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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
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Online sex predators 'preyed on children 44,000 times as new laws are delayed'
The NSPCC charity says online sex abuse cases targeting children rose by 11% between April and September last year - with around 120 reported to police every day, exactly a year after the long-delayed Online Safety Bill was first put before MPs
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Big screens to go up in 30 places showing King Charles' Coronation - full list
The Government will splash more than £1 million on making screens available across the UK so people can gather to watch the coronation of King Charles on May 6
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Boris Johnson will fight seat Labour says is 'winnable' at next General Election
It comes following speculation that the former prime minister might seek out a safer seat, ahead of the next General Election
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BBC journalist quits corporation to join fight for Caribbean slavery reparations
BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan has quit her job to join the Caribbean's fight for slavery reparations a month after her family announced a £100,000 payment in return for their slave-owning past
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'Nurses pay increase must not come from a raid of existing NHS budgets'
Nurses and ambulance staff in England did not want to go on strike. They took this step only because Tory ministers refused to listen to their concerns
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One in three eligible women have not had breast cancer screening in three years
Screening is vital for picking up cancer at an early stage and improving survival rates - but there are stark difference in take-up between different parts of the country
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These three NHS 'Rabble Rousers' are fighting for Long Covid sick pay
A recent report by MPs says the UK is 'out of step with other countries' in not recognising Long Covid as an industrial illness
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Tony Blair glad social media didn't exist when Good Friday Agreement was signed
The former Labour Prime Minister spoke to MPs on the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee this morning ahead of next month’s 25th anniversary of the historic agreement, which ended most of the violence of the Troubles
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Troop and tank cuts going ahead despite defence spending boost, signals minister
Baroness JoJo Penn insisted: "The vision for the future of our defence that we set out in the original Integrated Review remains the vision for defence that we have set out in this country"
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