All news on the topic: Politics

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'Brits deserve an NHS with bite - we need to fix its relationship with dentists'
'The current public-private relationship between the NHS and dentists isn’t working in the public’s interest when far too many folk are unable to get an appointment never mind secure remedial work'
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Rishi Sunak confirms general election will be held in 2024
Rishi Sunak quashes speculation he would cling on until the last possible moment in January 2025 - as the Prime Minister confirms the UK will head to the polls in 2024
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Sam Thompson says his winnings were stripped away after I'm A Celeb victory
I'm A Celebrity winner Sam Thompson has revealed that he was unable to keep any mementos from his time on the show after his first prize winnings were stripped
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Tory MP put under investigation by standards watchdog amid Partygate claims
Conservative MP Miriam Cates is facing a probe by Parliament's Commissioner for Standards into allegations she caused 'significant damage to the reputation' of the House of Commons
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Fury as Michael Gove snubs emergency council cash plea amid bankruptcy fears
The Government has announced a 6.5% rise rise in council cash next year, but local authority bosses warn this isn't enough after Nottingham City City became the eight to declare itself bankrupt since 2018
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Tory MP hints RAF could help solve Rwanda plane crisis but says 'money talks'
Brendan Clarke-Smith said ministers can 'always rely' on the RAF amid reports commercial airlines are 'running a mile' from the Rwanda deportation scheme
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Decades-old computer law 'hampering UK's battle against cyber attacks'
Campaigners called for a shake-up of the Computer Misuse Act, warning it was hampering the fight against cyber attacks while costing billions of pounds and thousands of jobs
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'All I want for Christmas is to get my country back from shameless grifters'
Britain's infested by shameless liars on the take, says Fleet Street Fox. Please Santa, can we have a general election?
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Ben Wallace warns Israel 'killing rage' in Gaza will fuel 50 years of conflict
Former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace urged Benjamin Netanyahu to heed the lessons of Northern Ireland, saying a 'disproportionate' response is a terror group's 'best recruiting agent'
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Asylum seeker found dead on Bibby Stockholm after 'shouting in cabin' is named
Leonard Farruku was being treated “like an animal” on Bibby Stockholm before his death, his sister claims, and his death caused great distress among the other asylum seekers on the barge
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Kate Garraway in row with Tory MP weeks before Derek's latest health crisis
Kate Garraway had a showdown with a Tory MP over the current state of the social care system weeks before husband Derek Draper was rushed into hospital again
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Gove dragged into Michelle Mone PPE row as she describes his 'amazing' reaction
In a brutal interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, Baroness Michelle Mone finally admitted to not telling the truth over her links to the firm PPE Medpro but maintained she has 'no case to answer'
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Nigel Farage floored as parents of daughter’s boyfriend face 10 years in prison
The former UKIP leader and I'm a Celebrity contestant said he is "in shock" after the parents of 18-year-old daughter Izzy's boyfriend were arrested for drugs offences after a raid on their home
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Woman charged after suffering miscarriage despite being 'desperate' for child
WARNING: UPSETTING CONTENT. A woman from Ohio was charged with a felony for 'abuse of a corpse' after she flushed her miscarried foetus down the toilet after fighting to get an abortion following a life-threatening diagnosis
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Poorer children '18 months behind wealthier classmates when they leave school'
A study by the Education Policy Institute think tank today lays bare the gulf between kids from different backgrounds, including how poorer children are more than 18 months behind wealthier pals
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Donald Trump would beat Joe Biden in US presidential election, new poll shows
With Trump leading the pack of Republican contenders for the nomination and no Democrats emerging to take on Biden, it looks like 2024 will be a rematch of the 2020 election
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'Lust of the blood sports trade to kill beautiful beasts for fun is horrific'
With Tory Grinches firmly in the clutches of the blood sports lobby, it means we’ll first need a change of government if we want trophy hunting banned
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Rishi Sunak blasted over NHS waits as Labour vows to 'ramp up' overtime clinics
Keir Starmer has called on Rishi Sunak to back overtime plans for doctors and nurses funded by scrapping the non-dom tax status
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Tories told to outline plan to ban trophy hunting imports as election looms
Campaigners have called on the Tories to outline how they plan to back trophy hunters bringing their sick souvenirs back to Britain after a Private Member's Bill ran out of time
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British firm blasted for selling sick reindeer trophy hunt trips this Christmas
Hendry, Ramsay & Waters has been blasted by animal welfare campaigners including Sir Ranulph Fiennes for selling trips to go reindeer hunting in Norway, with the hunts available to book as Christmas approaches
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Four in 10 North Sea oil and gas licences owned by foreign firms and investors
A study by he Common Wealth think tank has revealed that 40% of the licences for North Sea oil and gas are owned by firms based abroad, with profits going to overseas companies and investors
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MP's family trapped in Gaza church with no water as IDF 'shoots anyone leaving'
Layla Moran, the UK's first MP of Palestinian descent, said on Sunday that a tank is outside the church where her family are sheltering and the building opposite has been overrun by IDF soldiers
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The UK's most popular and unpopular dog names of 2023 - see how your pet ranks
Dogs are like family members – and as with baby names, many of us agonise over what to call our new arrivals. But some names for our beloved four legged friends are stranger than others
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Squirming Michelle Mone admits lying as she's battered by Laura Kuenssberg
Baroness Michelle Mone claimed she had "no case to answer" but admitted she could gain from profits from £200 of PPE contracts, while husband Doug Barrowman said the pair were treated like "Bonnie and Clyde"
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Derek Draper's heart attack devastated family as he had been 'doing 'so well'
Kate Garraway's husband Derek Draper is back in hospital fighting for his life after suffering a shock heart attack just two weeks before Christmas