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Rishi Sunak won't stop giving Fujitsu taxpayer cash despite Post Office scandal
The PM is refusing to ban Fujitsu from getting Government contracts despite the firm admitting it knew about faults in its Horizon system that led to postmasters being wrongly prosecuted
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Lee Anderson's worst controversies and weird moments as he quits Tory party role
Ashfield MP Lee Anderson, who quit as Tory Deputy Chairman over Rishi Sunak's Rwanda plan, regularly courted controversy with his outbursts during his 11 months in the job
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Veteran Labour MP Sir Tony Lloyd dies aged 73 after leukaemia battle
Rochdale MP Sir Tony Lloyd died peacefully at home after leaving hospital last week to spend time with his family when doctors said his illness had become untreatable
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Tory MP Brendan Clarke-Smith's controversies and gaffes as he quits over Rwanda
Eyebrows were raised over the decision to appoint Bassetlaw MP Brendan Clarke-Smith to the role in the first place after a string of controversial remarks and gaffes
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Tory MP Dean Russell describes having a heart attack aged 47 in emotional speech
Watford MP Dean Russell said he 'unexpectedly' had a heart attack five months ago and is only here today 'thanks to the swift action of the NHS emergency services'
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Rwandan President says he'll return money as he voices frustration over crisis
Paul Kagame has offered floundering Rishi Sunak a way out as he battles to get his Rwanda deportation deal off the ground - sayign there are "limits to how long this can drag on"
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PM boasts he's cutting inflation - five hours after figures show it went up
Rishi Sunak whined that inflation was at 11% when he 'got this job' in October 2022 - despite being warned of the figure four months earlier as Chancellor
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Lee Anderson says Rishi Sunak won't stop the boats as he leads Baked Bean Plot
Loudmouth Tory Lee Anderson and his pal Brendan Clarke-Smith quit as the party's Deputy Chairmen to join a Commons rebellion on the PM's Rwanda migrant deportation plan
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Tory MP begs 'ask me about sport' - then forgets his own football team
Michael Tomlinson admitted he hadn't watched ITV's Mr Bates vs the Post Office as he's too busy for box sets and he prefers sport - but he was caught out by Sky News' Kay Burley
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Post Office boss admits fat cats may have got money taken from scandal victims
Former Post Office chief Paula Vennells is facing calls to hand back £2.2million in bonuses as her successor admits some money taken from victims may have gone to executives
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Tory candidate ‘proud’ to have flasher ex-MP lover Peter Bone campaign for her
The Tory candidate for the Wellingborough by-election Helen Harrison also attempted to claim the allegations against her partner and disgraced ex-MP Peter Bone were 'untrue'
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Batman star calls on Tories and Labour to commit to putting Windrush pain right
Colin McFarlane, who starred in the Dark Knight trilogy and TV show Outlander, is heading a campaign alongside Annie Lennox to put pressure on Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer
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Homes still being built in flood risk areas despite devastation caused by storms
The Public Accounts Committee accused the government of letting existing flood defences fall into disrepair and turning a blind eye to property development in high risk areas
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Top Tories Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith quit in blow to Rishi Sunak
Tory duo Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith both sided with rebels demanding Rishi Sunak's flagship Rwanda Safety Bill is beefed up
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Tories attack Sadiq Khan over 'beach party' event established by Boris Johnson
A Conservative Party report said the cash spent on Royal Docks 'beach party', enjoyed by tens of thousands of locals, was 'wasted' and branded it a 'pointless scheme'
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'The Five Families' - All the Tory rebel groups threatening pain for Rishi Sunak
Dubbing themselves the 'five families', in a nod to the US mafia, Tory factions joined forces to turn the screws on Rishi Sunak over the Government's Rwanda legislation
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Dossier says torture 'rampant' in Rwanda as officials turn blind eye to killings
A report by Human Rights Watch accused the Government of glossing over serious concerns about Rwanda, where it claims there is 'credible information' of torture and killings
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Post Office recap - Fujitsu boss says firm has moral duty to pay compensation
Post Office scandal victims Alan Bates and Jo Hamilton were among those who gave evidence to the Commons Business and Trade Committee today on their fight for justice
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8 key moments as MPs grill Post Office and Fujitsu bosses over Horizon scandal
The Commons Business and Trade Committee was told victims of the Post Office scandal were 'suffering' and 'dying' while waiting for compensation. Here's what we learned from today's evidence
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Boris Johnson backs 'Baked Bean Plotters' as Rishi Sunak faces Tory Rwanda fight
As Rishi Sunak faces a bitter battle between warring Conservative factions, Boris Johnson said he supported amendments from right-wingers aimed at hardening the Rwanda plan
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Controversial Rwanda asylum policy explained as Sunak faces crisis if he loses
Rishi Sunak has staked his premiership on the Rwanda asylum policy, which has opened up another Tory civil war after the Supreme Court ruled it was unlawful
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Rishi Sunak's make-or-break Rwanda plan still illegal says UN in brutal verdict
Floundering Rishi Sunak has been dealt another blow after the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said the Rwanda scheme "does not meet international standards"
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Starmer 'must seize more votes from Tories than Blair in 1997' to win majority
New analysis shows Labour would need a historic 12.7 percentage point swing from the Tories to get the keys to No10 - larger than the 10.2 point swing Tony Blair won in 1997
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Drivers to save 3p per litre on fuel as stations forced to publish price changes
A new Pumpwatch scheme will force fuel stations to update price changes, with drivers then able to check prices via mobile apps, price comparison websites and sat-navs
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Sunak in crisis as top Tories Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith defy him
Rishi Sunak has been rocked after two Tory deputy chairmen - Lee Anderson and Brendan Clarke-Smith - both said they were backing rebels on his Rwanda bill