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Send in your questions for Keir Starmer, the man who could be our next PM
What do you want you to ask Keir Starmer, the man who could be our next Prime Minister? The Labour leader will respond to the best questions we receive from Mirror readers
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George Galloway may stand against Andy Burnham to be Greater Manchester mayor
Andy Burnham furiously hit out at George Galloway after the new Rochdale MP suggested he would run against the Greater Manchester Mayor in the mayoral elections in May
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Question Time crowd scoffs as Tory Minister blames Covid for crowded prisons
Housing Minister Lee Rowley appeared on Question Time, during which he said Conservative Party 'had a difficult week' and discussed the nation's crowded prisons
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Only 10% of promised Levelling Up funds actually spent, damning report finds
Dame Meg Hillier, chair of the Public Accounts Committee, said the levels of delay in the Tories’ flagship plan were 'absolutely astonishing' and hit out at a 'waste of resources'
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1,300 veterans at risk of homelessness from no-fault eviction since Tory ban vow
The Conservatives promised to end no-fault evictions in the 2019 manifesto - preventing landlords from kicking out tenants without good reason - but the ban has been repeatedly delayed
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Tories blasted for 'extraordinary' stance on racism amid Diane Abbott scandal
Speaking on Question Time on BBC tonight, broadcaster Ayesha Hazarika - former political adviser to senior Labour Party politicians - hit out at the Conservatives
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Fury at Tories' ban on future migrant care workers bringing own children to UK
The care sector has more than 152,000 unfilled roles and the NHS has an estimated 126,000 vacancies, including 43,000 in nursing, and it's feared new migrant rules will only worsened the issue
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Rishi Sunak chickens out of May 2 election as he's accused of squatting in No10
Rishi Sunak has been accused of 'squatting in Downing Street' as the Prime Minister ruled out holding a general election on May 2 as the Tories fall behind in the polls
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Hunger-striking mothers vow to continue their campaign against food insecurity
The group of women ended their five-day hunger strike today but have vowed to step up the campaign against deepening food insecurity
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Downing Street gives TikTok update as US threatens to ban social media app
Concerns have been sparked about whether the Government will clampdown on TikTok after the US House of Representatives passed a landmark bill that could ban TikTok in the country
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Keir Starmer challenges Rishi Sunak to call a general election next week
Keir Starmer says Rishi Sunak should 'have the backbone' to call a general election to be held on May 2 and give voters the chance to end 14 years of Tory 'chaos, division and decline'
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Sunak 'presiding over terribly racist period for Tories' says ex-party chair
In a scathing attack on Rishi Sunak, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi demanded the Tories hand back cash to Frank Hester and said he is presiding over a 'terribly racist period'
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Keir Starmer unveils ticket touts crackdown as he blasts Tory 'war on culture'
Keir Starmer accused the Tories of thinking 'working people don't need culture' and presiding over a 'creativity crisis', with GCSE enrolment in arts subjects down by 47% since 2010
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Angela Rayner says she wants to see Diane Abbott let back into Labour
MP Diane Abbott has sat as an independent since April last year after Labour withdrew the whip following comments over the Jewish, Irish and Traveller communities
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'Patronising Tory view that culture is only for people like them must end'
'Learning music opened doors for me. It gave me that thrill of being on stage. It introduced me to people from different backgrounds, and when we played together, it didn’t matter where you came from,'
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Russian hackers 'jam signal' on RAF plane with Grant Shapps on board
Vladimir Putin's forces have been branded "wildly irresponsible" after the GPS signal and internet signal were blocked as Defence Secretary Grant Shapps flew back from Poland
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MPs to get £4,700 pay rise as basic Commons salaries surge above £91,000
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) confirmed today that MPs will get a £4,762 hike to the £86,584 basic salary from April - a rise of 5.5%
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Are you satisfied with your local bus service - vote in our poll
West Yorkshire bus service Arriva has been ranked as the worst operator in England, with only 66% of satisfied passengers - but we want to know what you think about your local bus company
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Michael Gove names five organisations that could be blacklisted for extremism
Michael Gove said the Muslim Association of Britain, Cage and Mend and the neo-nazi British National Socialist Movement and Patriotic Alternative will be assessed for extremism
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Rishi Sunak takes even more cash from Tory donor in Diane Abbott racism storm
It’s understood Frank Hester has donated another £5million to the Tories since January - a figure the Tories did not deny - on top of the £10million he had already handed the party
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Dozens of children suspected of terrorism as arrests soar by over 30% in a year
Home Office data shows 42 youngsters aged 17 or younger were among 219 terror suspects arrested in 2023 - with the total up 31% from 2022 and the highest level since the pandemic
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Man who bombarded female Tory MP and said he'd kill DWP staff faces jail
Liam McCarthy, 33, admitted 'continuously' sending sinister emails and leaving voicemails for Tory MP Caroline Nokes, telling her he would 'destroy' Labour MP Alan Whitehead
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Rishi Sunak told to call general election 'now' by Tory peer
Tory peer and chairman of supermarket giant Asda Stuart Rose said the 'sooner we call an election the better' and even suggested he could endorse Keir Starmer's Labour
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'If Rishi Sunak had any deceny he would return £10million Tory donation'
By refusing to return Hester’s donation, Mr Sunak is giving licence to the racists who prey on people’s worst instincts
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Abbott reacts after Speaker ignores her on race row despite standing up 46 times
In a fiery PMQs exchange Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, and other MPs discussed a Tory donor's racist comments about Diane Abbott - but the veteran MP was not chosen to ask the PM a question
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