Politics

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Hospital consultants to strike in July with 'Christmas Day' service for patients
Most routine and elective services will be cancelled as hospital consultants down tools in a walkout over pay, the British Medical Association confirmed
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Should non-EU nationals provide fingerprints to enter the EU - vote in our poll
The EU Entry and Exit System will be put in place by the end of the year, meaning Brits heading on holiday will have their fingerprints taken if they are visiting countries in the EU, including France and Spain
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West's backing for Ukraine has hit Russian military 'without NATO firing a shot'
British Armed Forces Minister James Heappey pointed to the Kremlin's losses as evidence of how NATO's support for Kyiv had harmed Russian forces without the alliance needing to fire weapons
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Nurses strikes over as ballot turnout too low for legal walkout
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said the turnout for its latest ballot was 43.4% - well below the 50% limit for industrial action to be legal, but 84% of those who did vote supported strikes
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Tesco boss defends hundreds of millions in profits in bruising exchange with MP
Speaking to MPs today, Tesco commerical director Gordon Gafa said the firm is the "most competitive we have ever been" - but Labour's Darren Jones questioned a steep rise in profits since Covid
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Boris Johnson committed 'unambiguous' rule breach with Daily Mail column
The Office of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (Acoba) has delivered the damning verdict after the shamed former PM started writing a column in the Daily Mail
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Tory row over delivering the nuclear veteran medal
The long-awaited honour was promised in summer, but the Ministry of Defence says the "timescale has been revised"
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Tory mayoral hopeful accused of groping woman at Downing Street meeting
Writer and TV producer Daisy Goodwin claimed that Daniel Korski, who is shortlisted to be the Tory candidate in the upcoming London mayoral election, put his hand on her breast after a meeting in No10 when he was an advisor to David Cameron. Mr Korski has vehemently denied the allegations.
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Children to protest against Illegal Migration Bill which could detain kids
Youngsters are expected to write goodwill messages on giant teddies as campaigners step up their crusade to axe a key measure from the flagshp legislation
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Steelworkers march on Parliament in last-ditch bid to save 'crumbling' industry
Staff from Britain's six steelmaking firms will converge on Westminster for a rally minutes before Prime Minister's Questions
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Brits on benefits like Universal Credit can afford 1 in 20 private rental homes
A housing benefit freeze means the proportion of privately rented properties those on the lowest incomes can afford has plummeted as rents for new lets have increased by more than a fifth on average
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Tory MP launches attack on woman thanking Samaritans for help at Glastonbury
MP for Bassetlaw, Brendan Clarke-Smith, launched a bizarre attack on political commentator Tan Smith aka Supertanskiii after she thanked a Samaritans volunteer who helped her at Glastonbury
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Rishi Sunak warns 'people may not like' decisions over public sector pay review
The Prime Minister - who is worth £529m - hinted he might offer less than the amount recommended by Government-appointed pay review bodies
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Draconian Tory plan to send migrants to Rwanda will cost £169,000 per person
A long-awaited economic assessment of the Illegal Migration Bill revealed it would cost £63,000 more to hand asylum seekers a one-way ticket to the African country than to keep them in the UK
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NHS nurse shortage left Britain vulnerable to pandemic, Covid Inquiry told
Royal College of Nursing (RCN) infection control lead Rosemary Gallagher told the Inquiry: 'We know that we went into the pandemic with a significant shortage, about 50,000 nurses short'
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West should arm for a 'generational struggle' with Russia, warns defence chief
Chief of the General Staff General Sir Patrick Sanders used a speech at the Royal United Services Institute’s Land Warfare Conference to highlight the threat from Moscow
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Suella Braverman accused of 'unworkable' PR stunt after missing barge target
The under-fire Home Secretary had previously claimed that the Bibby Stockholm would be in place in Portland Port, Dorset, by now - but the barge is still 120 miles away undergoing checks
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'I understand what you're going through, millionaire PM says from helicopter'
Rishi Sunak wants Britain to hold its nerve, says Fleet Street Fox. Bit difficult when he's the one who seems to have most of it
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Fatboy Slim and 31 MPs hit out at Suella Braverman over festival drug testing
The chart-topping DJ and producer joined more than 30 MPs and nightlife chiefs saying that testing at music festivals "undoubtedly saves lives" and "significantly reduces the risk of overdoses"
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Damning figures show how much higher UK mortgage payments are than in Europe
Labour has hit out at the "Tory mortgage penalty" and lashed out at the Government for failing to provide support for families struggling to keep their homes
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Targeted lung cancer screening roll out could save thousands from silent killer
Patients will have their risk of cancer assessed based on their smoking history and other factors - and those considered high risk will be invited for specialist scans every two years
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'Invading Ukraine is deservedly backfiring on the humiliated Putin'
'Invading Ukraine is deservedly backfiring badly on humiliated Putin, who relied on former ally Prigozhin’s hired dogs of war to do much of the fighting in occupied territory'
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'Sunak is FAILING at his own five goals - and that's brilliant for Starmer'
When the PM’s own five goals unveiled in January have become five own goals scored in the Tory net, a healthy Labour majority or even landslide are suddenly possibilities
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'Putin's reputation was built on control - Wagner's uprising is a crippling humiliation'
Tobias Ellwood says there's been a seismic shift in Russia's power dynamics, and President Vladimir Putin has been left badly wounded by Wagner's attempted coup
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Putin suffers brutal blow as Russia 'covers up' deaths of 39 pilots and crew
Despite Putin accusing his former ally of treason and a “stab in the back”, Wagner's chief was allowed to go into exile in Belarus under a secret deal brokered by Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko