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Send in your questions for Keir Starmer, the man who could be our next PM
What do you want you to ask Keir Starmer, the man who could be our next Prime Minister? The Labour leader will respond to the best questions we receive from Mirror readers
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George Galloway may stand against Andy Burnham to be Greater Manchester mayor
Andy Burnham furiously hit out at George Galloway after the new Rochdale MP suggested he would run against the Greater Manchester Mayor in the mayoral elections in May
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Russian oil tycoon found dead amid 'feud' in HQ of Kremlin-linked energy giant
Vitaly Robertus, a vice president at Kremlin-linked oil giant Lukoil which initially opposed the war in Ukraine, was found dead in his office at the Moscow firm
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Question Time crowd scoffs as Tory Minister blames Covid for crowded prisons
Housing Minister Lee Rowley appeared on Question Time, during which he said Conservative Party 'had a difficult week' and discussed the nation's crowded prisons
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Mutya Buena issues bizarre apology over Sugababes' 'promotion' of sugar
Sugababes member Mutya Buena featured in a sketch where she apologised for promoting sugar - but now Jacob Rees-Mogg has claimed information about her band and sugar consumption is 'relevant'
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1,300 veterans at risk of homelessness from no-fault eviction since Tory ban vow
The Conservatives promised to end no-fault evictions in the 2019 manifesto - preventing landlords from kicking out tenants without good reason - but the ban has been repeatedly delayed
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Tories blasted for 'extraordinary' stance on racism amid Diane Abbott scandal
Speaking on Question Time on BBC tonight, broadcaster Ayesha Hazarika - former political adviser to senior Labour Party politicians - hit out at the Conservatives
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Granite face Trump shows struggle when asked if lonely as he 'escapes emotions'
Body language expert Judi James says Trump's face suddenly turned 'granite' when asked if it's 'lonely at the top' by Greg Kelly in a peculiar interview with the conservative television host, as the former president looked 'keen to escape his own emotions'
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Rishi Sunak chickens out of May 2 election as he's accused of squatting in No10
Rishi Sunak has been accused of 'squatting in Downing Street' as the Prime Minister ruled out holding a general election on May 2 as the Tories fall behind in the polls
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'Keir Starmer must fight pressure and stick to his pledge on strike laws'
Employees in Coventry and Birmingham are going on strike next week. Their claim is for £15 an hour and recognition of their union, the GMB. I wish them well, says Paul Routledge
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Hunger-striking mothers vow to continue their campaign against food insecurity
The group of women ended their five-day hunger strike today but have vowed to step up the campaign against deepening food insecurity
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Keir Starmer challenges Rishi Sunak to call a general election next week
Keir Starmer says Rishi Sunak should 'have the backbone' to call a general election to be held on May 2 and give voters the chance to end 14 years of Tory 'chaos, division and decline'
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Sunak 'presiding over terribly racist period for Tories' says ex-party chair
In a scathing attack on Rishi Sunak, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi demanded the Tories hand back cash to Frank Hester and said he is presiding over a 'terribly racist period'
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Sports minister doubles down on plan to introduce gambling reform
Stuart Andrew, who is responsible for gambling as Under-Secretary of State for Sport, spoke to Nick Luck on Racing TV over the introduction of affordability checks
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Angela Rayner says she wants to see Diane Abbott let back into Labour
MP Diane Abbott has sat as an independent since April last year after Labour withdrew the whip following comments over the Jewish, Irish and Traveller communities
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'Patronising Tory view that culture is only for people like them must end'
'Learning music opened doors for me. It gave me that thrill of being on stage. It introduced me to people from different backgrounds, and when we played together, it didn’t matter where you came from,'
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DWP shares benefit update for people claiming PIP who need help with mobility
A mobility component is available to people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Adult or Child Disability Payment (ADP) in Scotland and Disability Living Allowance (DLA)
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Russian hackers 'jam signal' on RAF plane with Grant Shapps on board
Vladimir Putin's forces have been branded "wildly irresponsible" after the GPS signal and internet signal were blocked as Defence Secretary Grant Shapps flew back from Poland
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'Devastating pandemic' could sweep Earth as countries helpless to health threats
The world might not be ready for another ‘devastating pandemic’ with global response to ‘health threats’ waning, according to a bombshell new US intelligence report
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MPs to get £4,700 pay rise as basic Commons salaries surge above £91,000
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) confirmed today that MPs will get a £4,762 hike to the £86,584 basic salary from April - a rise of 5.5%
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Michael Gove names five organisations that could be blacklisted for extremism
Michael Gove said the Muslim Association of Britain, Cage and Mend and the neo-nazi British National Socialist Movement and Patriotic Alternative will be assessed for extremism
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Rishi Sunak takes even more cash from Tory donor in Diane Abbott racism storm
It’s understood Frank Hester has donated another £5million to the Tories since January - a figure the Tories did not deny - on top of the £10million he had already handed the party
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Bank transfers could be delayed by up to four days under new plan to stop scams
The UK has seen an increase in authorised 'push payment' fraud over the past few years, and in 2022 victims lost £485 million to such scams, the Government said
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Rishi Sunak told to call general election 'now' by Tory peer
Tory peer and chairman of supermarket giant Asda Stuart Rose said the 'sooner we call an election the better' and even suggested he could endorse Keir Starmer's Labour
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'If Rishi Sunak had any deceny he would return £10million Tory donation'
By refusing to return Hester’s donation, Mr Sunak is giving licence to the racists who prey on people’s worst instincts