urged the Government to publish the figures - due more than two weeks ago - as soon as possible to show how a revamp of the system is working
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Steel firm cutting 440 jobs urges 'revolution' to save sector on 'life support'
Writing exclusively for the Mirror, Liberty Steel's Jeff Kabel says there is a way to rescue the sector - and help it transition to more environmentally-friendly production
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Millionaire Tory Nadhim Zahawi to 'pay millions in tax to settle HMRC dispute'
Labour say the multi-millionaire former Chancellor - who is chairman of the Tory party - has ‘questions to answer’ over the way his family’s trust held shares in the polling firm he founded
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Couple whose son choked to death at nursery welcome new baby with touching name
Lewis and Zoe Steeper, whose son Oliver tragically died in September 2021, say they're "absolutely overjoyed" to welcome baby Jake and they've given him a name with a touching nod to his big brother
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Keir Starmer believes 16-year-olds are too young to change their legal gender
Keir Starmer said he had 'concerns' over Scotland's reforms to the law for trans people, but did not say if he would block the law as PM, adding he did not want it to be a 'toxic political football'