Politics

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Tories warned not to backtrack as long-awaited reforms for renters delayed again
Shadow Housing Secretary Lisa Nandy criticised the government's failure to publish the Renters’ Reform Bill, four years after the Tories promised to scrap no-fault evictions
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Keir Starmer won't rule out Lib Dem coalition if Labour falls short of majority
The Labour leader said he was pushing for an 'outright majority' at the next general election but repeatedly failed to explicitly rule out striking a deal with the Liberal Democrats
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Peers plot to kill off 'gimmick' small boats bill as Tories face fresh mauling
Former I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here contestant Lord Brian Paddick is leading a charge to throw out the Government's cruel Illegal Migration Bill, while dozens will tomorrow demand changes
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Rishi Sunak takes VIP helicopter for trip that would have taken 1h15m on train
The Prime Minister shunned public transport as he flew on a taxpayer-funded chopper to Southampton where he attempted to brush off his local elections humiliation
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Tories abandon 2019 manifesto pledge to recruit 6,000 more GPs in England
Rishi Sunak notably refused to repeat the vow to recruit 6,000 more GPs by the end of next year on a visit to Southampton to promote his new pharmacies blueprint
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Boris Johnson denounced Sue Gray as a 'psycho', ex-aide claims
Former No10 comms chief Guto Harri also claimed Boris Johnson was planning to remove Rishi Sunak as chancellor before he "beat him to it in a way and brought the whole show down"
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Migrant barge arrives in UK waters as it prepares to host 500 asylum seekers
The engineless Bibby Stockholm has docked in Falmouth for vital inspections and refurbishment before being towed to Portland in Dorset where she will accommodate 500 asylum seekers
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Liz Truss heads to Taiwan to attack China's 'increasingly aggressive' behaviour
The former Prime Minister risks creating a diplomatic headache for Rishi Sunak when she flies to the Far East next week to deliver a speech showing solidarity with the breakaway island, which China has vowed to retake - by force if necessary - by 2050
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Boris Johnson 'squared up' to King Charles over Rwanda policy, ex-aide claims
The former No10 Director of Communications Guto Harri claimed the former PM 'went in quite hard' on the then-Prince over his alleged criticism of government policy
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Millions of workers 'will lose right to strike' if Sack the Nurses Bill made law
The TUC warned that 5.5 million people across the country face being hit by the Minimum Service Levels, which will be debated in the House of Lords today
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Keir Starmer tells MPs 'hardest part is still to come' after elections success
At a Shadow Cabinet meeting, he is also set to say that Rishi Sunak made a strategic error by trying to fight the elections on “woke” issues
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'Stars like Richard Dreyfuss have been indulged. Egos let racism flourish'
After the Jaws actor's rant about diversity in movies, where he raged about not being able to play a Black man on screen, Darren Lewis is stunned that he's still having to push back against such entitlement
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Nadine Dorries hasn't declared a penny from TV job six months after she started
The Tory ex-minister has been largely absent from the Commons as she seeks fame on the small screen. She first appeared on Talk TV in October when she struggled with the autocue
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AI software can mark pupils' work instead of teachers, says Education Secretary
Gillian Keegan argued said the new technology could bring "transformative change" and take the "heavy lifting" out of teaching, by marking and making lesson plans
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'Few tears' would've been shed if IRA killed Margaret Thatcher, Gerry Adams says
The former Sinn Fein leader made the incendiary remark about the infamous Brighton hotel bombing at the 1984 Tory party conference, which claimed five lives and left more than 30 people injured
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Plot to force general election now after 'out of touch' Sunak mauled by voters
The Tory wipeout in last week's local elections shows the public no longer has confidence in Rishi Sunak's Government, warned Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey
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Top Tory blames Rishi Sunak's housing blunder for local elections collapse
Ex-Levelling Up Secretary Simon Clarke said it was a 'major mistake' to cut housebuilding targets - a decision made by Mr Sunak in the face of a Tory rebellion. Labour says this has 'killed the dream of homeownership for a generation'
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Ex-British Army chief launches savage attack on Suella Braverman's Rwanda plan
General Lord Richard Dannatt said the Central African country has a "dark history" and said he would be "uncomfortable" sending refugees there, and questioned why Ms Braverman is "running down" Rishi Sunak's remaining political capital
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Millions to be spent on new GP phone system so patients have hold music in queue
The Government claims the new technology will end the 8am scramble for appointments but leaves the prospect of them being stuck listening to annoying tunes
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'The cost of living crisis will continue to bite long after Coronation memories'
The wealthiest No 10 tenant in modern history with his own private GP on call is a big target in cost of living, health and crime crises.
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Boris Johnson's No10 was 'chaotic' but 'entertaining', says frenemy Michael Gove
The Levelling Up Secretary told the Inside Whitehall podcast the former PM ran Cabinet meetings in Downing Street "like editorial conferences on a newspaper"
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Desperate Tories blame Vladimir Putin for Rishi Sunak's election walloping
Cabinet minister Lucy Frazer claimed the PM is "starting to gain the trust of the British public" despite losing more than 1,000 council seats across England in Thursday's local elections
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Tory chairman mocked as party collapses in areas he visited on campaign trail
Analysis of results in last week's local elections reveal the Lib Dems gained 208 council seats in the Blue Wall areas where Greg Hands visited - prompting sarcastic claims he has the 'Midas touch'
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Tories threaten to put crony in charge of BBC as they ignore Gary Lineker's plea
The Match Of The Day host has warned that ministers should not get to pick the BBC Chairman, but Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer insisted Rishi Sunak will make the appointment
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Lib Dems plotting to oust Theresa May from Commons as they unveil Tory hit list
Theresa May's Maidenhead constituency is on the list of seats it is hoping to snatch, along with those held by Cabinet ministers Michael Gove, Jeremy Hunt and Gillian Keegan