Politics

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'Keir Starmer should give us policies instead of fuelling talk of Lib-Dem pact'
The chronic state of the Tories should have an emboldened Labour Party smelling blood - but instead, the noise from the top is of potential coalition
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9 times flip-flopping Rishi Sunak broke his promises - from NHS waits to taxes
The PM has become notorious for chucking promises made to voters as he has whacked up taxes, failed to cut record hospital waiting lists and ditched a Brexit pledge to scrap EU laws
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'Disability aids are freedom, they shouldn't be a source of shame'
Often when disabled people are asked about their conditions we’re asked “what’s wrong?” This insinuates as is often the case, that being disabled is a bad thing
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Tory politicians 'choosing' not to reduce child poverty levels, warns expert
University College London's Professor Sir Michael Marmot said the UK is 'on track to make child poverty worse' - and said the Government could spend more on children in their early year but refused to do so, blaming high taxes
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Joanna Lumley leads celebrities urging Rishi Sunak to keep animal welfare vows
The TV star leads a host of celebrities and animal welfare campaigners calling on the Government to deliver on its pledges about protecting animals and cracking down on abuse
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Rishi Sunak slams ban on President Zelensky addressing Eurovision final
The Prime Minister's spokesman said Rishi Sunak believed it would be 'fitting for President Zelensky to address' the grand final of the Eurovision song contest on Saturday
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Rishi Sunak slaps down top Tory's claim 2p could be cut from income tax
The Prime Minister's spokesman said it was not up to Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride to dictate tax policy after he claimed getting people back into work will boost the economy enough to reduce income tax by 2p
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Tory minister accused of 'nastiness Olympics' in Question Time migration clash
A Government minister was savaged by fellow Question Time panel members over 'morally indefensible' proposals to lock up refugees who reach the UK by small boats in military bases and 'prison' barges
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'Dead hand of Government' stopping deal to avert train strikes, union boss says
Passengers face major disruption today with ASLEF members walking out and on Saturday as the RMT union's members also strike in their long-running dispute
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'Bank of England is firefighting a blaze caused by Conservatives' mismanagement'
It is charged with bringing down inflation and hiking interest rates is the only tool it has in its armoury
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Failure to 'get a grip' on vetting undermining national security, MPs find
Labour says the findings of a scathing report into national security vetting is another example of failure by Rishi Sunak's Government
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Tories told don't block work harassment law as 2 in 3 young women suffer abuse
The grim survey for the Trades Unions Congress (TUC) comes amid fears ministers will backtrack on a planned shake-up of the law to protect workers from sexual harassment and assault at work
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'Local elections showed voters would like to get their hands on this government'
There is a simmering appetite for change that could come to the boil if this lot continue to treat the electorate as dupes to be cleverly manipulated
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'Rishi Sunak is merely putting a sticking plaster over real problems in the NHS'
Prime Minister's trip home was an attempt to show he hadn’t always been richer than King Charles III – and gave him something to say about the NHS crisis that was 'really personal'
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Top Tory says it's not in Brits' 'psyche' to riot over issues like state pension
The DWP Chief Mel Stride also claimed the Tories still have a 'narrow path' to victory at the next general election - despite losing over 1,000 council seats at the local elections last week
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Dis Life Democracy Special: 'Voter ID is major barrier for some Disabled people'
If we did happen to have voter ID, things still didn’t go to plan with access at polling stations. Many older and Disabled people were turned away
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Tory war of words erupts as Liz Truss snaps back at 'Instagram diplomacy' jibe
The flash-in-a-pan Prime Minister - who served just 49 days in No10 - is just trying to keep herself relevant by jetting off to the hotspot to rant about China, Tory MP Alicia Kearns, who heads the foreign affairs select committee, said
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Coronation sword carrier Penny Mordaunt took painkillers before Abbey service
The Lord President of the Council was widely praised for her performance at the crowning of King Charles III - and has now revealed how she managed to maintain her poise
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UK sending Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine ahead of counter-offensive
The Defence Secretary confirmed the long-range weapons system was being donated to Kyiv as President Volodymyr Zelensky's regime prepares to launch its counter-attack against Russian invaders
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Jacob Rees-Mogg compares Rishi Sunak to 'Borgia' family known for treachery
Jacob Rees-Mogg's comment came as the PM faced anger from Tory MPs for a humiliating U-turn on a leadership pledge to scrap thousands of EU-era laws by the end of 2023
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Speaker slams top Tory asking: 'Who do you think you're speaking to?'
Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch was hauled to the Commons today after admitting last night that plans to let thousands of EU laws expire by the end of the year had been scaled back
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Should asylum seekers be accommodated on barges - vote in our poll
The Bibby Stockholm vessel will house around 500 single male asylum seekers in the Isle of Portland for at least 18 months - but do YOU think people should be housed in barges?
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Plaid Cymru leader quits after review into 'toxic' culture within party
A damning report - published earlier this month - found the party had 'failed to implement a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment'
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Boris Johnson wanted to send Rishi Sunak message telling him 'you're a c**t'
The ex-PM found the explicit video to send to Mr Sunak after he quit as chancellor in what he saw as 'the great betrayal of all time', according to former No10 spin doctor Guto Harri
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TransPennine Express brought under Government control after rail cancellations
The Transport Secretary Mark Harper announced the decision today, saying communters had been 'bearing the brunt of continuous cancellations'