All news on the topic: Politics

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'Tony Blair's invasion of Iraq is a warning to Keir Starmer on defence spending'
The Labour leader must bear his predecessors in mind over the Labour Party's policy on defence, an area has historically been a sticky issue for the Labour Party
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Angry families of 63 loved ones who died alone in lockdown call for new law
While the government was partying through lockdown, these families were unable to say goodbye to their loved ones as they died in care homes alone and scared
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Ousted Pakistan PM Imran Khan charged on suspicion on terrorism offences
Supporters of the former Pakistani Prime Minister and cricketer clashed with police in Islamabad outside the court where he was set to appear in a corruption proceedings on Saturday
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Tories' £1bn giveaway to richest 1% 'will stop just 100 doctors retiring a year'
Thousands of fat cat bosses were left toasting Chancellor Jeremy Hunt after he scrapped the top limit on tax-free pensions savings, a move which has been branded a "pensions bung to the wealthy"
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Tories received £5,000 'funnelled through Peterborough United FC by co-owner'
The Conservative Party has been accused of taking advantage of loopholes in the law to accept donations from non-UK citizens
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Boris Johnson should quit ahead of Partygate TV grilling, say bereaved families
Mr Johnson will be grilled by members of the Parliamentary Privileges Committee in a televised hearing on Wednesday, and could be suspended if he is found to have misled the Commons over Partygate
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Tories 'repeating Covid errors as thousands killed by air pollution', MP warns
Labour's Karen Buck has called on the government to help drivers switch to greener vehicles and back controversial Ultra Low Emission Zones (ULEZ) as Public Health England figures show up to 36,000 die each year due to exposure to air pollution
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Suella Braverman 'resorting to photo ops to push unworkable Rwanda plan'
The Home Secretary has travelled to capital Kigali, where she hopes the UK can start sending asylum seekers by the summer after more than a year of legal wrangling
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Government food tsar quits with blast at 'insane' Tory failure to tackle obesity
Leon co-founder Henry Dimbleby said the Tory party was refusing to impose restrictions on the junk food industry due to its obsession with 'ultra-free-market ideology' - and risked storing up problems for the NHS
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Ministers expected to raise state pension age weeks after tax handout to richest
Longstanding MPs and Ministers - including Jeremy Hunt - stand to benefit from the Chancellor's huge handout to the richest, while the low paid are expected to have to work for longer before claiming a state pension
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Refugee who stayed with Gary Lineker speaks out on living at BBC star's house
Rasheed Baluch, who was a guest at Gary Lineker’s home for weeks where he was given a free bed, said the Match of the Day presenter has come forward to defend humanity and Britain should be proud
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Boris Johnson could face his 'Waterloo' in Partygate grilling over ABBA bash
Members of the Commons Privileges Committee are expected to ask him for details of one party that Sue Gray’s probe didn’t investigate - the so-called “ABBA party” on November 13 2020
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Iraq War vet Dan Jarvis pays tribute to fallen comrades for 20th anniversary
The Labour MP said it was "absolutely legitimate" to think it was wrong to invade Iraq - and a special debate in the Commons this week is solely to commemorate the service of "those very brave men and women who stepped forward in good faith and to serve"
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'Trophy hunting vote is a victory for conservation and compassion'
Yesterday MPs from across the political divide condemned the barbaric pursuit as they backed a new law to prevent the import of animal parts from at-risk species
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Cecil the lion 'did not die in vain' as trophy hunting imports banned in the UK
The killing in Zimbabwe led to the Mirror’s campaign for a ban on trophy hunting, and as the bill went through, environment minister Trudy Harrison was close to tears
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Tory who had 110 trees chopped in middle of night lives on posh tree-lined road
Plymouth City Council leader Richard Bingley signed an executive order to fell the trees on a street half a mile from his home despite objections from local residents
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Over 70 children a day having rotten teeth out in hospital amid dentist shortage
NHS England figures show there were 26,741 hospital operations to remove children's teeth last year. The Liberal Democrats are calling on ministers to increase the number of dentists
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Priti Patel makes odd claims about Partygate probe in bid to save Boris Johnson
Tory former home secretary Priti Patel said the investigation into her pal will 'put our democracy in a very, very bad light', even though it was unanimously approved by MPs
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Dominic Raab says he has 'very high' standards for staff amid bullying probe
The Deputy Prime Minister is being investigated after civil servants who worked for him complained they suffered breakdowns or even felt suicidal as they felt there was no escape
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Senior Tory investigated by Standards Commissioner over lobbying claims
The probe into Steve Brine - the Chairman of the Commons Health Committee - was opened on Wednesday by Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Daniel Greenberg
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'Whisper it - but Britain might be about to rejoin the EU'
Our immigration and economic problems could be solved if we reversed Brexit, says Fleet Street Fox. But would Boris Johnson have the brass neck to support it this time?
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Ban on cruel trophy hunting imports finally approved by MPs in Mirror victory
The Hunting Trophies Bill received an unopposed third reading from MPs in the Commons this morning. It is a victory for the Mirror which has been campaigning to stop hunters bringing their sick souvenirs to the UK
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Question Time audience laugh at Tory mocked by Fiona Bruce for stuttering on HS2
Tory MP Bim Afolami struggled to get his words out as the Question Time panel debated whether HS2 is worth the money. Ministers have announced part of the high speed railway will be delayed by at least two years
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Levi Bellfield starts legal action after bid to marry girlfriend in jail blocked
Serial killer Levi Bellfield, 54, is threatening a judicial review if his application to marry a mystery prison visitor isn't approved in a battle with Justice Secretary Dominic Raab
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Thousands protest across France amid police clashes after Macron's pension shift
Riots have erupted in Paris and across France after Macron pushed a controversial pensions bill through parliament, with protestors setting fire to vehicles, smashing shop fronts and fighting police