All news on the topic: Politics

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Lords and Parliament staff scoff 3,000 bags of Cheese and Onion crisps in year
The Walkers potato snacks topped the list of confectionery items sold by Lords retail outlets, shifting 2,580 bags. It was closely followed by Walkers’ Salt and Vinegar variety, selling 2,332, with the standard four-finger Kit Kat in third place, selling 2,298
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Tories quietly change zombie knife ban jail time commitment to 'may face prison'
The Home Office said the policy hadn’t been changed, and that the original release was wrong and was corrected
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Olympic champ Becky Adlington's fury as two swimming pools close every month
Swimming chief estimate that 75% of councils face a swimming pool shortage by 2030 - with almost one in three children already leaving primary school unable to swim a length
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David Cameron's 'green crap' cuts cost families as much as £1k in a single year
In all, the ex-PM’s decision to tear up plans to make all new build homes zero carbon added £2.6 billion to energy bills between 2015 and 2022, according to research from the Green Britain Foundation
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'Labour and business is odd combo - like vodka and tomato or Crouch and Clancy'
When you see Labour going down well with the City, austerity hero George Osborne praising them, it’s a slightly unsettling feeling. Turns out it’s not just me. It used to be you had to wait ages to see how policy was playing out. Now you can get reaction pretty quickly
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Angela Rayner to pledge 'partnership' funding for councils to fix Tory crisis
In a speech to the Labour Local Government Conference in Warwick, the Deputy Labour Leader will say the “biggest obstacle to resolving the crisis” in local government is the Conservative Party
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Starmer says Sunak lacks 'courage' to say sorry to Brianna's mum over trans joke
The Labour leader - clearly still furious about the exchange in PMQs - said Rishi Sunak had broken the first rule of being Prime Minister - "to make every single citizen feel safe and respected in their own country"
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Starmer pledges 500,000 new green jobs 'where you live' - full back to work plan
The Labour leader and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves showed a united front - outlining the huge infrastructure investments still planned for the party's green plan, despite scaling back the headline £28 billion figure
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Just like Margaret Thatcher, miners' wives were not for turning
When miners started being arrested on demos during 1984, their wives joined them and spoke of the cause around the country.
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Donald Trump's cameo appearance in porn video as Playboy role explained
Former US President Donald Trump appeared in a Playboy porn video called 'Centrefold' nearly 25 years ago and opened a bottle of champagne while surrounded by several models
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'Government must take action on energy drinks if they care about kids' health'
Studies have shown that energy drinks with high levels of caffeine and sugar cause a string of health problems, and yet despite the craze for them among kids, the Government has not taken action
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Teens to be banned from buying energy drinks such as Prime under Labour plan
Labour is considering banning under-16s from buying energy drinks such as Monster and Rockstar because of worries about the impact on children’s health and education
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Barrister removed from BA plane by armed cops after row is given peerage by PM
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak slipped out the list of new peers on Friday evening that also includes a council leader who bragged about trying to kill moles with a blowtorch
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Huge majority of UK dentists think Rishi Sunak's Tories are harming the NHS
A pair of surveys questioning more than 3,000 dentists across the UK revealed that two-thirds of them now plan to go private – and a whopping 90% think Rishi Sunak's Conservative government is to blame
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Rishi Sunak pays same tax rate as teacher - and only slightly more than a nurse
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak snuck out a summary of his tax return that lifted the lid on his wealth showing that he made a staggering £2.2million in the last financial year
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Mega-rich Rishi Sunak sneaks out tax return disclosing massive earnings
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak snuck out a summary of his tax return late on Friday afternoon as MPs were on their holidays - lifting the lid on his vast fortune
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Rod Stewart gives scathing verdict on Tories and says Labour 'deserve a crack'
Long-time Tory Sir Rod Stewart raised concerns about how the Conservatives had switched Prime Minister twice without giving voters a say - and said Keir Starmer deserved a chance
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Eight bombshells from Putin's Tucker Carlson interview from WW3 to Elon Musk
Over the indulgent two hour interview the Russian despot shared his thoughts on a range of topics from the possibility of nuclear armageddon, to his opinion of tech mogul Elon Musk
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Paddy McGuinness shares dad's harrowing experience amid NHS dentist struggle
Paddy McGuinness appeared on Question Time last night where he said his dad had removed his own teeth with pliers because he could not get an NHS dentist
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Labour MP Shabana Mahmood says party lost trust of Muslim voters over Gaza
Shadow Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood admitted Labour needs to rebuild relations with Muslim voters after criticism of its initial response to the Middle East crisis
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Biden’s gaffes amid memory claims from documents by dog bed to forgetting Hamas
President Joe Biden's week has been marked by scrutiny and controversy, revealing lapses in memory and sparking speculation about his fitness for office
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Dad yanks own tooth after waiting six months for NHS dentist appointment
WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES Chris Langston, 50, has told the Mirror how he was forced to pull out a loose tooth with pliers following six months of pain after failing to get an NHS dentist appointment
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'It's the economy, stupid' says Lastminute.com co-founder in digital plea
Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho has called for an end to digital exclusion
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What WW3 could look like in modern Britain - 'rations, curfews and forced camps'
As Vladimir Putin discusses the deciding factor in Russia invading more of Europe, the Mirror spoke to a world affairs expert about what modern-day war could look like in Britain
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Minister warns over a ‘computer says no’ stance to buy now, pay later schemes
The Government is considering feedback to a consultation on regulating buy now, pay later schemes