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Starmer says he's never used private healthcare - but NHS must reform or 'die'
Labour's leader defended his tough stance on NHS reforms, vowing to take on 'bureaucratic nonsense' and 'mind-boggling inefficiencies' in the health service
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Boris Johnson had 'up to £800k credit' to fund lavish life 'with cousin's help'
New claims have emerged about the big spender ex-PM's unusual financial arrangements - despite his £159,000 salary and earnings of more than £1million since he left
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Nurses warn strikes could double next month as pay talks drag on in 'Tory split'
A government source denied claims of a split as the Royal College of Nursing warned it will send members out this Wednesday - and twice as many in February if things aren't resolved
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Harry's book is 'self-inflicted wound' he may never recover from, expert warns
Prince Harry founded the Invictus Games, an Olympics for veterans, in 2014. But there are doubts he could still be at the helm when it returns in Dusseldorf, Germany, in September
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Suspected terrorist who praised Guy Fawkes for trying to blow up Parliament dies
Benjamin Hyland, from Leeds, was found hanged in prison two days after appearing in court charged with a string of offences including having explosives and a firearm
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'As NHS struggled, Tories were spending money on overpriced or defective PPE'
Of £12billion in PPE contracts doled out as the pandemic took hold, more than a quarter went to Tory donors or the mates of ministers. Conservative Covid cronyism left a bitter aftertaste
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Tory donor's firm paid £11m to deliver PPE now gets £4.5m to destroy it
Clipper Logistics is being paid £4.5million to dispose of Covid kit bought at inflated prices by the Tories but found to be useless. Gowns, goggles and surgical gloves will be incinerated
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NHS doctors' mental health meltdowns as A&E staff suffer panic attacks on shift
A Sunday People investigation uncovers the shocking toll on hospital doctors, with half of NHS medics suffering mental health problems in the past year as they struggle with understaffing
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Mum and dad go without food to meet 3-year-old son's needs as energy bills soar
The Peets, who live in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, are struggling to pay their £200-a-month electricity and gas bill as they keep Nathan's vital machines running
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'Boris Johnson's plan to get back to No10 is unlikely - Britain needs stability'
Columnist Keir Mudie says that for all the rumours flying around about a big political comeback for former Prime Minister Boris Johnson, he doesn't pose a threat to Rishi Sunak - for now
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Fix NHS crisis by giving care staff national pay and standards, says Union boss
Christina McAnea of 1.4million member Unison says a National Care Service fully integrated with the NHS is the only way to stop 13,000 patients fit to leave hospital staying put and holding up new admissions because they have nowhere to go
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Grant Shapps' anti-strike legislation breaches international law, experts say
The Trade Union Law Group of specialist lawyers claims that would go against worker protection rights enshrined under human rights conventions and international treaties
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Boris Johnson put £4,445 dinner in New York on government credit card
Mr Johnson took his entourage of 24 out for a meal plus booze while attending the United Nations General Assembly on 21st September 2021
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Loopholes let ex-advisors 'fly under radar' as most become 'shadow lobbyists'
More than half of the 521 Special Advisers who left Whitehall between 1997 and 2017 got jobs in advocacy or lobbying for corporate firms or interest groups
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Armed forces recruits left freezing as barracks heating breaks down twice a day
New MoD figures show that at the Navy’s largest training camp at HMS Collingwood in Fareham, Hants heating systems have gone down nearly 400 times since last February
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Braverman won't apologise to Holocaust survivor over refugee 'invasion' words
Suella Braverman was confronted by Joan Salter, 83, who won an MBE for her work on Holocaust education, during a meeting in her Fareham constituency in Hampshire on Friday evening
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'Covid public inquiry is dragging on - bereaved families must get to the truth'
Rachael Bletchly says there are now 200,000 hearts on display at the Covid memorial wall in London, but the volunteers ensure none fade or decay as pandemic memories wane
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'British trophy hunters should not be allowed to bring home sick souvenirs'
Essex-based Syed Rizwan has shamelessly published photos of himself with the corpses of lions and giraffes. Trophy hunters have imported 2,500 animal parts into the UK in the past decade
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Sister of Jo Cox only meets constituents with appointments over fears of attack
Kim Leadbeater - who represents the same seat her sister held until her death - called for more to be done to protect politicians, who, she said, face a “shopping list” of threats, abuse, and attacks
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Rishi Sunak told to call off Tory attacks on 'demonised' ambulance workers
The GMB union told the Prime Minister that emergency workers felt 'utterly betrayed' by the Tory attempts to paint them as uncaring and to pile blame onto staff for crisis scenes in the NHS
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Rishi Sunak should respect trans rights and uphold devolution in the UK
The Gender Recognition Reform Bill was passed at Holyrood in an extremely important victory for LGBTQ+ rights and the decision needs to be respected by Rishi Sunak, writes Nancy Kelley, Chief Executive, of Stonewall
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'Politicians get a free pass to life’s riches while we all live in an Eton mess'
Brian Reade says it's high time to follow Labour's plan and remove the charity status of our elite private schools, despite opponents calling it a "tax on aspiration"
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Labour calls for ban on forced prepayment meters as millions cut off from power
More than three million people were left in the cold and dark last year after running out of credit on their meter according to the latest grim figures from Citizen's Advice
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Union bosses will take Tory ministers to court unless they ditch anti-strike law
Trades Union Congress general secretary Paul Nowak accused ministers of 'going back to the 1980s' by confronting unions rather than trying to resolve the disputes with public sector workers including nurses
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New gas boilers should be banned within the next ten years, report warns
The review says new and replacement gas boilers should be ditched by 2033 - two years earlier than planned - to help cut carbon emissions to zero, but it warns this will come at a huge financial cost to families