All news on the topic: Politics

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Boris Johnson faces probe calls on claim BBC chair helped him secure £800k loan
Reports emerged last week that the big-spending ex-PM's distant Canadian cousin stepped in to help Boris Johnson fund his lavish lifestyle when he found himself in financial trouble in 2020
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Tories raking in money from private health firms as NHS is on its knees
A number of high ranking and wealthy Conservative party members have links to private health care companies which, in turn, are profiting from the current NHS crisis
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'So much for the Tory talk on levelling up - councils are stretched to the bone'
Our high streets used to be thriving places - but now it's just a chip shop and a bookies, says columnist Keir Mudie. Where's all this 'levelling up' money going to?
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Chinese giants Huawei and TikTok bankrolling MPs and peers in lobbying effort
Tech giants from China like TikTok and Huawei have donated tens of thousands of pounds to a parliamentary group, sparking calls for a review of lobbying rules to MPs and peers
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Fraud-busters get back just £5.8m of £1bn lost to Covid loan criminals
Authorities have launched almost 300 investigations but have managed to take back just £5.8 million from fraudsters who stole more than £1.1 billion in Covid loans during the height of the pandemic
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Prosecutors set to re-open case of protesters putting cone on top Tory's head
The CPS said it is considering whether to appeal the decision which cleared Radical Haslam, 29, of Salford and Ruth Wood, 52, of Cambridge of harassing IDS with threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour
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Suella Braverman should stop 'stoking culture wars' and tackle police misogyny
Yvette Cooper told the Sunday Mirror the Home Secretary should stop “stoking culture wars” in the wake of the conviction of Met Police sex abuser David Carrick, and “get a grip of the serious problems in vetting, misconduct and standards.”
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Nandy slams Tories for handing £1 back for every £4 they've taken from locals
Rishi Sunak announced £2.1billion of levelling up funding last week to much fanfare but received a furious backlash from local authorities which did not get any
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Millions in taxpayers' cash flushed down the pan in 'pointless' research schemes
Taxpayers' money is spent by UK Research and Innovation on schemes including eco-friendly toilets, studies of Italian cinema, and platforms to help people do knitting
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PM 'won't boost free childcare because it was Liz Truss' idea', ministers claim
In her brief spell as PM Ms Truss wanted to extend the support for three and four year olds from 30 hours to 50 hours a week
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PM urged to scrap energy price cap rise as UK has world's highest electric bills
The increase will see the typical dual user paying £500 more a year than the £2,500 they do now even though wholesale prices are falling.
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Trans rights activists protest over gender reform bill being blocked in Scotland
Swarms of transgender rights campaigners gathered in Glasgow today to protest the blocking of Scotland's Gender Recognition Reform Bill by the UK government earlier this week
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Under-fire Nadhim Zahawi racked up £1,000 limousine bill in one day at Cop26
Nadhim Zahawi, who was then education secretary, charged an enormous bill to the taxpayer for chauffeur-driven limos to ferry him around the Cop26 summit in Glasgow
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'Mega-rich Tory Nadhim Zahawi just has lofty tax ideals - don't ask questions'
Mark Steel says the PM's approach to Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs is a new liberal approach to the law – that it’s alright to try and swipe millions of pounds as long as you hand it back if you’re caught
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TV star Jimmy Doherty calls for urgent help for farmers as suicide rates soar
Jimmy Doherty, a television star and childhood friend of celeb chef Jamie Oliver, has called on the Government to help tackle the serious mental health crisis brewing among farmers
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Tories accused of sending 'deliberately misleading' Green Party-style leaflets
A campaign group has written to Conservative chairman Nadhim Zahawi demanding activists stop distributing the leaflets and overhaul rules about campaign material
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Hancock held talks to hand patient data and Covid test results to US tech firm
Emails revealed for the first time by the Mirror show what happened when Matt Hancock met with Palantir - a controversial firm founded by Donald Trump donor Peter Thiel
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Nadhim Zahawi admits to 'careless error' as he breaks silence on tax bill row
The former chancellor, who attends Rishi Sunak's Cabinet, has been under pressure since it was reported that he paid HM Revenue & Customs a seven-figure sum to end a dispute
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Rishi Sunak won't resign after second police fine, Dominic Raab insists
The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was slapped with a fixed penalty notice yesterday for failing to wear a seatbelt in a moving limousine
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Sajid Javid calls for £20 fee to see GP and £66 charge for A&E
The former health chief said the NHS had become unsustainable and the UK should extend "the contributory principle" to tackle waiting times
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Jacinda Ardern's successor as New Zealand PM announced from just one candidate
New Zealand's new prime minister has been announced following the shock resignation of Jacinda Ardern with Education Minister Chris Hipkins the only politician to put his hat in the ring
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'Germany must realise Putin can't be allowed to win and Ukraine allowed to fall'
If President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian forces are to drive the Russian military from their country they need their allies to supply more equipment and munitions
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HS2 uncovers astonishing English Civil War battle previously unknown to history
The astonishing discovery was made along the route of the HS2 high-speed rail line in Warwickshire earlier this month with experts finding more than 200 pistol and musket ball marks on the remains of a medieval gatehouse
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NHS strike on Feb 6 to be biggest ever as nurses and paramedics walk on same day
NHS Providers director of policy Miriam Deakin says the government’s disastrous handling of the NHS has brought nurses and ambulance staff ­to breaking point - and the workers to the picket line
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Rishi Sunak must cancel April's cut in energy support scheme, Labour demands
In a speech on Saturday the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves will urge the Prime Minister to pass on a recent fall in wholesale gas prices to struggling households as the cost-of-living crisis bites