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Boost for British Steel as firm wins huge rail contract in Africa
The Scunthorpe-based company, which announced plans for hundreds of job losses last month, revealed it had netted a deal for a Guinea freight line
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UK must pay reparations to ex-Caribbean colonies for 'hideous abuse', MPs say
Labour's Clive Lewis urged the government to follow the example of the wealthy Trevelyon family who apologised for their ancestor's exploitation in Grenada by pledging to fund community projects, as MPs warned failure to do so was akin to 'collusion'
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8 times Suella Braverman can't explain how 'cruel' Channel migrants plan to work
The Home Secretary floundered on where she will detain asylum seekers, when she will begin deporting them and how much it will cost - and when the Government's controversial Rwanda flights will begin
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Schools told to give girls chance to play football in victory for Lionesses
England women’s captain Leah Williamson welcomed new rules ensuring boys and girls get chance to play same sports as 'the legacy that we want to live much longer than us as a team'
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Rail hell could be at end as RMT stops all industrial action after new pay offer
The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has announced all planned industrial action on Network Rail has been suspended after receiving a new offer
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Labour needs to 'guard against complacency' ahead of election, Burnham warns
The two-time Labour leadership hopeful left the door open to a Westminster comeback - but insisted he was 'genuinely excited' about more powers being handed to the North.
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Andy Burnham says Labour must put free school meals vow in election manifesto
The Greater Manchester Metro Mayor piled pressure on Labour leader Keir Starmer to back the Mirror's calls to extend free school meals to all primary school pupils in England
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Ranting Tory chief Lee Anderson gets own TV show to air his vile attacks on poor
In the last week alone, the Deputy Conservative Chairman was accused of 'demonising' those in poverty and for 'parroting far-right misinformation'. But now he will have his own slot on GB News.
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Is it right for Boris Johnson to seek a knighthood for his dad? Take our poll
The former Prime Minister has apparently included father Stanley in a 100-strong wish list for honourees, which is currently going through vetting
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Third of people with long term conditions haven't got prescriptions due to cost
Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi warned that worries about the price of medication - at £9.35 per item - are leading to many people either skipping or reducing their doses
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Hundreds of thousands of students 'persistently' off school not due to illness
The Commons Education Committee heard evidence this morning that anxiety and mental health issues were causing kids to be off school. Gaming addictions, bullying on social media and family breakdowns are also playing a part
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Labour warns Jeremy Hunt to resist 'siren' Tory calls to cut corporation tax
The Shadow Chancellor urged the Government to push ahead with lifting the tax on companies' profits from 19% to 25% when Mr Hunt delivers the Budget next Wednesday
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Suella Braverman announces 'epitome of cruel' plans to lock up asylum seekers
Outlining her controversial Illegal Migration Bill, the Home Secretary announced in the House of Commons that those who arrive in small boats will be detained without bail or judicial review
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'Despicable' Hancock blasted over WhatsApp plot to block disability cash from MP
Leaked WhatsApp show the ex-Health Secretary and a top aide spoke about warning Bury North MP James Daly a new disability hub would be 'off the table' if he rebelled over Covid rules
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Stanley Johnson's allegations and pandemic gaffes as Boris makes knighthood bid
Stanley Johnson is an alleged wife-beater and sexist predator and one Boris Johnson's candidates for a knighthood - here are some previously reported claims about the discredited former Prime Minister's dad
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Rishi Sunak’s plan to ban small boat migrants from claiming asylum ‘unworkable'
Suella Braverman and the Prime Minister will on Tuesday unveil their plans to remove and ban asylum seekers from re-entry if they arrive in the UK through unauthorised means
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One in three parents fear losing their homes as cost of living pressures bite
Despite Government help with energy bills, parents still reported skipping meals or eating their children's leftovers, limiting baths and keeping the heating turned off, according to the charity Barnardos
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'Shameless Johnson's grotesque bid to get dad knighted is nauseating nepotism'
Boris Johnson’s brazen bid to elevate his alleged wife-beater and sexist predator dad to a knighthood is utterly nauseating, appalling nepotism - we feel sorry for the honest people who earned their titles and watch aghast as the entire system is demeaned
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Tories 'hitting firms hard' with 'yo-yo' tax rates that keep going up and down
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to pledge to end the "11th hour" approach to corporation tax taken by the government as Jeremy Hunt faces calls not to hike it in next week's Budget
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Outrage as shameless Johnson nominates alleged wife-beater dad for knighthood
A discredited ex-PM making his discredited dad a Sir, could anything better sum up the establishment’s sense of entitlement... could anything better sum up Boris Johnson?
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Cutting rail and bus fares would 'be vote winner at next election' says Burnham
The Greater Manchester Metro Mayor spoke exclusively to the Mirror on the margins of the Transport for the North conference in Newcastle
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Rishi Sunak resorts to Channel 'gimmick' as France refuses to take back arrivals
The Prime Minister will travel to Paris on Friday, but has failed to persuade French President Emmanuel Macron to take back asylum seekers who cross the Channel
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Tories accused of pedalling Boris Johnson's 'conspiracy theories' over Sue Gray
In a salty remark to the Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg accused the respected senior servant of "conniving in secret meetings" and Conservatives vented their anger over Sue Gray's departure to become Keir Starmer's chief of staff
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Firefighters call off strike action as union accepts new backdated pay offer
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said members voted "overwhelmingly" to accept a pay settlement is for 7% backdated to July 2022, plus an additional 5% from July 2023
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Boris Johnson's much-anticipated honours list - 12 most controversial figures
The shamed former PM looks set to cause yet another headache for Rishi Sunak after putting his dad Stanley forward for a knighthood. Here we look at some of the controversial names believed to be in line for honours
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