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Labour mocks 'brass neck' Rishi Sunak as learner drivers wait 24 weeks for tests
The Prime Minister claimed to be on drivers' side - but Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh blasted the Premier over delays to learners sitting their tests
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'The day a migrant sets foot on this barge will be the biggest Tory fail ever'
The Tories will claim the first migrant to board their prison hulk as a win, says Fleet Street Fox. They're crowing about their own failure
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Matt Hancock savagely mocked for miming to Ken song from Barbie in bizarre video
Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been mocked after he shared a bizarre lip-sync video of himself miming along to The Ken Song as the clip attracted thousands of comments
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First migrants board asylum seeker barge as Tory plan descends into chaos
Migrants have boarded the Bibby Stockholm moored on the Isle of Portland, with more due later today, as Downing Street was forced to correct a Home Office Minister over the numbers expected this week
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Just Stop Oil's demands 'contemptible' fumes Keir Starmer in attack on activists
The Labour leader hit out at the environmental group's plans to stop all fossil fuel extraction to help tackle climate change - and said he would not revoke North Sea drilling licences
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Desperate Tories revive plan to send migrants 4,000 miles to Ascension Island
Tory ministers once again are looking at proposals to move asylum seekers to the volcanic isle in the South Atlantic, which does not have a hospital or facilities for large numbers
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First migrants could board barge off Dorset today despite over-crowding fears
Ministers have refused to confirm exactly when asylum seekers will step onto the vessel moored on the Isle of Portland - but reports suggest it could happen within hours
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Bungling Tories accidentally let slip prison staff levels are 'dangerously low'
The staggering admission by the Ministry of Justice was included by mistake in an £8million contract that was published on a Government procurement website
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'HS2 poses a real threat to our homes and could change our community completely'
HS2 railway bosses want permission to build a "sizeable" ventilation shaft in a flood zone in West Didsbury, in Manchester, leaving residents "very, very worried"
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'Lying and smearing Tories inventing scapegoats for their own wretched record'
As the Tories' grip on power after 14 years of failure weakens by the day, they are becoming increasingly desperate in trying to shift the blame, argues Kevin Maguire
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'Tories must ban XL Bully dogs before more innocent kids are savaged to death'
'Refusing to ban the dangerous XL Bully dog breed is unforgivable after their savage attacks - once again the Tory government is on the wrong side of public opinion'
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Tories refuse to ban Bully XL killer breed behind wave of horror dog attacks
American Bully XL dogs have killed at least nine people in the past two years including 10-year-old Jack Lis, who was mauled by an eight-stone dog named Beast, and 17-month-old Bella-Rae Birch
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Labour would use barges to house migrants while asylum applications processed
Shadow Immigration Minister Stephen Kinnock confirmed the party would continue to house migrants on vessels like the Bibby Stockholm, despite a huge public outcry
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Afghan heroes in UK face 'disastrous rise in homelessness' amid hotel evictions
Shadow Immigration Minister Stephen Kinnock warned that thousands of Afghans face being booted out of their "temporary" accommodation two years after fleeing the Taliban
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Tory environment chief admits party will lose election by axing green policies
Environment Secretary Therese Coffey urged party colleagues to stick with green policies aimed at slashing emissions - or fsce defeat when voters go to the polls
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I'm A Celeb MP Matt Hancock wants everyone in Commons to get self-defence lesson
The former Health Secretary, who was targeted by an anti-vaccine protester while on the Underground, insisted the training was necessary because of the rising tide of anger aimed at politicians
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Man wrongly jailed for rape will not pay for 'board and lodgings' in jail
Andrew Malkinson faced deductions of tens of thousands from his future compensation to pay the state for his living costs while wrongly incarcerated - but the law is now changing
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Tory Steve Barclay 'plays interior designer' while hospitals fall apart
Steve Barclay, Health Secretary was warned in February, 30 NHS hospitals and buildings were at risk of collapse but, that month, he et representatives from boutique interior designers Bon Collective
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'Welcome to the Monkey Tennis era of government straight out of Alan Partridge'
The government must stop these "bizarre" ideas, like ordering over-50s to get on their bikes, and instead concentrate on education, training and rehabilitation, argues Keir Mudie
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Afghan translator who put life in danger for UK begs PM to bring him to safety
An Afghan translator who put himself and his family in danger for the UK is still in limbo two years after the Taliban takeover despite being entitled to asylum in the UK
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Jamie Oliver urges Government to give children free school meals in the holidays
Jamie Oliver says the Government must act now as a survey shows one in four secondary schoolchildren know someone their age who regularly skips meals and goes hungry
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Churchgoers say 'only hope is God' as council hikes Sunday parking fees by 700%
Residents in Winchester are furious at the "insane" hike in parking charges for Sunday - with four hours now costing £17 in some car parks, some say it's "penalising people who want to go to church"
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Thousands of trees to mark King's Coronation as woods and orchards created
The Government today invited councils to bid for grants from a £2.5million pot to plant trees to honour His Majesty King Charles' accession to the throne
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Activists want voting age reduced to 16 'as youths more engaged with politics'
In partnership with The Body Shop UK and the British Youth Council, youth activists are joining forces to see the voting age lowered to 16.
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'For once a minister told the truth, accidentally - no wonder they squirmed'
Maria Caulfield accidentally said out loud what most people have been thinking - her reference to 'when they get into Government' was a revealing slip of the tongue