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Migrant barge like Alcatraz say asylum seekers told to 'f*** off back to France'
An asylum seeker has compared the 1970s-built, 10,659-ton Bibby Stockholm, moored on the Isle of Portland, to the notorious American jail on an island offshore from San Francisco
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'Over 500 homes will have break ins today, but just 20 burglars will face court'
Writing in the Mirror, Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper vows that Labour will end the Conservative chaos that is allowing criminals to get off as victims are let down
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'Lee Anderson uses gutter politics of a Government deflecting from its failure'
The only subject he is qualified to lecture anyone about is how to be a hypocrite - Anderson collects £100,000 from a second job on top of his £87,000 salary as an MP
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'Dreams of reform for Pakistan are in ruins with hero Imran Khan thrown in jail'
Imran Khan took the reins of the nation in 2018 and it seemed that, after decades of cronyism, nepotism and intense corruption, the country was finally in a safe pair of hands
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Imran Khan appeals against conviction as lawyer brands jail term 'illegal'
Pakistan's former prime minister's lawyer says Islamabad High Court will hear the appeal on Wednesday after Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote in April 2022
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Voters to be asked if it's worth locking up criminals in Tory plan
Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has commissioned polling that critics warned could lay the ground for the early release of prisoners as jails struggle with overcrowding
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Lee Anderson admits Tories have failed on immigration as he faces row over rant
The Conservative Deputy Chairman said the Government had allowed the situation to get "out of control" as he defended telling asylum seekers they should "f*** off back to France"
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Millions hit in cyber attack on electoral roll that no one noticed for a year
The Electoral Commission has issued an apology after it admitted hackers were able to access the names and addresses of anyone in the UK registered to vote between 2014 and 2022
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RAF 'would refuse to fly Channel migrants to Ascension Island'
The idea to send asylum seekers to the South Atlantic has been revived by desperate Tories as thousands of migrants continue to cross the Channel to Britain
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Tories back Lee Anderson after he tells migrants to 'f*** off back to France'
Justice Secretary Alex Chalk, who previously warned about 'ugly bigotry' in British politics, defended the Conservative Party Deputy Chairman by insisting he'd said 'nothing unreasonable'
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Westminster sleaze buster MP tells how he has been groped by five colleagues
Veteran politician Sir Chris Bryant, who chairs the Commons Standards Committee and has been in Parliament for 22 years, makes the allegations in his new book, Code of Conduct
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Clueless Rishi Sunak admits he doesn't have plan to tackle deadly dog attacks
Ministers are under pressure to act after 17 people were mauled to death in the past two years alone, but the Tories are refusing to commit to strengthening the law
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Half of local bus routes have been axed in last decade under Tory rule
Labour warned that communities are being left stranded as it vowed to reverse the decline by allowing communities to take back control of local bus services
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'New asylum policies are spin for votes - not an attempt to improve the system'
So far £140million has been spent without a single deportation to Rwanda - the Conservatives are using anti-asylum seeker rhetoric simply to win votes
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Rishi Sunak rejects bid to oust Nadine Dorries as MP for refusing to turn up
Downing Street insisted it was for the ex-Cabinet minister's constituents to decide whether they were 'well served' after Sir Chris Bryant suggested MPs could forcibly remove her
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Heartbroken England star's dressing room response after World Cup red card
The Lionesses claimed a place in the Women's World Cup quarter-finals as they saw off Nigeria in a penalty shootout, but Sarina Wiegman's side could now be without Chelsea ace Lauren James for the remainder of the tournament
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Ofcom launches probes into GB News over bias fears on shows hosted by Tory MPs
The media watchdog announced investigations into programmes hosted by MPs Jacob Rees-Mogg, Esther McVey and Philip Davies amid impartiality fears
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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