Politics

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End the NHS dentist crisis as millions can’t get appointment - sign our petition
The Mirror is campaigning to get dental access for all as millions are unable to get appointments to get their teeth checked - we are calling on the PM to 'save NHS dentistry'
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HS2 offering 'very poor value for money' after Rishi Sunak scrapped northern leg
The total costs of the project between London and Birmingham now 'significantly outweigh benefits' following the decision to stop trains travelling at high speed any further north
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Dentists slam Tories' £200m 'rescue plan' as new petition launched to fix crisis
The Mirror has launched a petition demanding that all Brits should have access to an NHS dentist following a Government rescue plan being blasted with claims it won't end the crisis
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Tories block Labour's bid to scrap pay-offs for ministers who quit in disgrace
Labour sought to reform the rules after it emerged last month nearly £1million was paid out during the ministerial churn of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss's chaotic governments
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Rishi Sunak believes Government doing 'outstanding' job even if no one else does
Downing Street says Rishi Sunak believes the Government is doing an 'outstanding' job, a day after Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said she's only rate it as 'good'
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Boris Johnson wins battle for luxury revamp of his £4million country mansion
Ex-PM Boris Johnson plans to knock down and rebuild a single storey extension originally built for servants, to make way for a new scullery, larder and breakfast room
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Neighbours star's Tory links explained as Holly Valance is seen at Truss launch
Aussie actress Holly Valance was spotted on the front row of the right-wing Tory event, alongside rabble-rousing MPs such as Lee Anderson, Jacob Rees-Mogg and the failed former PM herself. But what on earth was she doing there?
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Jeremy Hunt told by Tory MP to give junior doctors more cash to end strikes
Former Conservative Cabinet minister Theresa Villiers appealed to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to finally 'end' the long-running dispute during a surprising intervention in the Commons
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Holly Valance says she's gone 'right' and loves Lee Anderson at Truss love-in
Australian actress and singer Ms Vallance attended the launch of the Popular Conservatism group in Westminster with husband Nick Candy to watch Liz Truss and Lee Anderson speeches
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PM claims he's 'not a betting person' but old interview clip exposes truth
The PM defended a £1,000 bet with Piers Morgan on Rwanda deportations as he said he was 'taken by surprise' and is 'not a betting person' - but an unearthed clip suggests otherwise
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49-day PM Liz Truss admits she never gets invited to London dinner parties
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss, who crashed the economy during her disastrous 49 days in Downing Street, demanded tax cuts at a Popular Conservatism launch event
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Rishi Sunak confronted over failure to meet cancer treatment target for 9 years
Following King Charles' diagnosis, the Prime Minister was challenged on how ministers have not met their target on how quickly cancer patients get treatment for almost a decade
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Ex-Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng who crashed economy says he'll quit as MP
Top Tory Kwasi Kwarteng was the architect of Liz Truss's calamitous mini-Budget, which send markets spiralling and triggered the end of her premiership after just 49 days in No10
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Playgrounds to made more accessible to stop disabled kids being excluded
The Government’s Disability Action Plan will see disabled people encouraged to stand to become politicians while ministers will consider a 2031 Special Olympics World Summer Games bid
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Rishi Sunak skewered over £1,000 bet as families forced to water down baby milk
Rishi Sunak was accused of being 'callous and downright cruel' for making a wager with TalkTV presenter Piers Morgan on whether Rwanda deportations would begin before the election
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Two thirds of parents notice negative effects of screen time on their children
Nearly half of parents (49%) are concerned about the amount of time kids spend looking at phones and tablets, with 53% of children spending more than two hours a day in front of screens
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Cigarettes could be coloured green or brown to encourage people to quit smoking
Dr Javed Khan, who led a major Government review into smoking, said research has found changing the colour of cigarettes makes them less attractive and could help people to quit
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Fury as Tories fail to deliver pledge to ban 'cruel' electric shock dog collars
Animal rights groups including the RSPCA and the Dogs Trust have hit out after the Government failed to live up to its pledge to ban electric shock collars on February 1
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MPs could get bodyguards because of threat of extremists wanting to hurt them
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suggested he was open to the idea after Tory MP Mike Freer announced he will stand down at the next election after a series of death threats
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'Out of touch' Rishi Sunak blasted for £1,000 Rwanda bet with Piers Morgan
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was criticised for agreeing to a 'deeply distasteful' wager with Piers Morgan over the crisis-hit plan to ship some asylum seekers to Rwanda
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Rishi Sunak dismisses calls for referendum on united Ireland
Rishi Sunak said delivering 'day-to-day things' matter to the public, not 'constitutional change' as he was quizzed on remarks by First Minister Michelle O'Neill
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PM refuses to back Brianna Ghey's mum's calls for under-16 social media app ban
Brianna Ghey's mum Esther Ghey is calling for a law to ensure phones are 'suitable' for kids and for software to alert parents to harmful content their child could be searching for
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'The Tory Party's problems won't be fixed by tax cuts - here's why'
Tory strategists seriously believe they might win the next election, if only they cut taxes, stop the boats, or something something blah blah. Fleet Street Fox argues a £1m cheque for every voter would still make no difference
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Tory Gillian Keegan fails to give her own Government top marks for performance
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said she would rate the Government as 'Good' using Ofsted's four-point grading scale, which ranks schools from Outstanding to Inadequate
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Peers launch new attempt to ban conversion therapy after Tory delays and U-turns
A new Bill banning conversion therapy will be discussed in the House of Lords - more than five and a half years after former PM Theresa May vowed to crack down on it