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GB News breached Ofcom rules over interview with two Tory MPs and the Chancellor
Watchdog Ofcom said its investigation had found the programme was 'overwhelmingly reflective of viewpoints of different strands of opinion with the Conservative Party'
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Keir Starmer will rewrite 'thin' Brexit deal to boost economy if he wins power
The Labour leader vowed to get a better trade agreement with the EU as he prepares to meet the French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee in Paris this week
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Fight to give carers NHS pay levels moves to No10 as campaign intensifies
A petition will be delivered to Downing Street, calling on the Government to boost wages for carers - tackling the chronic crisis gripping the sector and easing pressure on the NHS
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Campaigners blast efforts to boost gender equality in Parliament
A report from a cross-party group has identified recommendations from previous studies which have still not been implemented - hampering attempts to boost diversity, it says
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Charity calls for tax hike on super yachts and private jets to hit polluters
Oxfam believes slapping extra taxes on the "extremely rich" as well as fossil fuel firms could pump tens of billions of pounds of extra cash into the Treasury
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Labour slaps down slavery reparations call as MP voices hopes of settlements
Clive Lewis, who has been vocal in his support for payments, said he was optimistic that a "forward-thinking" administration could address historic wrongs
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Tech firms still putting children in danger says dad of girl who took own life
Ian Russell, whose daughter Molly died in 2017 aged just 14, said it's important the bosses of social media platforms face the risk of jail as he branded the Online Safety Bill a "start"
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Tories have 'lost control of UK borders' as migrants flock over the Channel
Keir Starmer called for MI5 and European spy agencies to work closer together, with inflatable boats "effectively made to order" and said the Tories have only offered "gimmicks"
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Four Nostradamus predictions for 2023 from Mars disaster to 'dreadful horrors'
The French astrologer and prophet compiled almost 1,000 predictions for the future some 500 years ago, and some believe his outlandish theories could be coming true this year
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'Prisoners working in jails is like lunatics taking over the asylum'
The argument for hiring them is that they know better than anyone what life is like inside - but we are on the side of the argument against it by the Prison Officers Association
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'Lives could have been saved if Rishi Sunak had acted sooner on dangerous dogs'
For two years we have documented the horrific deaths and injuries caused by the pets, and we repeatedly warned more people would die unless the Government tightened the laws
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Railway stations ticket office closure plan 'a dead duck' after outcry
Hopes are growing that railway firms will abandon controversial, Government-backed proposals to shut hundreds of ticket office counters across the network, after a huge backlash
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Campaigners blame Brexit for drop in European artists playing UK festivals
Research by the Best for Britain group has found the number of bands and singers from the bloc appearing at four major British music festivals has fallen since the UK left the EU
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'Promises turned out to be empty words', says MP of Tata Port Talbot steel deal
Labour MP Stephen Kinnock, whose Aberavon constituency includes Port Talbot and who chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Steel, writes exclusively for the Mirror after today's announcement by Tata and the Government
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Full details of job cuts as deal struck for Tata's Port Talbot steel plant
Ministers and the Indian-owned company have reached an agreement after months of negotiations, but unions are furious about the planned job losses which will hammer the community
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Thousands of Port Talbot steel job losses expected in huge announcement
The Mirror understands two Cabinet ministers will visit the plant in South Wales on Friday morning to announce a £500million investment - but jobs will be lost
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'Extremely disappointed and angry' union leader blasts Port Talbot steel deal
Community steelworkers’ union assistant general secretary Alasdair McDiarmid hit out at the pact which is due to be unveiled by Tata and the Government later this morning
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Another Tory MP stands down as polls point to Labour general election landslide
Panicking Tories are announcing they'll stand down at a general election as Labour storms ahead in the polls - meanwhile Rishi Sunak faces a double by-election nightmare next month
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Zero tolerance for shoplifters, say voters after surge in thefts from stores
A study shows how the public has lost patience with thieves who target shops, scaring staff and pushing up price for ordinary, law-abiding customers who pay for their goods
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Keir Starmer vows to 'smash' trafficking gangs and save £2bn a year hotel bill
The Labour leader says if he becomes PM he will recruit 1,000 Home Office caseworkers and a similar number to staff a fast-track returns unit to deal with the asylum backlog
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'Only Tories could build north-south line that doesn't run far enough north'
The Government has already axed the proposed HS2 leg from Birmingham to Leeds, and now it is refusing to commit to extending the route to Manchester
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Final betrayal in Tory £106billion HS2 shambles as Manchester line faces axe
The controversial scheme has fallen into turmoil yet again after No10 failed to quash speculation the Rishi Sunak is to axe the stretch from Birmingham to Manchester
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China tried to 'headhunt' powerful Brits, UK Government admits
Some Chinese action 'crosses the line from influence to interference', ministers have conceded, as pressure mounts over allegations a Westminster aide was spying for Beijing
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Dangerous dog amnesty would help tackle spate of attacks, says ex-top policeman
Ex-Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lord Bernard Hogan-Howe called on the Government to take the drastic measure amid a spate of horror attacks on children and adults
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I was at the best day in the Parliamentary calendar - the MPs' dogs contest
Mirror Politics’ resident dog lover casts his expert eye over the entrants in the much-anticipated Westminster Dog of the Year Award, which saw MPs show off their four-legged friends