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Trans-nonbinary person asks for £3K to flee 'unsafe' area's anti-LGBT onslaught
Earlier this year, Republican legislators in Kentucky brought in a bill dubbed by Democrat oppenents as 'most extreme anti-LGBTQ bill in America.' In this environment LGBT+ people are chosing to move out of the state
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Rishi Sunak mocks Johnson, Truss and TikTok fan Hancock in after dinner speech
Rishi Sunak told the Westminster Correspondents Dinner that Liz Truss had been 'quietly reflecting' on what went wrong - and quipped that he was tightening online safety rules to protect the public from Matt Hancock's TikTok antics
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Number of under-30s on housing ladder plummets as wealth gulf widens
A new report by UK 2040 Options and The Resolution Foundation found that the richest 1% earn 13% of the UK’s total income, with huge differences according to where people live and their ethnicity
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Melania Trump 'quietly' renegotiated prenup ahead of potential second presidency
Melania Trump has reportedly renegotiated her prenup with Donald Trump ahead of his potential second term in the White House with aims to ensure that she and their son Barron, 17, are provided for
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Almost one million cash in pensions early as they face Tory economic chaos
New figures reveal 911,000 over-55s withdrew £13billion using their "pensions freedoms" last year, sparking fears that future retirees face financial misery
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'Suella Braverman remains in place because Rishi Sunak is too weak to oust her'
Questioned yesterday, he refused to endorse her claim about multiculturalism - if he disagrees so profoundly with her views he should not have her in his Cabinet
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Exodus of LGBT+ people as new laws and rising hate 'put target on their backs'
As Republican lawmakers in the Sunshine State restrict rights in a desperate attempt to 'erase' LGBTQ people many are choosing to flee the state for more enlightened parts but many others are choosing to stay and fight
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Rishi Sunak slaps down Suella Braverman's claim multiculturalism has failed
In a clear sign of a split with the under-fire Home Secretary, the Prime Minister described the UK as a 'fantastic multicultural democracy' during interviews on Thursday
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Murder, rape and robbery trials on hold as crumbling RAAC concrete closes courts
The number of serious criminal cases waiting to get to court has reached a record high with the Crown Court backlog hitting 64,709 at the end of June this year
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Keir Starmer says he'll 'have to make it work' with Donald Trump if both elected
Labour leader Keir Starmer said the challenges around the world 'are too great' and that the 'important, special relationship' between the UK and the US must be maintained
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Mum tells Rishi Sunak she has sleepless nights as child's school has no money
Leyburn Primary School in Rishi Sunak's Richmond, North Yorks, constituency doesn't have enough cash to pay for new computers. The PM donated a £10 bottle of wine to help
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Boris Johnson wins planning permission for swimming pool at rural mansion
The former Prime Minister has secured a victory with local planners after newts threatened to derail his bid for an outdoor pool at the luxury manor house in Oxfordshire
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Top Tory blasts Conservative MPs 'swanning off' to host GB News shows
Senior Conservative backbench MP Caroline Nokes, who chairs the Commons Women and Equalities Select Committee, lashed out at backbench party colleagues who present on the channel
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Radio host tells Sunak: 'Let’s end this right now' as he dodges HS2 questions
The Prime Minister was repeatedly tackled about fears he plans to axe the high-speed line to Manchester, as he carried out a series of local radio interviews from his No10 bunker
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Foodbank heartache as two in five lowest-paid workers forced to rely on handouts
Grim research shows how 39% of people earning less than the Real Living Wage of £10.90 an hour turned to foodbanks in the past month amid the cost-of-living crisis
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Most voters against slashing inheritance tax for richest, poll shows
It will come as a blow to Rishi Sunak as he considers reducing or ditching the charge in a desperate bid to win votes at the next election
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'Suella Braverman's multiculturalism speech was inflammatory and divisive'
Without any supporting evidence she accused gays of trying to game the asylum system knowing full well her singling out of LGBT+ people will fan the flames of bigotry
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Tory peer and party donor says Conservatives don't 'deserve' to win election
Lord Harris of Peckham, who was close to Margaret Thatcher, hit out at the party, saying: "You can't think of many good things that the Conservatives have done and stuck to"
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Mayors blast HS2 chaos as they warn North will be left with Victorian railway
Five Labour leaders from across the North and London urged Rishi Sunak not to scale back the high-speed line amid reports the Birmingham to Manchester leg faces the axe
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Climate chief Alok Sharma becomes 43rd Tory MP to say he'll quit at election
The former President of the COP26 climate summit announced he was quitting Parliament, just days after blasting Rishi Sunak's watering down of net-zero policies
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Green campaigners' fury as drilling approved at Rosebank oilfield in North Sea
Greenpeace blasted the Rosebank oilfield decision by the North Sea Transition Authority, but supporters said it will create jobs and boost the UK's energy security amid the war in Ukraine
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'Spectacle of Matt Hancock carving out a reality TV career makes grim viewing'
With discharging untested Covid patients into homes at the start of the pandemic ruled unlawful at an earlier hearing, Hancock will be at forefront of new court case
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'The UK once led the way on aiding refugees - we must help to keep people safe'
The refugee convention exists for a reason – to keep these people safe, and it’s rooted in a belief that there is a shared humanity with a shared set of rights
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Theft arrests drop 40% in six years in 'embarrassment' for Suella Braverman
Figures released by the Home Office revealed 88,684 suspects were arrested by police on suspicion of stealing last year, compared to 141,207 in 2017/18
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Gov's disability awareness campaign forgets where negative attitudes are from
Mirror columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey has been left unimpressed with the government's latest disability awareness campaign