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Susanna Reid and Ed Balls slam 'work shy' GMB guest as they miss live interview
Good Morning Britain presenters Susanna Reid and Ed Balls hit out at a regular guest who was scheduled to appear on Monday's show, but failed to show up on time
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Donald Trump heads to court again as he moans rivals are 'out to get him'
Donald Trump is yet again set to attend court, this time he is going willingly. His focus is on 'clearing his name', but some charges already have a ruling
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Chancellor Jeremy Hunt threatens families with even tougher benefit sanctions
It comes despite a Government report warning earlier this year that claimants who have faced a sanction get back into work less quickly and earn less when they do
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Liz Truss demands tax cuts a year after she crashed economy with same ideas
The unrepentant ex-Prime Minister will gather her allies for a "growth" rally at Conservative party conference, where she will demand cuts to corporation tax for big businesses
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'Free school meals for every primary pupil is a campaign worth fighting for'
Ending child hunger, guaranteeing a mid-day meal for every primary school pupil in England – to level it up with Wales and Scotland – is a no-brainer as well as only fair.
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Partygate Tory swerves question about police probe after saying Met lack support
Lord Shaun Bailey launched an extraordinary attack on Sadiq Khan at the Tory Party Conference, but then refused to give an update on his own legal woes after a rulebreaking lockdown bash
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Tory transport boss defends plan to shut hundreds of rail station ticket offices
Cabinet Minister Mark Harper doubled down on moves to shut 974 railway station front counters in a bid to save money, despite the plan triggering a huge backlash
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British families face losing £3,500 from their bank accounts from next year
Families in the UK are on course to have £3,500 less in their bank accounts next year ahead of the General Election due to future tax rises, claimed a leading economics thinktank
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Failure to complete HS2 will be betrayal of levelling up promises, voters warn
Polling by the West Midlands Combined Authority, which is run by Tory mayor Andy Street, found 72% feel that London and the South East get more money than the rest of UK
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British fighter jets sent to Poland to protect NATO ally from Russian aggression
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps revealed the deployment of British fighter jets to NATO ally Poland to deter Russian aggression following the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine
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Mum whose friend died after benefits struggle in powerful message to Tories
Helen Lomas, 40, was one of thousands of protesters who rallied against Conservative failures outside the Manchester Central Convention Complex, where top Tories were assembled
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All the most Tory things on sale at Conservative Conference - but no Rishi Sunak
While Rishi Sunak was not represented anywhere in the shop’s stock - party faithful could pick up any number of Thatcher-branded novelties, including tote bags, a Christmas jumper and matching baubles
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Rishi Sunak's warm-up man Johnny Mercer pocketed £13,500 for being sacked twice
As well as an £8,000 payout after being sacked by Liz Truss, the Mirror can reveal Johnny Mercer was handed £5,500 when he was given the heave by Boris Johnson
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Rishi Sunak torpedoes Defence Secretary's plan to send British troops to Ukraine
The PM slapped down Defence Secretary Grant Shapps after he said he was holding talks with Army chiefs about moving a British-led training programme for Ukrainian troops to the war zone
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Rishi Sunak squirms as he's told the one word people most often say about him
The words presented to the PM included 'rich', 'himself', 'the rich', 'money', 'not sure', 'no idea', 'upper class', 'greed', 'don't know', 'Britain'', and 'elite'
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Tory tax battle erupts as Michael Gove tells Rishi Sunak to slash levies
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said he would 'like to see the tax burden reduced before the next election' but Rishi Sunak refused to commit to the calls moments later
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Iceland boss quits 'out of touch' Tories in humiliating blow to Rishi Sunak
Richard Walker said many Tories find it hard to disagree that the UK is 'in a considerably worse state than it was when their party returned to power 13 years ago'
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PM criticised for £91billion HS2 'chaos' after not attending any meetings
As Europe’s biggest infrastructure project has been put at risk, official meeting logs reveal Sunak has not met HS2 Ltd once since being appointed to the Treasury in 2019
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Jeremy Kyle breaks silence on miscarriage agony as he shares baby news
TV host Jeremy Kyle reveals his wife had a miscarriage earlier this year as he shares his joy that Victoria is now expecting their much longed-for second child
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Giant billboard poster featuring Sunak in Liz Truss' pocket axed after tip-off
The Labour Party booked the advert for a huge digital billboard on Manchester’s Axis Tower skyscraper to overlook the Tory conference venue but it was canned after word got out
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Nation cursed by war - millions battling drought and hunger in horror camps
Somalis have witnessed decades of conflict. The military regime of dictator President Siad Barre was overthrown in 1991 – plunging Somalia into a bloody civil war
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'Rishi Sunak is only thinking about votes and ignoring that world is burning'
Rishi Sunak is postponing targets essential to getting us to net zero by 2050 as he is only focus on short-term electoral gain - and won't be Prime Minister in 25 years
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'HS2 mess is the perfect metaphor for 13 years of Tory failure'
Labour's Shadow Paymaster General says it's a complete joke that the Prime Minister is apparently going to scrap building the train line that the Tories have already spent £25 billion on
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Michael Sheen among stars to demand Rishi Sunak give UK an extra Bank Holiday
Public figures, including the Archbishop of Cantebury and actor Michael Sheen have called for a 'thank holiday' - an extra day off for people to connect with each other and volunteer'
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Boris Johnson spent £7,000 covering up infamous Number 10 gold wallpaper
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent another £7,000 of taxpayers’ cash painting over the 'gold wallpaper' he decorated his Downing Street flat with during a £112,000 makeover