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Free school meals for all primary kids in London, says capital Mayor Sadiq Khan
The Labour politician revealed youngsters across the city will enjoy the 'lifeline' from September, with 270,000 children benefiting - saving families an estimated £440 a year
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'I know free school meals are a lifeline because I depended on them'
In an article for the Mirror, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan revealed that all primary school children in the capital are to get free school meals from September saving struggling families hundreds of pounds
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Huge rise in police officers taking sick leave due to mental health issues
Police officers in England took more than 730,000 sick days last year - up from 320,000 in 2012/13. They're having to cope with 'horrific cases' and 'austerity and budget cuts', says one police federation boss
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Nicola Sturgeon quitting 'paves way for Keir Starmer to be next Prime Minister'
Labour Party's Scottish chief Anas Sarwar said he and Keir Starmer now face the challenge of building a coalition of people to boot out the current Tory Government
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'Ukraine will be lucky to get Airfix fighter jets from blundering Tory rabble'
After Ukrainian President Zelensky's plea to Britain for warplanes to fight the Russian invasion, columnist Mark Steel warns that the Tory Government's track record suggests he shouldn't expect much
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Union boss accuses Tory Grant Shapps of 'lying' about NHS ambulance strike
Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham said the idea that Ambulance workers didn't provide minimum cover while on strike is an "absolute, utter lie"
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Anti-strike bill is attack on fundamental right and an assault on working people
Let’s be clear, nobody wants to go on strike. Nurses, ambulance workers, firefighters, teachers, transport workers and civil servants are members of our communities and they care deeply about serving our society
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'Simple solution to solving the strikes crisis is staring us all in the face''
Mirror reader Paul Methven's controversial proposal certainly wouldn't go down well with high-earners ... What do YOU think to his suggestion?
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Jeremy Hunt says HS2 will go to central London after confused messaging
The Chancellor has said he does not see any "conceivable circumstance" in which HS2 would not end in central London - after reports suggested the plan could be scrapped
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HS2 in chaos as Tories won't deny £60bn rail scheme may not run to London Euston
Britain's flagship HS2 rail could end up only running to the suburn of Old Oak Common in West London rather than the central Euston location as the shambles sparks fears the Birmingham to Crewe and Manchester legs could also be scrapped in their entirety
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Rishi Sunak whisks Cabinet to 'hideaway' as ministers absent from TV yet again
The Prime Minister's top team will today meet for an away day at his grace-and-favour country house, Chequers, in Buckinghamshire as pressure mounts over Nadhim Zahawi's tax penalty
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'Tory justice on the cheap sees 600 murdered in decade by crooks on probation'
That shocking toll, plus figures revealing more than 500 other serious offences a year are committed by those on probation, is evidence of a lawlessness and disorder crisis
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Is it fair to be made to work until you're 68? Take our poll
Changes to state pension age mean millions of us are set to graft for longer - but is it right?
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Homelessness charity Shelter taking calls from '1,000 people a day'
At least three individuals who called the charity's emergency helpline when The Mirror visited the office had been served with Section 21 eviction notices - something the Tory Government pledged to abolish back in 2018
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'Tory funding shortfall ruining the NHS is £30billion a year and I can prove it'
Richard Murphy, Professor of Accounting Practice at Sheffield University Management School, economic justice campaigner and a chartered accountant, has calculated the the NHS is underfunded by £30billion a year
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'Rishi Sunak is dodgy casino boss and levelling up fund is UK's biggest racket'
The Prime Minister oversees one of the biggest rackets in Britain – the Government’s levelling up fund, but instead of allocating the funds based on need, they are predominantly funnelled towards Tory-run parts of the country
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Anger in 'forgotten town' beset by crime after Tory 'Levelling Up' snub
Levelling Up plans in South Shields turned to dust and local MP Emma Lewell-Buck was naturally incensed, telling voters: “Freeports bid – rejected; towns fund bid – rejected; two levelling up bids – rejected. Levelling up is just an empty slogan"
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'Clarke's insulting nurses comments prove Tories don't value NHS and its staff'
Today Simon Clarke, who served as a Cabinet Minister when Liz Truss was Prime Minister, had the gall to tell nurses relying on foodbanks they needed to 'budget better and take responsibility'
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'DWP refuse to release disabled deaths reports amid inhumane assessment system'
Last summer it was revealed that the Department of Works and Pensions, were simply refusing to release reports into the true scale of deaths due to being denied benefits or the recommendations - because the investigations were internal
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The UK Government has blocked Scottish gender reforms - what it's all about
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has warned Rishi Sunak's Government the decision to stop the landmark reforms - a constitutional first - will 'inevitably' end up in the courts
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'Paying strike-breaking nurses is a bit rich - what a pity we can't sack Tories'
The £40 per hour inducement to cross picket lines at York Hospital is unlikely to be the only instance of lucrative deals being dangled before the eyes of replacement staff
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NHS bosses offer nurses £40/hour to cross picket line - but refuse fair pay deal
Recruitment firms are offering nurses £40 an hour to cross the picket line ahead of a two-day walk out, despite Downing Street saying for months there is no extra cash
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'Devastation of our NHS has to stop - doctors deserve better pay and conditions'
Sometimes it is easy to forget that, behind the headlines and NHS stats, there are human beings. The horror of what the doctors and nurses are going through as a matter of routine is building up
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Around 100,000 civil servants to strike on same day in major escalation
The Public and Commercial Services union warned the Tory Government the major action will impact public services including benefits, passports, driving tests and airports
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'Little ranting Rishi needs to face reality - workers united won't be defeated'
Kevin Maguire argues that Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is completely out of touch with ordinary working people as strike action grinds on into the New Year across the UK
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