Politics

They know what really happened that day in June 1985 at the height of the year-long miners’ strike. In 2016, then-Home Secretary Amber Rudd signalled her readiness for an inquiry

Polly Hudson's father was a Labour MP for two decades and showed up for his constituents every Friday and Saturday... even when it put in him in the doghouse at home. When he was gravely unwell, he still worked. So the news that Nadine Dorries is still being paid after 'abandoning' her local area infuriates her

The Greater Manchester Mayor accused the Conservatives of 'betting the shop on culture wars' and said Labour needed to show it can bring hope as well as change to win the next election

Bexhill in East Sussex where Huw Merriman is the MP is one of 974 railway stations across England where the ticket office is set for the chop under the controversial plans

The late Queen struck fear into Margaret Thatcher and the Tory ex-Prime Minister required a stiff drink before meeting her, according to a former political editor of the Times

The Save Our Ticket Offices online rally will be live on The Mirror website and our YouTube channel at 5pm on Thursday as we fight the plan to shut counters at 974 railway stations

Activist group Green New Deal Rising has called on Labour to pledge a new 'National Nature Service' to get young and unemployed people doing paid conservation work

Gillian Keegan said she was working to ensure disadvantaged kids aren't shut out from higher education - but said her younger self might have been intimidated by the costs

Home Office figures reveal well over 18,000 asylum seekers are known to have made the dangerous journey since the start of the year, with 661 arriving on 15 boats on Monday

Suella Braverman was asked how she would feel if one of her loved ones had their medicines taken off them as serious concerns were raised with the Home Office policy

Analysis of official data reveals that over 40 Rwandans have applied for asylum in the UK since 2020, while 37 people were granted asylum between 2011 and 2021 as the Government tries to convince judges the country is safe

Keir Starmer, who has been criticised for ditching a pledge to scrap tuition fees, warned it would be a 'deep betrayal of aspirational Britain' if young people can't go to university

A damning report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says there is 'little realistic prospect' that people who arrive by small boat will be removed to a third country in large enough numbers, even if the Rwanda plan ever comes in

A railway industry source told the Mirror that ministers had sent train firms 'charging over the hill' with the proposal to shut ticket offices at 974 stations across England

The PM has repeatedly pledged to stop the boats - appearing several times at a podium bearing the ambitious slogan - but swerved questions on when he will deliver

Ex-Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries announced she was stepping down as an MP on June 9 'with immediate effect' after being snubbed for a peerage, but she is still clinging onto her job weeks later

The Prime Minister was criticised for not attending the World Cup final in Australia, where the Lionesses missed out on glory with a 1-0 defeat to Spain

The first-past-the-post system has many flaws but it has tended to prevent factions from the far-right and far-left from getting a toehold in Parliament

Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner hit out at Tory "mismanagement" after figures showed people are waiting a massive 49 weeks between receiving their employment tribunal claim and their first hearing - 18 weeks higher than in 2010

Mick Whelan told the Mirror he feared an accident could happen because train drivers are increasingly facing fatigue, long hours and a need to work irregular overtime shifts

The PM told the England team they had left 'absolutely nothing' on the pitch following their World Cup final defeat in Sydney in a post that was mercilessly mocked

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) said it will take the fight to Downing Street with a large protest outside No10 on August 31

Latest data released by think tank Labour Together shows 52% of women would vote Labour at the next General Election compared to 46% of men - a massive turnaround since the end of World War Two

A growing number of suspects are being locked up in limbo while they wait sometimes years for a trial, as campaigners warn people should be considered innocent until proven guilty

Ahead of the Lionesses' World Cup final against Spain, we can no doubt expect politicians to jump on the bandwagon. But doing so is not without risks, as David Cameron and Boris Johnson will admit