Politics

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Damning report finds UK's efforts to stop China threat 'completely inadequate'
The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) which oversees the work of spy agencies including MI5, MI6 and GCHQ, said the UK had 'consistently failed to think long-term' and details 'serious' failings
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Archbishop of Canterbury piles more misery on Tories over cruel small boats bill
Justin Welby told the House of Lords that immigration and asylum mustn't be used as as a "wedge issue to divide people" as peers inflicted nine defeats on the Government over Suella Braverman's Bill
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Boris Johnson mounts bid to build swimming pool at lavish £3.8m country manor
The ex-Prime Minister has applied for planning permission for the works in the grounds of his Cotswolds grand manor house, which he bought earlier this year after being ousted from Downing Street
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Junior doctors begin biggest NHS strike ever TODAY with thousands of ops delayed
The British Medical Association starts a five day walk-out in England at 7am on Thursday after rejecting a 5% pay award offered by the Tories, who now refuse to negotiate with medics
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'How can Labour level up Britain where the Tories have failed?'
Since my student years in the run-up to New Labour’s victory in 1997, we simply have not made enough progress in breaking down the barriers between the “haves’” and the “have nots”, writes Professor Graeme Atherton
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'Stop The Boats is only a slogan - not a solution'
Take Back Control has turned into Stop The Boats, the latest three-word slogan designed to grab the headlines. But like its predecessor it’s totally meaningless, Eva Simpson writes
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Rishi Sunak novelty Toby Jug mocked for looking nothing like the Prime Minister
Every modern Prime Minister gets a novelty jug which is sold in the Houses of Parliament's gift shop - but collectors may be disappointed by the latest ceramic ornament of PM Rishi Sunak
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Labour MP tells party Black MPs can't fix racism alone in Stephen Lawrence talk
Shadow minister Sarah Jones noted that mainly just Black female MPs had come to the debate on the Met's investigation into the murder of Stephen Lawrence
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Furious Labour MP demands Oliver Dowden resigns after 'misleading' the Commons
In an extraordinary move, Dawn Butler lambasted Rishi Sunak's number two after he claimed Labour green plans would cost mortgage payers an extra £1,000 a year
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Shamed Liz Truss hides at launch of her own new Growth Commission to fix economy
The former Prime Minister, who crashed the economy in her 49-day stint in No10, insisted growth was a 'long game' as she introduced a new research institute to enact her vision
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'Horrible and vicious' dog breeding clinics must face clampdown, ministers told
Labour MP Barry Gardiner said he's appalled at the rise of back street canine fertility clinics, where owners are charged thousands for procedures carried out by unqualified staff
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MP who felt 'terror' over mortgage payments accuses Tories of 'lack of empathy'
The exchange came after Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner used PMQs to attack the government over the 'Tory mortgage bombshell'
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Lawyers probe Nadine Dorries for 'forceful' messages over blocked peerage
In a savage dig at Nadine Dorries, Tory MP William Wragg - who chairs Parliament's Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - described her as the 'lingering MP for Mid Bedfordshire'
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Defence Secretary hits out at Ukraine's demands for weapons: 'We're not Amazon'
Ben Wallace suggested Kyiv should be more grateful for the arms NATO allies have sent Ukrainian armed forces as they fight Russian invaders
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Peer who fled Nazis as child vows to fight on against cruel Tory migration bill
Lord Alf Dubs, who arrived in the UK when he was just six, branded Suella Braverman's controversial Illegal Migration Bill "hostile" to asylum seekers and said peers would continue pushing to improve it
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Rishi Sunak says Ukraine 'belongs' in Nato after Zelensky blasts 'absurd' delays
The Prime Minister asked his officials to leave the room so he and the Ukrainian President could hold one-to-one private talks
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School closures loom in autumn as teachers' union votes in favour of strikes
Members of the NASUWT union voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action in a bitter dispute over pay and working conditions
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Nadine Dorries to publish book on Boris Johnson 'political assassination'
The former Culture Secretary claims to have uncovered a 'history of treachery and deceit' as she points the finger at "powerful, unaccountable forces behind the scenes" for the shamed ex-PM's downfall
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Tory minister gives virtual reality tour of 40 new hospitals as they don’t exist
Labour's Wes Streeting said patients need a government in the 'real world' as Steve Barclay resorted to hosting reality tours of hospitals that haven't been built
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Labour trade chief visits world's biggest steelworks as he pledges UK shake-up
Shadow International Trade Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds wants to learn from Joe Biden’s “worker centric trade policy” as he shapes Labour ’s plans for government
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Rishi Sunak could snub recommended pay hike for police, troop and nurses
The Prime Minister indicated he could overrule proposals from independent Pay Review Bodies into how much of a wage hike public sector workers should receive
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Rishi Sunak urges NATO allies to pump more cash into defence
The PM also took a swipe at the alliance's 'out of date' spending reports showing the percentage spent by Britain is due to drop from 2.16% in 2022 to 2.07% in 2023
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Struggling Rishi Sunak admits by-elections will be 'difficult' amid dire polling
The Tories face potential defeats in three polls in Uxbridge and South Ruislip; Selby and Ainsty; and Somerton and Frome next Thursday
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Stun grenades and police dogs need banning in children’s prisons, ministers told
Dozens of children’s rights campaigners have written to the Government to say they are 'gravely concerned about the appalling, potentially unlawful treatment of children and young people in custody'
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'I flew on Rishi Sunak’s plane to the NATO summit and this is what it’s like'
Our Mirror reporter Ben Glaze takes us through his journey as he accompanied Rishi Sunak to the NATO summit in Lithuania