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Lib Dem candidate sorry for calling village 'most inbred in Britain'
Jemma Joy, who is standing for the Liberal Democrats in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, apologised for the 2010 post, which was intended to be 'sarcastic'
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Lib Dem leader Ed Davey accused of parroting Post Office in Horizon IT scandal
Letters between Sir Ed Davey, then-Minister for Postal Affairs, and Alan Bates, a former sub-postmaster and campaigner, reveal Sir Ed's willingness to believe the Post Office
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Mirror Chicken gets Rishi Sunak in a flap after he chickens out of election
The Prime Minister tried to dodge our feathered friend as he arrived at the BBC for an interview with Laura Kuenssberg just days after he chickened out of a general election
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Rishi Sunak says Post Office prosecutions under review as victim confronts him
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has confirmed the Government is looking at how to exonerate hundreds of sub-postmasters unjustly convicted during the Horizon IT scandal
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Rishi Sunak threatens to snatch Universal Credit cash to pay for tax cuts
The Prime Minister hinted that pre-election tax cut giveaways will be made on the back of 'difficult decisions to control welfare' which could mean benefit cuts for families
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PM urged to suspend minister accused of spending taxpayer cash on Tory campaigns
Pensions minister Paul Maynard has been referred by the Parliamentary expenses watchdog over claims he used his taxpayer-funded office to campaign for the Conservatives
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'The sooner we get the chance to trump Rishi Sunak at the ballot box the better'
After 14 years of Tory misrule, the British people have had enough of shambolic and dishonest government by gimmick.
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Labour demands Rishi Sunak come clean over Rwanda scheme documents
The papers reportedly suggest Rishi Sunak was not convinced by the Rwanda plan when it was being drawn up. Now Labour has called on the PM to publish the papers
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Derek's tragic last Christmas with Kate and kids by hospital bedside
Derek, 56, died on Wednesday following a long, brave battle with coronavirus caught in 2020 and spent his last Christmas with loved ones by his side in hospital
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'Starmer needs to say something people can get excited about ahead of election'
It’s great that Keir Starmer and Labour want the highest growth in the G7, writes Mirror columnist Keir Mudie, but what does that mean for food prices, for the NHS, for mortgages?
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Politicians pay 20 percent less for nursery as childcare costs soar for workers
While two-thirds of parents with kids under five have cut working hours to afford surging childcare costs, politicians pay twenty percent less for Commons daycare
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Jill Biden rushes to embrace Joe as he zones out and goes into trance-like state
Joe Biden, 81, seemed zoned-out at the conclusion of his first campaign speech of 2024 on Friday night at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, so much so that First Lady Biden seemed to have to intercept the president and guide him off stage
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Cafe on Sunak's campaign trail offers discount if customers tell PM to leave
Owners of the Hargreaves Cafe, near one of Mr Sunak's campaign stops in Buxton, Derbyshire, advertised an extra 5% off for customers who say "go home Rishi"
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Rishi Sunak outspending Trump on social ads in desperate bid to stay in power
It comes amid warnings that the Tories doubling the spending limits ahead of elections risked damaging the transparency of political donations and public confidence in elections
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National Lottery operator donated £20,000 to Tories after winning licence battle
Allwyn, owned by a Czech billionaire, was handed the licence to run the National Lottery in 2022 - and in November they gave cash to the Conservative Party
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Millions 'undecideds' critical of Brexit - and want Labour to pursue EU ties
A mega poll found more voters said they wanted Keir Starmer to seek a closer UK-EU relationship - and those in the crucial 'undecided' column feel even more strongly
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Migrants outnumbered two to one by guards on deportation flights
Guards hired by outsourcing firm Mitie outnumbered migrants two to one on flights deporting migrants and foreign offenders, with the Government spending more than £3million removing them from the UK
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Prince Andrew caught on camera asking Sandringham fans why they are filming
Prince Andrew was filmed asking royal fans gathered at Sandringham on Christmas Day why they "have their cameras on" before describing the experience as a "bizarre sensation"
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'It's time for the NatWest chairman to learn some home truths'
You would think the NatWest chairman would have a better understanding of the housing market after his barmy claim that it is not that difficult to get on the housing ladder
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Labour's Rachel Reeves vows not to raise national insurance or income tax
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said that rather than hike levies on wages such as national insurance and income tax, a Labour government would strive to cut them
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Tory climate tsar Chris Skidmore quits as MP with brutal attack on Rishi Sunak
Chris Skidmore announced he is quitting as a Tory MP over Rishi Sunak's environmental policies. In a resignation statement, the former minister wrote: 'I can no longer stand by'
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Mr Bates Vs The Post Office star Julie urges viewers to demand compensation
Former Coronation Street favourite Julie who played Alan Bates’ wife Suzanne, said she had been blown away by the anger generated by the ITV drama
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Man City being sued by clothing label Superdry over trademark row
The fashion brand submitted papers to high court in mid-December over alleged trademark infringement relating to training kit displaying the Asahi Super 'Dry' logo
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Humiliating moment as Rishi Sunak booed when he leaves café in Tory constituency
The Prime Minister visited a Tory constituency for a friendly meet-up with Conservative members and local activists but was forced to face members of the public outside
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Rishi Sunak packs room with Tories despite vow to see as many voters as possible
As the election year opens, the PM was said to be launching a campaign to reach out to as many voters as possible to brag about the good things the Tories have done