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Lib Dems back free school meals campaign, piling fresh pressure on Labour
The party's education spokeswoman Munira Wilson told the Mirror that supporting the policy was a "no-brainer" which boost children's health and concentration in class
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Cost of UK defence projects rocketed by £9billion in just a year, report shows
The analysis comes as the Prime Minister prepares for this week's NATO summit in Vilnius where the war in Ukraine is expected to top the agenda
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Shake-up laws to protect foxes from 'bloodthirsty' hunters, campaigners warn
Charities and organisations have formed a coalition to press for an overhaul of the 2004 Hunting Act, which was meant to ban fox hunting with packs of hounds
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Three high profile stars call lawyer to 'discuss options' amid BBC sex scandal
Media lawyer Mark Stephens has revealed he's had calls from three 'high profile individuals' seeking advice on how to stop their names being dragged into the ongoing BBC scandal as an unnamed presenter stands accused of paying a teenager for explicit photos
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Joe Biden arrives in UK amid growing row over cluster bombs for Ukraine
The US President has arrived in Britain tonight ahead of talks with Rishi Sunak in Downing Street about the progress of the Ukrainian counter-offensive
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Rishi Sunak branded 'shameful' for no new defence plans since Putin invasion
As the Prime Minister prepares for the two-day NATO summit this week, he faces mounting criticism at home over the state of Britain’s armed forces and delays to a key Defence Command Paper
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'Tory chaos' means Labour can't to do everything we want to, warns Rachel Reeves
The Shadow Chancellor said Labour's housebuilding plan would put rocket boosters under the industry as the party focuses on stabilising the economy
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Barclays senior staff party at Wimbledon with champagne as mortgage rates soar
Senior staff get complimentary seats at the tournament in one of Wimbledon's executive suites costing up to £4,995 per person after Barclays landed a partnership with the All England Club
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'Delay peer honour for Shaun Bailey until police investigation is complete'
Should Shaun Bailey enter the House of Lords and wrongdoing is subsequently exposed, it would be incredibly difficult to remove him. Even if he quit or was expelled, he would retain his title
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Labour bid to 'prevent another Pincher' with plan to clean up politics
The Deputy Labour leader will set out proposals for an Ethics and Integrity Commission, with the power to independently launch investigations into allegations of misconduct in government.
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Boris Johnson blew £800k painting union flag on another prime ministerial plane
The Cabinet Office initially tried to keep secret the cost of painting the Titan Airways jet. But he was forced to reveal the price following a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office
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Labour launch last-ditch bid to stop Partygate Tory Shaun Bailey's peerage
Tory Lords bosses have been urged to step in and prevent the failed Mayoral candidate accepting a peerage within two weeks while police are probing his 'jingle and mingle' bash
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Fresh calls for Brits to get a day off work to vote in general elections
The True and Fair Party is set to launch its pre-election manifesto - and a bank holiday for polling day is among the proposals
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George Osborne gets married after email mystery with David Cameron among guests
Hundreds of well-wishers, including politicians David Cameron, Matt Hancock and Michael Gove attended George Osborne's wedding in Bruton, Somerset, earlier today
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'Over and out for Sunak as doubts grow over whether Tories can finish full term'
Keir Mudie says a lot of people – even Tories – are starting to say a general election should take place sooner rather than later, and there are reports that Rishi Sunak is finding being PM 'difficult'
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New anger at Tory deportation plan as refugees fear war could hit Rwanda
A Syrian refugee living in a Nottingham hotel and facing deportation to Rwanda said he would rather die than take his wife and daughter to the country in East Africa
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George Osborne 'knows who sent wedding email' and calls in cops to investigate
Police are investigating the poison pen letter circulating among George Osborne's guests as he prepares to marry his one-time adviser Thea Rogers in Somerset on Saturday
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'Ticket office closures are an attack on the bonds that tie society together'
No thought has been given to those who need manned ticket offices such as the elderly and the disabled
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'We must expose 13 years of Tory corruption and cruelty before next election'
I cannot bear to see the desolation successive Tory governments have caused - and it will only get worse, writes CAROL VORDERMAN
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Aspiring lawyer murdered on way home from Waitrose in mistaken identity attack
Rashid Gedel, 22, from Ilford, and Shiroh Ambersley, 22, from Wembley, were found guilty of murder following the killing of Sven Badzak, 22, on February 6, 2021
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The VERY special train station worker who faces being made homeless by closures
George lives at the busy Stourbridge Junction station in the West Midlands, which is one of up to 1,000 across England where the ticket office is at risk of closure
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Railway ticket offices plan 'a direct attack' on society as unions blast plans
RMT and CWU chiefs pen joint article savaging review of train station facility that could see closure of ticket offices at transport hubs across the country
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Cruel Tory minister slammed for making refugee centre paint over Disney murals
Outraged cartoonist Guy Venables said the decision to paint over images of Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh at a refugee reception centre in Dover because they were too welcoming was "evil"
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Bitter row over 7 Boris Johnson allies who could be punished in Partygate probe
On Monday the Commons will be presented with a bombshell report which names seven MPs - including former cabinet members Ms Dorries, Sir Jacob as well as Dame Priti Patel - who applied "pressure" to MPs involved in the probe into the ex-PM
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'Tories are certain of electoral defeat - they are trashing the economy'
Mirror reader Colin says the Tories have taken the country to the very brink of collapse and that a Labour government is needed to turn things around. But do YOU agree?