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Labour vow national database to protect Generation Rent from rogue landlords
Keir Starmer told the Sunday Mirror he was committed to creating a national landlords database, to allow local authorities to more easily take action against unscrupulous property owners.
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'We are not ALL worse off, as fat cat bank chief Huw Pill (on £190k) reckons'
Bankers seem to be doing OK. The guy who runs British Gas got a £3.7million bonus last month. On top of his £790k salary
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Next BBC chair choice must be 'free of sleaze that forced Richard Sharp to quit'
Labour's call comes amid growing pressure for Tory ministers to be banned from “interfering” in the selection process, while Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell called for a “root and branch review” of the appointments process.
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Teen Tory council candidate suspended over vaccine tweets and Andrew Tate likes
Paris Coulson, 19, is standing for in next week’s local elections in Long Eaton - but was axed by the party just days before polling day.
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'Changing gambling laws is the best bet for us all'
Labour Government’s Gambling Act of 2005 liberalised the industry and turned it into a £14bn blockbuster, but that legislation was never designed to put an entire Las Vegas on every person’s phone
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Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner answer your questions
Hundreds of Mirror readers wrote in with questions for Labour's leader and deputy leader - on diverse topics including Brexit, foodbanks, House of Lords reform, the cost of a weekly shop, Mr Starmer's "infamous" quiff, and trans rights. Here's how they answered your burning questions
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Brits could be left behind in war torn Sudan after deadline for last flight
The UK Government had issued a deadline of 12pm local time today for British evacuees to be at the Wadi Saeedna site near the capital otherwise they risk being left behind - but many chose not to attempt the perilous journey through the active warznone
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Baroness Benjamin says King Charles coronation shows he's embracing diversity
Former television presenter Baroness Benjamin has praised King Charles for his coronation selection, saying her inclusion for the historic event shows he is embracing diversity
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'The whole murky Richard Sharp affair sums up how the Tory elite operate'
It is essential that measures are put in place to prevent future governments from deciding who runs the broadcaster - and Sharp’s departure should not allow Boris Johnson to wriggle off the hook
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Time is ticking for Brits in Sudan as RAF rescue flights end within 24 hours
The RAF has evacuated more than 1,500 Brits from Wadi Seidna airfield near the capital of Khartoum, but thousands more UK nationals may remain
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Council staff set to stay on four-day week after 'historic' trial
A three-month trial at South Cambridgeshire District found its performance was “broadly maintained” and was “overwhelmingly positive” for the health and well-being of staff
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Schools could be hit by coordinated strikes from heads and teachers in autumn
NAHT leader Paul Whiteman accused the Government of showing 'contempt' for kids by refusing to restart pay talks after the Government's offer was emphatically rejected by hard-pressed school staff
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Rishi Sunak accused of 'cover up' at Treasury as amount of hidden info exposed
Labour said the PM had tried to “cover up the evidence of his incompetent management of the economy and his flagrant waste of public money” during his time as chancellor
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'Rich just get richer while poor have to accept being poorer'
Brian Reade on this week's slap in the face from the Bank of England's Huw Pill, hard to stomach when you consider the pay of FTSE 100 bosses surged 23% last year as ordinary folk flatlined
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Tory levelling-up cash used to sort out 'Brexit passport mess' at Dover
Tens of millions pounds from the fund meant to help revive high streets in deprived towns is instead being pumped into the Kent port to tackle Brexit-fuelled delays
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12 things we learned from Richard Sharp report that led to him quitting BBC
A report by barrister Adam Heppinstall revealed that Richard Sharp spoke to Boris Johnson before applying for the BBC chairman role, and said days before the interview he met the Cabinet Secretary to chat about the then-PM's finances
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Ex-MP who faced anti-Semitism says 'I don't want Diane Abbott's career ruined'
The former MP Baroness Ruth Anderson urged Labour to root out abuse of Jews and instead focus on fighting the Conservatives, warning: "We're meant to be on the same side"
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Gary Lineker wades into fresh row as he demands Tories don't pick next BBC boss
The Match Of The Day host said the BBC chairman should not be picked by the government 'not now, not ever' after Richard Sharp was forced to resign over Boris Johnson loan row
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Tory delivers savage verdict on embarrassing 'carpetbagger' Lee Anderson
Gio Spinella, who heads the Conservative group at Camden Council in North London, hit out at the loudmouth MP and admitted that all parties have "peculiar figures"
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Labour pledges biggest bus service overhaul in a generation after Tory 'failure'
In an interview with The Mirror, shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh said she and her colleagues are 'chomping at the bit' to get into Government and address failures piling misery on passengers
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'We cannot ignore the fact this drought has been caused by the climate crisis'
The tragedy has been described as the world’s forgotten famine - there must be international action before it is too late
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'Negligent and reckless Tories are once again the only party with no planners'
Paul Routledge on the latest Conservative farce, the failure to bring home thousands of Brits from war-torn Sudan – and it's all down to a lack of governing by the Government, the job that comes with the job
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Three million food parcels a year is ‘a bloodstain on our broken economy'
In 2013, no one had heard of Daniel Blake yet. Now the North East, where the 2016 film shone a light on austerity, is a 'hot spot' for food parcels
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Student fleeing Sudan for UK says dogs eating dead bodies in war-torn country
Alaaldeen Hussin, who survived a perilous three-hour journey to an airfield before flying to Cyprus, also hit out at the Foreign Office, saying 'they could have done more'
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Voters don't buy Rishi Sunak's 'I'm from Yorkshire and know price of pint' act
Brits told a focus group that it was "crazy" how rich Rishi Sunak is and admitted his vast amounts of wealth make him "out of touch" - Rishi Sunak is the first PM in history to be included in an annual list of the UK's top 250 richest people