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More to fixing UK economy than just Brexit, Keir Starmer tells business chiefs
The Labour leader made a speech setting out his 'mission' to give Britain the fastest, sustained growth in the G7 group of industrialised nations
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Betty Boothroyd dies at 93 as tributes paid to first woman Commons Speaker
Sir Lindsay Hoyle, the current speaker of the House of Commons, said: 'Not only was Betty Boothroyd an inspiring woman, but she was also an inspirational politician, and someone I was proud to call my friend'
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Government 'hiding £28 billion cuts in smoke and mirrors budget' claim
The TUC has published a study by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), accusing the government of playing "smoke and mirrors" with its figures
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NHS unions warn Government is playing 'dangerous game' by only talking to one
Officials representing 13 health unions have written to Steve Barclay saying there will be "potentially perilous consequences" over the Government's handling of the bitter pay dispute
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Brits face 20% energy bill rise in weeks - pushing 1.7million homes into crisis
From April the government will increase the maximum for dual fuel from £2,500 to £3,000 per year as experts anticipate Ofgem announcing a price cap equivalent to £3,294 per year
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'We need a Government on our side - alas we're lumbered with the Tories instead'
Energy bills will rise from Easter putting yet more pressure on Brits already struggling to pay their bills, the Tories' failure to keep prices down is a failure towards the British people
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Universal Credit 'at least £35 too low for buying essentials' government told
Joint research released today by the Trussell Trust and Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that the standard allowance is £35 too low for a single person and £66 for a couple
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'Clunky' systems mean hard-up families miss out on monthly cost-of-living cash
Tory MP Harriett Baldwin, chair of the Treasury Committee, said it is "disappointing to hear that clunky systems will prevent the delivery of six regular support payments next winter"
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Tory violence failures means rape is decriminalised, Labour frontbencher says
Shadow justice minister Ellie Reeves said a Labour government would bring in specialist rape courts, tougher sentencing for rapists and a domestic violence register
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Rishi Sunak warned hardline Tory rebels won't hesitate to reject new Brexit deal
The Prime Minister will meet with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen for 'final talk' on the Northern Ireland Protocol, but is likely to face pushback from Tory hardliners
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Brits 'to be poorer per person than Poland by 2030 under Tories', Starmer warns
The Labour leader will on Monday pledge to get Britain out of its current "doom loop" and achieve the highest growth in the G7
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'A once mighty Conservative broad church is increasingly UKIP-like warring sect'
Kevin Maguire examines the Conservative Party's downward spiral into chaotic infighting as the inept and splintered governing party descends into complete pandemonium
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MP drank 16 pints of Stella a night until huge warning made him turn life around
Neil Coyle MP was warned by medics of the massive risk to his health as he would drink three or four pints of lager an hour in Parliament's Strangers' Bar, and is now completely sober
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Labour 'must take on Royal Family over discrimination law exemption' call
Campaigners within the Labour Party have urged Keir Starmer to remove a loophole which means the monarch isn't subject to equality laws which other employers must abide by
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Supermarket bosses to be hauled in front of Food Minister to explain shortages
Chiefs from major supermarket chains are expected to meet with Food Minister Mark Spencer to discuss lessons learned from the crisis, and explain how it happened
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MPs back plan to create 16,000 jobs in major boost for Britain's steel industry
The scheme, which includes deepwater docks at Port Talbot, South Wales, and Milford Haven, Pembs, would attract £5.5billion investment, according to supporters.
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Boris Johnson 'joked f*** the Americans' in debate over Rishi Sunak Brexit deal
The ex-Prime Minister's 'jocular conversation' with an ex-Cabinet minister came as his successor in No10 battled to get a new agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol over the line.
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Dominic Raab says he will resign if any bullying allegations are upheld
The Deputy Prime Minister is currently facing a probe into allegations made by dozens of officials about his behaviour - but dismissed calls to stand aside while probe is carried out
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Ex-MP Luciana Berger rejoins Labour four years after quitting over anti-Semitism
Ms Berger's annoucement to return to her 'political home' after four years also came as Labour's general election war chest was boosted with a £2million donation from former donor Lord David Sainsbury
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Labour slams Tory justice chaos with record 17,000 victims waiting for trials
Labour's figures found that last year 12,460 cases had not come to trial for between one and two years, and 4,893 for more than two years
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'Show some compassion Rishi Sunak and let stricken Ukrainian family be reunited'
Dmytro Krasnozhony, who spent hours in a bomb shelter instead of at school, has begged Rishi Sunak for he and his mother to be reunited with the father in Britain
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Terrified Ukrainian boy, 11, begs Rishi Sunak to let him join his dad in the UK
The family applied for Boris Johnson's Homes for Ukraine scheme last September and is one of 9,400 cases caught up in Home Office delays and red tape
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Desperate patient stuck waiting six days for bed begs Sunak to 'do something'
Rebecca Bridgman filmed her ordeal for Rishi Sunak after being stranded for five nights waiting for a bed after going to hospital with severe breathing difficulties
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Fury as shameless Matt Hancock sets up own TV company while still a serving MP
The MP got a taste for television when he was paid £320,000 to appear on ITV's I'm a Celebrity and will also appear on Celebrity: SAS Who Dares Wins late this year
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Farmer dubbed 'Turnip King' blasts Brexit for 'making his business collapse'
Richard Parry had a farm in Therese Coffey’s constituency and slammed the Environment Secretary's tip for Brits to turn to turnips amid a fruit and veg shortage in supermarkets
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