Politics

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Firm part-owned by Rishi Sunak's wife got millions in Government contracts
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s wife Akshata Murty holds a £619million stake in Infosys, which saw an almost 50% increase in its public sector work last year, figures have releaved
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PM should apologise for his remark about transgender people, say Mirror readers
Many have called for the prime minister Rishi Sunak to apologise to the parents of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey following his jibe about transgender people in the Commons.
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'Rishi Sunak has to call an election in 6 weeks - he has no other choice'
The Prime Minister cannot wait until Autumn to call a vote, says Fleet Street Fox. There'll be no-one left in Downing Street by then
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Rishi Sunak gives verdict on Joe Biden's mental agility after memory warning
Rishi Sunak's official spokesman insisted the PM has no concerns about US President Joe Biden's mental agility after an report questioned the 81-year-old's memory
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David Cameron issues warning to Israel as Joe Biden calls Netanyahu an 'a**hole'
The Foreign Secretary called for Israel to 'stop and think seriously' - while US President Joe Biden allegedly called the country's PM Benjamin Netanyahu an 'a**hole' three times
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Tories face mauling in countryside as rural voters turn on them - see your area
New polling by the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) found that Sir Jacob Rees Mogg, Jeremy Hunt and Therese Coffey are among the Tory MPs at risk of losing their seats
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Rishi Sunak insists everything is fine despite warning UK may go into recession
Rishi Sunak claimed the economy has 'turned a corner' as he faces a tricky week which could see official figures confirm the UK went into recession at the end of last year
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'Tell Netanyahu ground offensive in Gaza would create bloodbath damaging Israel'
There is an overwhelming case for a ceasefire and the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas, with the death toll in Gaza – put at 28,176 – and the massacre of 1,200 Israelis on October 7
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NHS crisis sees more than 1.5million people wait for 12 hours in A&E in a year
Hospital chiefs warned that ministers urgently need to draw up a plan to fix the over-stretched health service as figures showed that one in 10 patients waited for 12 hours in A&E
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'Deranged Donald Trump is no friend of Britain - he is a grave security threat'
Boris Johnson rashly endorsed a Trump triumph as “what the world needs” with a caveat about still supporting Ukraine which is why it’s more important that Rishi Sunak and David Cameron break diplomatic convention to publicly identify him as an unacceptable risk
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Water firm bosses to lose bonuses if they dump sewage as Tories nick Labour plan
Ministers have been accused of being 'shamed' into adopting Labour's plans to get tough on water companies after bosses raked in millions in bonuses despite sewage
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'I found it hard coming out, now I might become UK's most senior gay politician'
Jeremy Miles, who will become First Minister if elected leader of the Welsh Labour Party, shared how he found it difficult growing up as a child in the 1980s and later coming out
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Parents should be offered cookery and reading lessons, says Labour minister
Jeremy Miles, who is standing to become leader of Welsh Labour, vowed to ensure all children are given the opportunity to reach their full potential if he becomes First Minister
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'My 89-year-old mum spent three days in a hospital foyer waiting for a bed'
Greta Woolley, 89, was not given a bed on a ward for 72 hours, instead having to wait on a trolley in a corridor at Medway Maritime Hospital in Gillingham in Kent
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Keir Starmer warns Israel's plan to invade Rafah would be 'catastrophic'
Despite growing alarm from countries including the US, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu insists sending troops into the southern Gaza city of Rafah is necessary to eliminate Hamas
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10 challenges that could torpedo Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill in Lords clash
Some of the most senior Church of England bishops including the Archbishop of Canterbury have demanded changes to Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill in a crunch week in the House of Lords
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Rishi Sunak told 'swallow some pride' and bring back Boris Johnson by top Tory
Kwasi Kwarteng, who was sacked as Chancellor by Liz Truss after the mini-Budget crashed economy, warned Rishi Sunak that 'something has to change' to prevent electoral wipeout
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Michelle Mone and husband sell £19m London townhouse once listed as frozen asset
Baroness Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman are being investigated by the NCA for their role in PPE deals worth more than £200million during the Covid pandemic
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Michael Gove vows to scrap no fault evictions before election after long delays
Housing Secretary Michael Gove made the guarantee today amid fears the Tories were intending to junk their commitments to no-fault evictions after repeated delays
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Labour's Rochdale by-election candidate apologises for 'offensive' Israel claims
Azhar Ali, who is standing for Labour in the Rochdale by-election this month, said his remarks about the October 7 attacks were 'deeply offensive, ignorant and false'
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Family fight for change after 4x4 driver faces no charges over death of baby, 1
Pearl Black died aged just 22 months, when a Range Rover rolled off a driveway, hitting a garden wall that fell on her as she walked to her local park in 2017. Now her mum Gemma wants to change the law
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'Sunak can no longer stand idly by while families of Brits are in mortal danger'
Dr Salim Ghayyda's appeal to the British Government to help his family fell on deaf ears. He’s now crowdfunding for £100,000 to get them out
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Fujitsu handed £3.4billion in Treasury-linked deals despite Post Office scandal
Despite the firm’s role in the Post Office scandal, it has been handed £1.4 billion worth of deals since the High Court ruled there had been bugs and errors in its Horizon software.
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Tory-run areas more likely to get new schools than Labour ones amid RAAC crisis
Nearly three quarters -72% - of new-build schools due to open by 2030 are in the constituencies of Tory MPs while sites in Labour seats are left to crumble
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Lords and Parliament staff scoff 3,000 bags of Cheese and Onion crisps in year
The Walkers potato snacks topped the list of confectionery items sold by Lords retail outlets, shifting 2,580 bags. It was closely followed by Walkers’ Salt and Vinegar variety, selling 2,332, with the standard four-finger Kit Kat in third place, selling 2,298