Politics

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Tories pay another £22,000 to ex-ministers 'by mistake' after Peter Bone gaffe
Baroness Stedman-Scott and Sir David Evennett got generous severance packages when they left Government, even though they were both ineligible as they were both over 65
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Two Tories defect to Labour with devastating verdict on weak Rishi Sunak
David Wilkes and Archer Williams, who sit on Sandwell Council, said the Conservatives were 'unfit to govern' as they announced they were crossing the floor to Labour
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Bombshell plan for Royal Mail to axe Saturday post deliveries could be blocked
The PM has voiced his 'strong view' in favour of Saturday deliveries, emphasising their importance for businesses after Royal Mail said it wanted to scrap them
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Tory London mayoral candidate Susan Hall stumped by most basic question on LBC
Susan Hall, who is standing for the Conservatives in the London mayoral election, told Nick Ferrari she didn't know the cost of bus fares as she doesn't use them
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Parents face struggle to claim free childcare hours because of Tory 's***show'
The Government had announced that all two-year-olds would be eligible for 15 hours a week of free childcare from this April, but in a 'disastrous failure' parents could miss out
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UK levelled down as disposable income drops - see where worst hit cities are
A report by the Centre for Cities found that on average people have missed out on £10,200 because of low economic growth under the Tories - with five places missing over £20,000
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Fury as GP funding slashed by £350million with patients facing long waits
Rishi Sunak has been accused of overseeing an 'unforgivable' drop in GP funding after analysis by the Lib Dems found that real-terms spending has dropped by £12 per patient
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Tories accused of sabotaging good causes that could help stop the boats
In a speech to community group leaders, Keir Starmer will accuse Tories of sabotaging good causes like the RNLI and the National Trust in a 'desperate' and 'divisive' culture war
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'Four Labour defeats in a row are a reminder to take nothing for granted'
One hundred years ago the first ever Labour government had to prove they were not 'wild men' who couldn't run the country, writes Mirror columnist Kevin Maguire, and it falls to Keir Starmer to prove the same
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James Cleverly warned not to repeat Suella Braverman errors as review backfires
The head of the police racism watchdog has issued the warning after a review ordered by Suella Braverman into 'woke' policing backfired, instead criticising politicians themselves
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Blundering Tories give flasher ex-MP Peter Bone £5,600 of our money by mistake
The Cabinet Office handed Peter Bone £5,593 in severance pay after he spent 82 days as Deputy Commons Leader even though he was not entitled to anything as he's over 65
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Chilling war mistakes warning as Grant Shapps squirms over Kuenssberg question
BBC's Laura Kuenssberg confronted Defence Secretary Grant Shapps over below-target army spending after he he set out the risks of an increasingly dangerous world
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Bombshell 1% mortgage change could shock house prices - what it means for you
In a big to appeal to young voters, Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt are considering a mortgage guarantee scheme to help people get onto the property ladder
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'Paula Vennells partied while her vengeful regime destroyed lives'
With justice finally on the horizon, so to speak, for the wronged sub-postmasters, the Mirror hopes that their hurt and pain might one day recede - but contempt for Paula Vennells should never diminish
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'PM Sunak is ignoring the real will of the people by sticking to Rwanda plan'
After threats of rebellion from right-wing Tories over the Rwanda deportation plan failed to materialise, the bill is now headed for the Lords where members are in a fighting mood, writes Mirror columnist Keir Mudie
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Disgraced ex-MP gets to keep work laptop for big discount after being booted out
A new round of MPs expenses has been published - and along with ex-SNP MP Margaret Ferrier's top laptop deal, more MPs have put in claims for wellies and a trip to a flag conference
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Kids should be given jabs at home to combat spike in measles cases, Labour says
The UK Health Security Agency declared a “national incident” warning too few youngsters were protected against the potentially deadly virus - Now Labour have called on the government to let health visitors administer vaccines during home visits
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Tories block £30m cash that could help Labour mayor reopen northern airport
Local Labour leaders have been working to revive the scuppered Doncaster Sheffield Airport, providing transport in the north a much-needed boost after Rishi Sunak’s scrapping of HS2
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Fujitsu should set up fund to compensate Horizon families says senior Labour MP
A 2021 inquiry heard the children of wrongly convicted subpostmasters were “bullied” and “spat at” in the wake of the scandal. Now Ian Lavery says Fujitsu bosses should set up a 'substantial trust fund' to compensate families of the victims
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'Tata Steel and the Tories are going to tear the soul out of our communities'
Roy Rickhuss, General Secretary of the Community Union, says the government and Tata steel have been "cheap" in their approach to saving steelmaking in Wales
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Johnny Mercer pays back £2,000 of taxpayers cash he spent on political leaflets
MPs are banned from claiming expenses for campaign leaflets - and are only allowed to charge taxpayers for non-political informational publications
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Landlords welcome MP's bid for easier pub opening extensions for sporting events
Labour MP Emma Lewell-Buck's bill comes after licensees and councils faced an “admin nightmare” when England reached the Women’s World Cup final this summer
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'Hold Tata's feet to the fire - 3,000 job losses will devastate the community'
The mass cull at Tata Steel works in Port Talbot would devastate workers, families and communities - shutting the last blast furnaces would also mean we have to import steel
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Tata Steel move to axe 3,000 jobs 'will turn Port Talbot into a ghost town'
Unions have accused the Tories of lavishing vast sums of cash on the site’s owners Tata Steel only for it to go ahead and scrap nearly 3,000 staff - despite a major drive to save the posts
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David Cameron's Foreign Office blows £70,000 on Clever Nelly app to help memory
David Cameron, who famously left his daughter at a pub, leads the Foreign Office where thousands of pounds of taxpayer cash is being spent on the Clever Nelly memory app