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The Metropolitan Police confirmed it was investigating a fire in a shed at Tory MP Mike Freer's office in North Finchley, London, as it is believed to have been started deliberately

The Prime Minister joked that he was 'nailing it' as he successfully made contactless payments in a festive video - after a previous clip of him struggling to use his card went viral

As 2023 comes to a close, the Mirror has rounded up the worst gaffes and blunders of the year as the Tories hit the headlines for all sorts of ludicrous reasons

It was always likely that Prince Harry would leave the Royal Family, but more should have been done to try and find a solution, says BBC royal correspondent Nicholas Witchell

Home Secretary James Cleverly - who is facing calls to resign after he joked about giving his wife a date-rape joke - has been branded 'Colonel Calamity' by Tory MPs

The Conservatives will find it harder to cling on to seats at the next election as Nigel Farage's old party Reform UK vows to stand against its MPs for the first time

The Fawcett Society said Home Secretary James Cleverly could not be trusted to address violence against women after the Mirror revealed he joked about giving his wife Rohypnol

Home Secretary James Cleverly has been been criticised by former Love Island contestant Sharon Gaffka, who was a victim of drink spiking, after he joked about Rohypnol

In a festive message to the nation, the Labour leader said: “During the holidays many of you will be serving your community, and our country…On behalf of the Labour Party, I send my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all of you for what you do.“

Not a single migrant has been sent to east African nation under a controversial Tory scheme, but the Government's legal bill for defending it against court challenges has ballooned

The Tories may be happy to wave goodbye to the vital public service of NHS dentistry, writes Shadow Healthy Secretary Wes Streeting, but Labour won’t let that happen.

It comes as a new poll found two thirds of Brits were making Christmas cutbacks - with 47% saying the cost of living crisis would make this Christmas "worse than previous ones"

It is right that we have the conversation again, as our population is aging and a growing number of people will wish to make the choice Dame Esther is considering

Analysis of Office for National Statistics (ONS) data found that 1.1million households with single mothers are forced to use less gas or electricity in their homes, while 1.4million are cutting back on food and other essentials

Newcastle-under-Lyme MP Aaron Bell won big money during a prolific run of appearances on Deal or No Deal, the Krypton Factor, Only Connect and more in the 2000s

Tabled by former leader Tim Farron, the amendment seeks to ensure that live reindeer cannot be taken out of Britain for slaughter elsewhere

As Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman face further scrutiny over their links to PPE Medpro, a tax avoidance firm linked to Barrowman is being wound up after it was hit by an HMRC fine

Baltimore City mayoral candidate Sheila Dixon was being interviewed live on Fox45 when a man off-screen appeared to become agitated, throwing clothes at the Democrat and taunting her

The Covid Memorial Wall has overcome torrential rain and disastrous weather - but these volunteers continue to re-paint the hearts which marks each person who died from Covid-19

The Voice of the Mirror says the Government has failed to build enough homes and has cut services to the bone

Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner said the party will ensure Minimum Wage regulations are enforced 'so any unscrupulous employers will no longer be able to get away with breaking the law'

A leading prison reform charity has raised the alarm over a lack of support and funding this festive period after damning inspections into the youth justice system this year

One Tory MP also criticised ministers at the Home Office for 'sneaking out' the family visa climbdown 48 hours after MPs vacated the Commons for the Christmas recess

The Home Office appears to have issued an embarrassing climbdown on a hike in the threshold for family visas, quietly announcing it will raise it to a lower figure

The Liberal Democrats blamed years of Tory cuts leaving local police forces 'overstretched and unable to focus on frontline crime like burglaries'