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Donald Trump 'more angry than ever' at his first rally since announcing 2024 bid
The former president has lashed out at critics who suggested his bid to return to the White House in 2024 has gotten off to an underwhelming start, saying he's "more committed now than I ever was"
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Transgender rapist's first victim says it's 'impossible attacker is not a man'
One of the victims of trans rapist Isla Bryson - born Adam Graham - does not believe her attacker is genuinely transgender and is convinced Bryson is trying to dodge tough conditions in a men's jail
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Rishi Sunak's election guru once worked for team advising oligarch pal of Putin
Tory election expert Isaac Levido had a job at lobbyists CT, which gave advice to Andrey Melnichenko, a billionaire who had his luxury yacht seized after being hit by sanctions over Ukraine invasion
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Struggling tenants of Zahawi's family firm 'lost businesses due to late rent'
A Birmingham small business owner was forced to shut down his barbershop after being hounded for unpaid rent money by embattled minister Nadhim Zahawi's family firm
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'Rishi Sunak should call a general election - voters have lost faith in Tories'
The Tory party has seen no shortage of controversies since Rishi Sunak became PM last year - from accusations of bullying to suspensions - all despite his pledge to lead a sleaze-free government
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Tory Treasurer hired by Sunak and Zahawi rakes it in from Russian oil industry
Billionaire Mohamed Mansour is co-owner of a company with a subsidiary supplying machinery to Russia's oil and gas industry, despite sanctions imposed since Putin's Ukraine invasion
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'PM failing to earn anyone's trust and can't end sleaze claims against Tories'
Columnist Keir Mudie says the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is looking increasingly weakened by scandals in his party, as former Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi faces growing criticism over his tax error
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Only 12 Met Police officers sacked in six years after domestic abuse claims
A total of 519 Met cops faced 640 abuse claims from 2017 to last October. Action was taken against 63 officers after 421 probes, 12 were sacked and one resigned
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Union chief demands summit with Rishi Sunak to end wave of strikes
New TUC boss Paul Nowak told the Sunday Mirror in an exclusive interview: “The PM must get me and union leaders into the room to sort this out. We’ll go to No10 tomorrow. The ball is in his court.”
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'I hate to Pooh-Pooh Jeremy Hunt's Tiggerish optimism but I'm more of an Eeyore'
Columnist Rachael Bletchly says Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's sudden reinvention as a full-on glass-half-full optimist bent on getting the economy bouncing like Tigger is a load of old Poohsticks
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NHS waiting list frustration leads to fewer donors for transplant patients
Clinicians say potential donors and their families have become less inclined to offer organs while a record 7.2 million patients have treatment delayed.
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Ministers urged to enshrine UN's day to combat Islamophobia in law
The day - March 15 - was chosen to commemorate the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in which 51 people were killed and 40 others injured
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Streeting plan to use private beds for NHS patients gets Alan Milburn backing
The shadow Health boss wants to buy excess capacity in the private sector to carry out 233,000 procedures a year to cut NHS waiting lists if Keir Starmer becomes PM
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Rishi Sunak accused of 'boys club' cronyism amid Boris Johnson loan row
BBC Chairman Richard Sharp, whose appointment is under investigation after it was claimed he helped Boris Johnson get an £800,000 line of credit, was Rishi Sunak's boss at Goldman Sachs, before being brought in to advise Rishi Sunak during Covid
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'Tories are trashing the place as they know they only have a year or two left'
Mark Steel says Tories show incompetence across all departments - even a Tory Lord this week wrote an article suggesting students should have to take a ‘tolerance test’ before they graduate
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'Man of the people' Lee Anderson takes £15k donation from posh members club
The Ashfield MP sparked fury this week by claiming foodbank users squander their money on “fags and booze”
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Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford's wife Clare dies suddenly
A spokesman said: "The thoughts of everyone in the Welsh Government are with the family at this time and we ask that their privacy is respected"
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Ex-MP Keith Vaz rules out Parliament comeback saying 'that ship has sailed'
It came just weeks after the Commons Standards Committee recommended he should be handed a six-month suspension for causing "significant damage" to the reputation of the House
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Tax chiefs admit to 'misleading information' in row over Nadhim Zahawi's taxes
Pressure is mounting on Downing Street to order the former Chancellor to step aside while the investigation is ongoing
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Nadine Dorries slammed by watchdog for 'breaking ministerial code' with TV show
The former Culture Secretary announced on Friday that she would be launching a chat show on Talk TV, to start in February - with Boris Johnson as her first guest
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Katie Price plots more surgery to flaunt on OnlyFans after biggest boob job yet
Mum-of-five Katie Price has made it her mission to have Britain's biggest boobs and now she's now shared her hopes to undergo even more cosmetic surgery after 16 breast ops already
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Sebastian Vettel slept in the boot of his dad's camper van as he chased F1 dream
Sebastian Vettel is competing in the Race of Champions this weekend – his first racing appearance since ending the F1 career he worked so hard to earn as a youngster
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'Pensioner's hypothermia death should shame oil giants raking in obscene profit'
As an 87-year-old lady died freezing and afraid to turn on the heating in her terraced home, energy fat cats should hang their heads in shame as they exploit the misery of millions
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Keir Starmer accuses Tories of 'moral bankruptcy' and pledges change with Labour
In a speech at London Labour’s annual Conference, the party's Leader will emphasise his promise to 'give people the change they’ve demanded' by pushing power out to communities
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Rishi Sunak branded 'lightweight Thatcher tribute act' by veteran union boss
Former TUC General Secretary John Monks told the Mirror there has been a dislike of trade unions within the Tories ever since Margaret Thatcher succeeded Ted Heath in 1975