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Bibby Stockholm asylum seekers 'got seasick' and vomited during Storm Ciaran
The Bibby Stockholm has been slammed by an asylum seeker who says the weather during Storm Ciaran left the accommodation barge rocking 'like a swing'
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Homeless face being kicked out of tents in 'disgraceful' Suella Braverman plan
Hard-line Home Secretary Suella Braverman wants to fine charities who help desperate people camp out on the streets as part of a new bill in next week's King's Speech
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Exact pay rise 1.7million workers will get in April in National Living Wage hike
Latest data from the Resolution Foundation suggests that workers aged 23 and over will have to be paid an hourly rate of at least £11.46 hourly rate from next year
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Tory MP guilty of racially abusing activist he told to 'go back to Bahrain'
The veteran backbencher had insisted 'I am not a racist' as he went on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, but he was fined £600 and ordered to pay £835 in legal costs
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Passport officials handed £2.1million in bonuses as delays wreck holiday plans
Almost 10,000 bonuses were given to passport officials last year despite 360,000 people waiting longer than they should have done to get their documents, ruining travel plans
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Starmer blasts 'shocking' conduct of Tories after Covid Inquiry revelations
The Labour leader said the revelations from Baroness Heather Hallett's public inquiry this week shone a light on the behaviour of those at the top of No10 at the height of the crisis
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'Keir Starmer doesn't have the luxury of listening to ceasefire claptrap'
Labour activists want Keir Starmer to call for a ceasefire in Gaza, and will resign until they get it. Fleet Street Fox says he's not going to miss them
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BBC Question Time audience member praised for savaging Tory over Boris Johnson
Cabinet Office Minister Jeremy Quin was laughed at as he attempted to defend Boris Johnson following days of revelations about his botched handling of the Covid pandemic
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Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf's family escape Gaza after living nightmare
The SNP leader said his parents-in-law have left Gaza through the Rafah crossing after being trapped in the territory for four weeks following the attacks on Israel by Hamas
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British steelmaking facing 'lethal cliff edge' as thousands wait to hear fate
Labour frontbencher Stephen Kinnock, who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Steel, attacked the ongoing uncertainty surrounding Britain's biggest steelworks
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Keir Starmer rejects call for him to quit as Labour councillors join Gaza revolt
The Labour leader has called for short 'humanitarian' pauses in the fighting to allow aid into Gaza and hostages out while allowing Israel to continue its fight against Hamas
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Out of touch Rishi Sunak says people should give up jobs to take risks
Labour's Jonathan Ashworth said the Prime Minister 'hasn't got a clue' after be suggested workers should be prepared to give up secure jobs in an online Q&A with Elon Musk
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Voters accuse MPs of manufacturing culture wars to distract from failings
A study by King’s College London’s Policy Institute examined how people would feel about being called 'woke' - and how big a problem culture wars are for democracy
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Rishi Sunak 'haunted by Tory imagination ghosts', says Keir Starmer
The Labour leader will use a speech in the North East to outline what he hopes to hear in next week's King's Speech - Charles' first State Opening since becoming monarch 14 months ago
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Hancock wanted to decide who lived or died if NHS couldn't cope, inquiry told
The former boss of NHS England Lord Stevens said Matt Hancock 'took the ­position that he, rather than the medical profession, should decide who should live and die'
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'Reality TV show appearances won't­­ rehabilitate Matt Hancock in our eyes'
The latest claim by Simon Stevens, former NHS England chief, is another nail in the reputation of the incompetent Conservative Health Secretary during the pandemic
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Humans can curb impact of AI on lives as Rishi Sunak hails tech summit outcome
The Prime Minister made the claim after reaching an agreement with technology firms to vet their models before their release, at the event at former codebreaking HQ Bletchley Park
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Growing fears Tories will axe rusting British warship linked to Parliament
Uncertainty surrounds the future of the Type 23 frigate HMS Westminster as she languishes in a basin at Devonport naval base in Plymouth with no guarantees she will sail again
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Rishi Sunak heaps praise on Elon Musk hours before bromance date night
In what could be an unusual event, Rishi Sunak will sit down with tech billionaire Elon Musk this evening to discuss the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence
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Ex-NHS chief says 'I try to see best in people' when asked if Matt Hancock lied
Lord Simon Stevens, former chief executive of NHS England, told the Covid Inquiry that there were "occasional moments of tension and flashpoints", but squirmed as he was asked about Mr Hancock's honesty
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Boris Johnson told he'd be 'finished' if he recklessly killed Queen - watch live
Bombshell witness statements from former advisor Dominic Cummings say the then-PM had to be "stopped" from seeing the Queen days before lockdown
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BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg gives update after missing Sunday show for four weeks
The BBC presenter hasn't appeared on her Sunday Morning With Laura Kuenssberg show since the beginning of last month with colleague Victoria Derbyshire stepping in
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Boris Johnson told Cabinet 'confidence is contagious' as he went on Covid break
Minutes of a Cabinet meeting show the PM insisted it would be wrong to 'overreact' after the first patients in UK tested positive for coronavirus, before he took 10-day holiday
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31 key things we learned from No10 aides in blistering 3 days at Covid Inquiry
In an often foul-mouthed and frequently chilling three days, Downing Street insiders shared memories and WhatsApp messages that demonstrated the scale of the turmoil in Boris Johnson's government
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Rishi Sunak swerves questions about Elon Musk 'special welcome' ahead of chat
The Prime Minister will sit down with the owner of Tesla, SpaceX and X - formerly Twitter - for a chat to be broadcast on the social media platform this evening after a speech on AI