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Libby Squire's mum tells MPs her murderer will kill again if he's ever released
Lisa Squire, whose daughter Libby was murdered by Pawel Relowicz, said he should spend the rest of his life behind bars and called for harsher sentences for non-contact sex offences
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Liz Truss blames the 'Deep State' for 'sabotaging' her 49 days as Prime Minister
Ex-Prime Minister Liz Truss complained that schools are being 'infected with the dogma of wokeism' as she prepares to address Donald Trump fans near Washington DC
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Michelle Mone's horse among favourites to win Grand National amid backlash fears
Monbeg Genius, who was reportedly bought by Michelle Mone for £80,000 as a wedding gift for husband Doug Barrowman, has odds of 16-1 to win the Grand National in April
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Unearthed memo shows Post Office boss was told don't 'rip off the band aid'
Ex-Post Office chairman Henry Staunton is locked in a row with Kemi Badenoch over claims he’d been told to stall on compensation for postmasters such as Alan Bates
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Council tax to soar in April - see how much bills will rise in your area
The majority of households in England will see their council tax soar by up to 5% on April 1. Use our handy calculator to see how your bills will be affected this year
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Prince William told 'stick to BAFTAs' by Nigel Farage after Gaza statement
Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage said Prince William should 'stick to the BAFTAs' after the royal issued a statement saying too many people had died in the Middle East conflict
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Tory minister gives strange excuse for not handing back £8,000 pay-off
Tory Health Minister Maria Caulfield pocketed thousands of pounds in severance pay despite returning to the same job just seven weeks later - and she has refused to give it back
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Top Tory defends 'flood' of party donors into Lords as Truss allies take oath
Lord Robert Douglas-Miller was challenged after Jon Moynihan and Matthew Elliott took their places in the House of Lords after being elevated in Liz Truss's resignation honours
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Labour calls for 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire' in Gaza ahead of key vote
Over 28,000 Palestianians have so far been killed in the conflict and dozens of aid charities have called on all MPs to vote for an immediate ceasefire this week
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Sunak makes desperate plea to farmers amid fears rural voters will desert Tories
Rishi Sunak became the first Prime Minister to address the National Farmers Union conference in 15 years - since Gordon Brown in 2008 - as he tried to woo rural voters
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Should walkers have the right to roam free in the countryside - vote in our poll
Campaigners are calling for statutory right of access across the countryside, as 2,500 public nature spots are obstructed by public land with no legal right of way - and we want to hear your thoughts
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Rishi Sunak faces another nightmare by-election as Scott Benton loses appeal
MP Scott Benton has lost an appeal against his suspension from the Commons over a lobbying row. It means there will likely be a by-election in his Blackpool South seat
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Should mobile phones be banned in Parliament? Take our poll and have your say
Tory MPs sat glued to their mobile phones in the Commons on the same day ministers ordered pupils to get off theirs. Has the time come to ban such devices in Parliament?
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Stats watchdog slaps down Tory minister Laura Trott for 'misleading' tax claims
The UK Statistics Authority's Sir Robert Chote said the public could have been 'misled or at least confused' by Treasury Minister Laura Trott's claims about taxes falling
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Workers 'stuck' on insecure zero-hours contracts for years
The Trades Union Congress said a staggering 66% of employees on zero hours contracts have been with their current firm for over a year while 12% have been for over 10 years
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Households face £103 hike to council tax in April in fresh cost of living misery
The majority of cash-strapped local authorities in England are planning to hike council tax in April as they struggle to stay afloat after years of squeezed funding
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Majority of parents demand free school meals for all primary school children
A poll for the National Education Union found nearly nine in 10 (88%) parents outside London backed universal provision of free lunches in primary schools across England
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Childcare costs have shot up by 80% as Tories accused of 'failing' parents
Parents have been left thousands of pounds worse off after childcare costs soared by a third faster than inflation since the Tories came to power, according to Labour's analysis
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'Starmer should be wary of a final fall - Labour needs to get its act together'
Darren Lewis says the Labour Party appears convinced it needs only to turn up to win a general election – because it’s not the Tories
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Tories told to compensate Alan Bates and Post Office victims instead of fighting
Liam Byrne, chair of the Commons Business Committee, demanded Post Office bosses and ministers end the blame game and get cheques in the post to victims of the Horizon scandal
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Rachel Reeves blasts Jeremy Hunt for hiding from MPs after recession announced
The Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves could be overheard asking "where is he?" as the more junior Treasury minister Bim Afolami was sent to field questions in his boss's absence
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Tory MPs glued to mobile phones on day ministers tell pupils to get off theirs
Conservative MPs sat checking their mobile phones in the Commons just hours after ministers announced a clampdown on devices in classrooms over fears they're a distraction
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Tory minister blocked from seeing nuked blood files by his own department
Officials at the Atomic Weapons Establishment are said to be blocking a ministerial review of secret records about blood tests on Cold War troops
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Ofcom announces probe into Rishi Sunak 'People's Forum' event on GB News
Regulator Ofcom has announced it is investigating the hour-long 'People's Forum: The Prime Minister' broadcast on GB News, which saw Rishi Sunak plead with voters to back him
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Wes Streeting suggests Rochdale by-election voters could spoil ballot papers
Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he would spoil his ballot if he was a Rochdale voter after the party withdrew support for candidate Azhar Ali
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