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600,000 more children thrown into poverty as Tories cut Universal Credit
Research by the End Child Poverty Coalition revealed the total number of kids living in poverty soared to 4.2million in 2021-22 as the government axed the £20-a-week boost to UC
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Most people think Rishi Sunak is doing a bad job on pledges, damning poll finds
The Ipsos poll found more than 50% of people think the Government is doing a bad job on its priorities - as voters suggested Keir Starmer would do better
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'Shambolic' Tories have failed to open a single nuclear power plant in 13 years
The last Labour government approved 10 sites for new nuclear power stations in 2009, but construction has begun on only one plant that is not due to be ready until 2027
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'Tories have utterly failed by opening no nuclear power stations in 13 years'
Keir Starmer has acknowledged that Britain needs nuclear power in the short term to keep our lights on, even though renewable energy sources are ultimately more desirable
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'Tories and Labour scared to tackle Greedflation caused by profit-hungry firms'
The Mirror's Kevin Maguire says sky-rocketing prices in shops are caused by the corporate greed of major firms - but neither the Tories or Labour are willing to tackle them
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Minister says migration targets not helpful as Tories spectacularly miss theirs
Robert Jenrick squirmed as he was challenged on Conservative promises, days after figures showed 606,000 more people came to the UK than left last year
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Fury as ministers threaten to stop Boris Johnson funding over WhatsApp spat
The former PM has caused a huge headache for Rishi Sunak by releasing documents to the Covid Inquiry despite the Government refusing to - and lawyers have reportedly written to him threatening to withdraw his legal support funding
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Labour vow to make UK 'clean energy superpower' will support 500,000 jobs, party claims
Plan will see new jobs for plumbers, electricians, engineers and technicians to work on projects aiming to reduce the use of fossil fuels and tackle the climate emergency
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'US college donation suggests Rishi's legacy in the States is more important'
For someone so passionate about education he’s willing to invest his cash in it, maybe Mr Sunak should sort out the schools budget in the UK and end teachers’ strikes
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Covid inquiry should examine 'brutal' Tory austerity, unions and bereaved demand
Stage one of the public inquiry will examine the UK's "resilience and preparedness" for the crisis, with ex-PM David Cameron and his Chancellor George Osborne set to appear.
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Labour's Jonathan Ashworth signals end to 'heinous' two-child benefit cap
The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary said the policy ushered in by austerity Tory ex-Chancellor George Osborne is 'absolutely keeping children in poverty'
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'US politics lives American scream as polls show UK's faith in MPs is deflating'
Some stats this week show just 14% of people polled said MPs had the public’s best interests at heart
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Rishi Sunak's legal battle with Covid inquiry could cost 'well into six figures'
The Cabinet Office launched a judicial review to block requests from the inquiry chairwoman to hand over unredacted WhatsApp messages between Boris Johnson and officials involved in the crisis
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Unpaid carers demand increase on allowance as payments at 'poverty pay' levels
Unpaid carers are urging the Government to raise the pay cap to qualify for Carer’s Allowance from £139 to £218.92 a week. Carer’s Allowance increased by 10.1% in April, to £76.25
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Labour faces backlash after sitting Mayor 'barred' from standing in new post
Ex-Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said the move to stop Jamie Driscoll standing to become the first Mayor for the North East region showed 'factionalism in the party is completely out of control'
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'To claim Covid inquiry is on a fishing expedition is a nonsense'
'It is an outrage that Baroness Hallett is having to fight the Government tooth and nail to access the records of ministers and officials'
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Fears Covid inquiry could turn into whitewash amid withholding of information
Government is going to court to challenge a demand it hands over documents and evidence that will shine a light on its handling of the pandemic
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Boris Johnson hands WhatsApp messages to Covid inquiry as allies slam ministers
Friends of the former PM accused Rishi Sunak’s ministers of going to court to challenge the request because they do not want to hand over the contents of their phones
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NHS should get cash boost to provide better meals for patients, MP says
The Liberal Democrats are calling on the government to step in and provide extra funding for cash-strapped NHS trusts to ensure they can afford to provide decent meals
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'The Right's determination to find non-existent culture threats is distraction'
They believe pubs and workplaces are full of people disgusted with student demands to pull down statues of slave owners, who vomit into mixed-gender toilets
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Calamity PM Liz Truss backs Tory millionaires calling for inheritance tax to go
The flash-in-a-pan former Prime Minister supports a charge led by mega-rich Nadhim Zahawi, who said he's "haunted" by the prospect of his estate being taxed when he dies
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Should inheritance tax be scrapped - vote in our poll
Tory millionaire Nadhim Zahawi is leading the charge to get inheritance tax scrapped. Inheritance tax currently raises more than £7billion a year to help fund public services such as the NHS and schools.
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Boris Johnson WhatsApp drama explained as it poses big problem for Rishi Sunak
An ugly legal spat has erupted between the Government and the official Covid-19 inquiry which it set up after officials were ordered to hand over tens of thousands of unedited messages. Here we explain what's happening after days of twists and turns
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Lionesses legend tips England for World Cup glory with legacy success
The Lionesses have pushed women's football to exponential heights in the UK since their historic Euro2022 triumph, and success in Australia and New Zealand this summer would further galvanise momentum.
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Boris Johnson says he'll give WhatsApps to Covid Inquiry in headache for Sunak
In a bold challenge to Rishi Sunak, the former PM says he's not prepared to become a "test case" after the Government demanded a judicial review and refused to hand over unedited messages
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