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Met Police chief suggests more Tory Partygate fines likely after Mirror video
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said footage of a knees up at Tory HQ - published by the Mirror - told a much clearer story than a previously seen photograph
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Just 4 in 10 troops satisfied with military life as morale plummets under Tories
A Labour analysis of a yearly survey of service personnel's feelings, marking the start of Armed Forces Week, has revealed the deterioration in morale and satisfaction since 2010
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David Cameron heckled 'shame on you' after defending Tory cuts at Covid Inquiry
David Cameron faced questions over the austerity cuts to public services under his leadership between 2010 and 2016 as he became the first politician to be grilled by the Covid Inquiry
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Keir Starmer fumes Tory 'green crap' attitude costs families extra £1,400 a year
Speaking in Edinburgh, the Labour leader doubled down on his vow to block new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea - but said he wouldn't repeat the mistakes of the Thatcher government
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'The Covid dance video shows no-one in it is worth an honour'
Having honour means knowing and doing what's right, says Fleet Street Fox. If these Tory staffers had any, they'd hand back their gongs
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Liz Truss brands viral lettuce that lasted longer than her No10 stint 'puerile'
A blonde-wigged iceberg lettuce outlasted Liz Truss's 49-day premiership - the shortest in history - but the ex-Prime Minister was scathing in her assessment of the stunt
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Should the Tory rule-breakers lose their honours? Take poll and have your say
Families who lost loved ones during the Covid pandemic have described watching the new Partygate video as a 'punch in the stomach'
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Keir Starmer won't do resignation honours - and would block Sunak's cronies
Labour leader Keir Starmer said the tradition of outgoing PM's handing out gongs was 'very hard to justify' and said he would follow Tony Blair's lead by swerving a list if he gets into Downing Street
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Partygate video revellers at Tory HQ Christmas bash in Covid lockdown identified
Scotland Yard is examining footage of the Christmas do in December 2020 when indoors socialising was banned after it was exposed by the Mirror. Here we look at some of those who were at the party
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Weak Rishi Sunak will skip Commons debate on Boris Johnson's Partygate lies
The Prime Minister dodged questions on whether he would throw his weight behind the Privileges Committee's report, which found Boris Johnson had repeatedly misled Parliament over his knowledge of lockdown boozing
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BBC presenter slammed for insensitive comment about Partygate video
BBC Breakfast presenter Rachel Burden, who presents the show on a weekend, has sparked fury on social media for her opinion on the ongoing partygate scandal
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Families who lost loved ones in Covid pandemic 'sickened' by Partygate video
Bereaved relatives called on the Metropolitan Police to prosecute those who boozed at the lockdown-busting held in December when socialising indoors was banned in London
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Austerity ministers must be 'taken to task' in Covid Inquiry on 'unprepared' NHS
David Cameron, George Osborne and Jeremy Hunt will all appear before the Covid inquiry this week as health leaders and unions warn they have 'serious questions to answer'
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Tory government 'completely to blame' as strikes reach worst level in 30 years
Latest figures show there were 3.7million working days lost in labour disputes in the UK in the 11 months to April, the highest number in an 11-month period since 1990 - and union leaders blame Tories
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Calls for Tory rule-breakers to lose honours as police review Partygate video
Rishi Sunak today faced calls from families bereaved in the pandemic to strip gongs from two of the party attendees who were recognised in Boris Johnson's resignation honours
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'Everywhere we look, there are good reasons to give Sunak and Tories the boot'
Kevin Maguire says record waiting lists in the NHS, sclerotic economic growth, stubbornly high inflation, crippled public services and a bad Brexit are just some of the reasons to give Tories the boot
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Diversity training at Home Office increases under Suella Braverman
The Home Secretary complained the sessions were 'riddled with left-wing views' as part of her vendetta against so-called 'woke' culture, but training has increased on her watch
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Labour under pressure to put free school meals in its general election manifesto
Dozen of Labour MPs and peers have signed an open letter by the Mirror and the National Education Union urging the party to honour its conference pledge to roll out free school meals universally
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Furious nuclear test veterans still waiting for medals threaten Cenotaph protest
Veterans of the nuclear tests waged a long fight for official recognition, but a year on from meeting the Prime Minister they're being told the medals are delayed
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Gove says money to help Brits pay mortgages can't be 'magicked out of thin air'
Cabinet minister Michael Gove said Tories have 'exacerbated' the issue of soaring borrowing rates with Liz Truss's mini-Budget - and the squeeze on mortgage holders is set to tighten
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Nicola Sturgeon 'certain' she's done nothing wrong as she goes home after arrest
Nicola Sturgeon was arrested last week as police carried out an inquiry into the SNP's finances but was released without charge pending further investigation - and added she will be back in Parliament
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Scotland Yard 'considering' Partygate video footage over Covid rule breaking
The previously unseen footage revealed by The Mirror shows staff dancing, crashing into a buffet table, and mocking pandemic-era laws
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Identities of Partygate video couple who danced past 'keep your distance' sign
The revellers who twirled around Conservative HQ at a lockdown-busting Christmas party are former Boris Johnson campaign aide Malin Bogue and Jack Smith, who works in Parliament for a Tory minister
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Carol Vorderman says 'no party has disgusted me more' after Partygate video
Former Countdown host Carol Vorderman did not hold back as she slammed Boris Johnson for honouring Partygate rule breakers in a blistering attack after the first video leaked
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Gove admits new Partygate video of Tories breaking Covid rules is 'terrible'
The senior Cabinet minister described the footage as 'completely out of order' - but declined to be drawn into whether the Metropolitan Police should launch a probe