All news by author: Ben Glaze

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Tories deny they're plotting to strip pensioners of Winter Fuel Allowance
The Government insisted it was not going to axe the lifeline following reports Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was drawing up plans that would have meant only the very poorest OAPs would still be eligible
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Rishi Sunak slammed as fake friend of motorists as potholes farce creates misery
Labour criticised Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for trying to portray himself as a friend of drivers as he prepares to block English councils from imposing 20mph speed limits
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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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Labour points finger at Rishi Sunak for HS2 costs spiralling on his watch
Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said it was 'concerning' if Rishi Sunak was shocked at the scale of spending when he was responsible for overseeing HS2 as Chancellor
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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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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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Olympic rower James Cracknell bids to become Tory MP in election battleground
The gold medal-winning rower has been selected at the Conservatives' candidate to fight the constituency of Colchester, Essex, where the party's majority is less than 10,000
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Being gay or a woman not enough to qualify for asylum, warns Suella Braverman
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has flown to the US to give a speech on rewriting international human rights rules as thousands of desperate people make dangerous Channel crossings
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Steelworkers at Tata Port Talbot hold crisis talks with 3,000 jobs on the line
Community union’s general secretary Roy Rickhuss will hold crisis talks with staff at the South Wales factory over the deal between Tata and the Tories for electric arc production
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Rapists could be forced to serve full sentences behind bars under shake-up
The Prime Minister could block the chance of early release for rapists when the Government unveils it agenda in the King's Speech in November, according to reports
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Tax oil-rich countries which made super profits last year, demands Gordon Brown
The former Prime Minister and ex-Labour leader made the intervention for a windfall levy as preparations intensify for this year's COP28 climate conference in Dubai
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Rishi Sunak won't rule out millionaires' tax cut that would save him £300million
The Prime Minister is reportedly planning to cut death duties and outline a path to axing it completely, as he battles to win back wealthy voters ahead of the general election
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Armed police return to duties so troops no longer needed, says Met Police
The Prime Minister backed a review ordered by Home Secretary Suella Braverman after an armed Metropolitan Police officer was charged with murder over a shooting last year
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Rishi Sunak sharpens axe over HS2 line to Manchester in 'gross act of vandalism'
The Prime Minister was quizzed about plans for the high speed railway, which have already been scaled back and could face another overhaul in a bid to save cash
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Links between Labour and US Democrats revived as crunch election year looms
Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership has paved the way for tighter links with US Democrats ahead of next year’s crunch elections in Britain and America
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David Lammy promises 'fundamental' shake-up of Brexit deal if Labour gets power
Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy warned that Britain has been 'missing on the world stage' as he spoke to the Mirror in Washington DC where he will meet White House officials
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Blast furnace wind down at Tata Port Talbot to start 'within months'
Talks have taken place between company executives and unions involved at Britain's biggest steelworks, where 3,000 jobs are due to go under a switch to electric arc furnaces
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UK needs EU security deal after burning bridges says Labour defence chief
Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey spoke exclusively to the Mirror during a trip to Washington DC where he has held a series of meetings with senior White House and Pentagon figures
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Special Relationship can survive Donald Trump White House comeback, says Labour
Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey spoke to the Mirror on a week-long trip to Washington DC, where he is meeting senior figures from President Joe Biden's administration
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Nuclear attack fear as Putin accused of 'pushing the world to the final war'
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 'terrorists have no right to hold nuclear weapons' as he warned of the danger posed by Russia in a speech to the UN General Assembly
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UK must be ready to support Ukraine without US help if Trump wins, Labour warns
Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey said that Britain should be 'ready to work through' challenges posed if Donald Trump wins the presidential election and returns to the White House