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Labour promises 'bold' national child poverty strategy if party wins power
The Shadow Work and Pensions speech to Labour's annual conference came amid calls for a Child Poverty Act and an end to the controversial two-child benefit limit
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Iran may be to blame for brutal attack on Israel, says Labour bigwig
Labour peer Tom Watson has come out swinging after the brutal attack on Israeli civilians, alleging that Iran may have been behind it
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Starmer says Labour ready to fight May election - but warns Tories will 'go low'
The Tories face the prospect of a 1997-style wipeout as the party continues to trail Labour in the national polls. But Rishi Sunak must hold a general election by January 2025
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'Deepfake' Starmer clips posted during Labour conference in democracy 'threat'
Bogus clips of the Labour leader were posted online on Sunday, sparking alarm over the impact of artificial intelligence in politics as the general election approaches
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Man who reached UK in lorry in despair over lack of safe route for Afghan family
Sabir Zazai, chief executive of the Scottish Refugee Council, told a Labour Party Conference event that if he arrived now he would be 'threatened with Rwanda' and 'treated like a criminal'
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Labour will stop ministers taking private jets when they could fly with public
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves accused Tory ministers of frittering away taxpayers' cash by choosing to travel by private jet rather than on scheduled flights
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One in three voters think Brexit will work out well as voters feel 'Bregret'
A study into 'Bregret' found that half of people believe leaving the EU had a negative effect on the UK economy, while 16% of Leave voters would back Remain if they had another chance
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Five more years of Tories is 'greatest risk' to British defence, warns Labour
Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey will highlight Tory cuts to the military as he addresses Labour activists at the party's annual conference in Liverpool on Monday
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Youngsters who leave care to get half price London bus travel in new 'fare deal'
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a new 'fare deal for care leavers' scheme that he hopes will boost young people getting jobs or doing training
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'Safety-first Keir Starmer is under pressure to unveil a bold vision for UK'
Kevin Maguire hopes that when Labour's conference closes on Wednesday lunchtime we will ­have a better idea of what the party would actually do in government if it is elected
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'Keir Starmer has a golden opportunity to prove Labour is ready for Government'
Labour can give Tories the boot but the country now wants to know what they would do in Government - and we urge the party to start spelling it out in more detail
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Voters in Labour Red Wall target seats back taking energy into public ownership
Some 64% of people living in constituencies in the North, Midlands and Wales think the UK’s domestic energy industry should be brought back into public ownership, a poll shows
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Prisons branded 'societal dustbins' as pregnant mums abandoned during labour
Newborn baby Aisha Cleary was found dead in a prison cell after her mum was left alone for 12 hours and forced to cut the umbilical cord with her teeth, a Labour event heard
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'We need to get more young people voting as it's important they have their say'
Love Island legend and Labour member Amy Hart gives Mirror readers a daily update from Labour conference in Liverpool as Keir Starmer set out his stall ahead of election
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Keir Starmer told free school meals for all primary kids is a 'no brainer'
Labour MP Sharon Hodgson urged activists to collar Keir Starmer, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves and other top party figures to make the case during Labour's annual conference
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Far-right 'has taken hold in Tory Party as Sunak scraps for votes' report warns
A scathing report by anti-fascism watchdog Hope Not Hate singled out comments by Home Secretary Suella Braverman, Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson and mayoral candidate Susan Hall
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Rishi Sunak offers Israel UK support as he insists terrorism 'will not prevail'
The Prime Minister spoke to his Israeli counterpart by phone and said the British Government would do whatever it could to help after at least 700 Israelis were killed
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Labour says renewable energy law will stop Britain being held to ransom by Putin
The Shadow Energy and Net Zero Secretary will announce an Energy Independence Act designed to shield the country from external shocks and cut costs for consumers
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'Tories not interested in violence against women as it can't divide us' MP says
Jess Phillips, Shadow Minister for Domestic Violence and Safeguarding, recounted a chilling case in which an abuser turned up at his partner's home with a machete as she hit out at Suella Braverman
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Rayner gets standing ovation as gag-filled speech has conference in stitches
Angela Rayner achieved a standing ovation and rapturous laughter as she joked Rishi Sunak was the Ken to Liz Truss's Barbie world as she declared Labour is 'hungry for change'
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Protester trying to disrupt Labour conference given clear message by members
The protester's attempt to disrupt the conference did not dampen the room, with Angela Rayner later having the audience in stitches at her jokes and getting a standing ovation
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British citizen stuck in Gaza following kidnappings by terrorists in Israel
Israel's ambassador to the UK Tzipi Hotovely told Sky News that there was a British national there 'at the moment' amid a spate of kidnappings by Hamas in Israel
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'British people can feel the wind of change in the air with Keir Starmer'
Keir Starmer’s scheme is a win-win for patients and NHS staff. We’d get the treatment we rightly expect while doctors and nurses will have more in their pockets
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Tory plans to extend free childcare could be scuppered as more nurseries shut
The National Day Nurseries Association blamed a lack of funding as a whopping 216 nurseries in England had to shut in the 12 months to September, up from 144 in 2021/22
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Labour pledge to 'put country before party' in new membership card promise
The new card design keeps the Clause IV wording adopted by the party in 1995 under the leadership of Tony Blair. But large letters above it will read: "Putting the country first."