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Tory childcare plan in chaos as Gillian Keegan won't guarantee it'll be ready
The Education Secretary said she was 'really confident' parents would be able to access Government-funded childcare but stressed she could not offer an iron-clad guarantee
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Referendum on uniting Ireland will be held within decade, First Minister says
Michelle O’Neill, in her first UK interview as Stormont First Minister, said she believes there will be a vote on uniting the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in the next decade.
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'Sunak should know from PPE, there must be no VIP access for wife's family firm'
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak should have learned a lesson about perceived conflicts of interest when Tory cronies were found to be using a 'VIP lane' to award contracts during the pandemic
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Top Tory accused of offering 'VIP lane' for Rishi Sunak's wife's firm in UK
A Mirror Investigation has revealed details of a meeting between a top Conservative operator and the tech company in which Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's wife Akshata has £624m in shares
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Hope of fresh cash for northern airport as Tory minister backs away from row
In a letter seen by the Mirror Tory Transport Secretary Mark Harper did not rule out allowing the transfer of funds to help reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport to go ahead
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Tories have big hopes for chief of staff to ex-MP suspended over drugs claims
Londoner James Hamblin said he was “absolutely thrilled” to be picked as a candidate in the Cardiff West constituency when he was selected by local Tories on Thursday
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Lords and Parliament staff sink 15,000 pints of San Miguel lager - at discount
The beer topped the list of beverages served in House of Lords pubs and cafes - but lattes and teas were
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'Escaped monkey fiasco doesn't compare to monkey business in Westminster'
This week Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced that Labour would not be reversing the Conservative's scrapping of the banker bonus cap if they got back into power
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Sunak 'should learn from Labour' and stamp out Liz Truss' party within a party
Ms Truss, who was the least popular British Prime Minister since records began, will launch a group named “Popular Conservatism” this week
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RAF probe as sister plane of jet used by Sunak suffers 'blowout scare'
The plane - an RAF Voyager jet - blew a landing gear tyre while hurtling along a Nevada runway at around 160mph when it was laden with 80 tonnes of fuel
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Tory crime chief urged to quit over 'short skirts' comment in girls abuse debate
John Dwyer, Cheshire’s Police and Crime Commissioner, offered a “full and unreserved apology” after being reported to the local Police and Crime Panel for ‘misogynistic remarks’ made in a council meeting
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Inside Rick Stein’s Cornwall controversy - restaurant blaze to furious locals
Rick Stein's Asian culinary exploration, Rick Stein's India, airs on BBC2 today, but not all of his shows have been well received
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'London chemical attack on mother and child shouldn't be used to whip up hate'
Serious questions need to be asked about how the man suspected of an attack with a corrosive substance on a woman who now has life-changing injuries was allowed to stay in the country
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'Football is not in dark age - fans and players have never been better behaved'
If Fleet Street thought the sex lives of football players and the behaviour of fans was worth writing about back in the day there wouldn't be any space left for actual news, writes Mirror columnist Brian Reade
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'Tory failure to respect asylum seekers has led to acid attacks on our streets'
As a mum and her daughters recover from an horrific attack by a sex offender who's gone on the run, Fleet Street Fox argues he could have been stopped if Tory governments had not axed spending for political reasons
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Tory Robert Jenrick accused of 'politically motivated' attack on vicars
Former Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick came under fire as he claimed 'naive' vicars and priests are tricked by asylum seekers when commenting about the Clapham acid attack
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Fury as James Cleverly pleads for £2.6billion to plug asylum black hole
Tories have been accused of 'busting the budget' after Home Secretary James Cleverly said he needed an extra £2.6billion to plug a Home Office budget black hole
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UK will 'miss out the AI goldrush' unless Government adopts positive vision
The UK's approach to artificial intelligence has become too narrowly focused on AI safety and the threats the technology could pose, rather than its benefits, meaning it could "miss out on the AI goldrush", a House of Lords Committee has warned
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Labour refuses to say if it still supports £28bn green investment pledge
Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves has repeatedly refused to set out whether she is standing by her commitment to spend £28 billion a year on green investment
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Donald Trump's four lawyers who will make the most from his $50m legal bill
Former President Donald Trump has had to pay a whopping $50 million in legal fees in 2023, with four lawyers set to make the most from his legal woes
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Former Labour MP switches to Nigel Farage's Reform party for upcoming byelection
Former Labour MP Simon Danczuk, who was blocked from running for Labour in 2017 after an explicit texting scandal, is standing as the candidate for Nigel Farage's Reform Party
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'Labour risks raining on enthusiasm if it keeps kowtowing to overpaid bankers'
The Labour Party might be on a charm offensive with the fatcats in high finance, but Mirror columnist Paul Routledge asks if it's really necessary to be cosying quite so close to the bankers
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Tory MP calls for fly-tippers to be strangled with their ripped out intestines
Hardliner Sir Desmond Swayne made the Hannibal Lecter-like suggestion that fly-tippers should be 'garrotted with their own intestines' during a House of Commons debate
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Hunt casts doubt on big Budget tax cuts despite pressure from panicking Tory MPs
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt made the comments after the International Monetary Fund urged the government not to cut taxes in a bombshell intervention weeks before the Budget
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Reform UK accepts £10,000 from millionaire accused of sexual harassment
The donation, which was uncovered by DeSmog, was made by hedge fund boss Crispin Odey last August just weeks after 13 women accused him of sexual harassment or abuse