Politics

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Desperate Suella Braverman weighs up electronic tagging of asylum seekers
The under-fire Home Secretary said the Government is 'considering a range of options' as it grapples with a huge asylum backlog but only limited accommodation space, with costs spiralling
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Third of councils in poor areas on verge of bankruptcy in threat to services
A survey of 47 local authorities found 14 are concerned they will not be able to balance their books and are considering a freeze on all non-essential spending
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Patients left stranded as ageing ambulances break down on way to hospital
There were 7,060 ambulance breakdowns in England last year. The Lib Dems said the figures were 'yet more evidence that the Conservatives have left our NHS to crumble'
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'Labour must offer hope and not rely on bitter Tory infighting to win election'
Nadine Dorries continues to hammer nails into Rishi Sunak and the Tory coffin, but Labour must themselves offer hope if they stand a chance of winning the next election
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Tories can't win election under Rishi Sunak says bitter quitter Nadine Dorries
Ex-Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries finally fulfilled her promise to quit as an MP on Saturday after dithering for 11 weeks - and went on a rampage against Rishi Sunak
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Tory plans to house asylum seekers on 'deathtrap' barge hit by new legal hurdle
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) accused ministers of showing a 'callous disregard' for those onboard the Bibby Stockholm - and said no asylum seekers should be housed there until concerns are addressed
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Boris Johnson's ex catch-up chief savages Tories for North-South GCSE divide
Sir Kevan Collins, who quit in 2021 over the Government's miserly catch-up plans, said ministers had 'made a huge mistake' by failing to invest in education recovery after Covid
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6 brutal digs at Rishi Sunak in Nadine Dorries' resignation letter - in full
The 1,778-word parting shot delivered a savage verdict on Rishi Sunak's first year in office as Nadine Dorries stuck the boot into the PM who she blames for being denied a peerage
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Nadine Dorries' gaffes and weird moments as top Tory finally stands down as MP
Tory former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries clung onto her seat as MP for Mid Bedfordshire for two months after announcing in June she would step down immediately
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'Tories only know price and profit - not the real value ticket offices have'
This Government seems hellbent on taking away everything of value the country has to offer and either giving it to the super-rich in the form of profit or throwing it in the bin
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'Alternatives to carbon capture technology are deeply unsexy but they work'
Experts say the 'carbon capture' technology touted by Rishi Sunak as a route to net zero while still burning oil and gas would prove to be a costly, risky white elephant
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Sadiq Khan hails ULEZ expansion as 'landmark day' for London
The zone will grow to include all London boroughs from Tuesday, which the London Mayor said would “ensure every Londoner breathes cleaner air.”
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Staggering 8,000 firms to close stores like Wilko as Labour demands action
The party’s analysis of official survey results found around 8,679 businesses expected to shut down premises in the next three months
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Britain faces 'cost of dipping' crisis as price of popular sauces soars by 50%
Heinz Tomato Ketchup and Sabra Houmous have seen their costs soar by 95% and 67% respectively
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Rishi Sunak donated to LA University offering courses on ghosts and the fandango
Among the courses open to attendees at Claremont McKenna is 'Ghosts and the Machines’, taught at nearby Harvey Mudd College, which is advertised as an “exploration of the interrelations between occult mediumship, modern media, and technology”
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Rishi Sunak still faces Commons probe over wife's shares in childcare firm
The Prime Minister he still faces a further probe into an alleged breach of the confidentiality rules surrounding the probe into his failure to properly declare his wife's shareholdings
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Tory Liam Fox has pocketed £30k from controversial PR firm for doing 'no work'
The firm, registered in Panama, has worked with the family of the former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet and Morgan Tsvangirai, the late Zimbabwean opposition leader
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Britain 'won't hit climate targets' while Tories cosy up to fossil firms
Experts say Britain continuing to pump millions of pounds into 'white elephant' carbon capture projects is "likely the result of significant lobbying by the gas industry"
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Nadine Dorries quits and reveals police visit over threat as she slams Sunak
In a scathing letter, Nadine Dorries, MP for Mid-Bedfordshire, has accused Rishi Sunak of putting her personal safety at risk by "whipping a public frenzy against her"
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'Rishi Sunak has failed to solve migrant crisis - it is a shameful record'
As we report today from Calais, traffickers still ply their evil trade despite repeated Government promises to put them out of business
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'The rich fill their boots as the rest of us get kicked further into poverty'
The masonic mafia that greases the wheels that turn the UK economy has never felt more untouchable, to the extent that I find myself agreeing with Nigel Farage, of all people
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Conservative MPs 'airbrush' Rishi Sunak and Tory brand from Blue Wall leaflets
Campaign material for MPs in seats in the Conservatives' Blue Wall heartlands refers to the Government's priorities but fails to explicitly namecheck Rishi Sunak
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'If Rishi Sunak got off his helicopter more he might get issues facing railways'
Sheila Cross, who uses Northallerton railway station in Rishi Sunak’s constituency, accused the Prime Minister of failing to understand what life is like for ordinary passengers
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'Tories want us to pretend Covid is normal - we must keep protecting each other'
While this variant doesn't seem as deadly, it has the potential to spread more than others, because of how little is stopping it - as though we’re doing our best to ignore it
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Majority think Keir Starmer will be next PM over 'out of touch' Rishi Sunak
A poll by Ipsos UK found 56% of Brits think it it 'likely' Labour leader Keir Starmer will replace Rishi Sunak in Downing Street at the next election while just 28% of voters disagreed