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'Monarchy and tradition put the Great in Great Britain'
The Government will carry out a taxpayer funded poll of 175,000 people to determine what they think of the Royal Family and the results will be fed back to senior royals
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'Royal survey is a huge waste of taxpayer's money - we already know the results'
The modern slimmed-down monarchy under King Charles III has its highs and lows like any other institution but the alternative is much worse, writes royal correspondent Ingrid Seward
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Huge poll will ask 175k why royals exist - before King Charles told results
Tens of thousands of ordinary voters across the country are being questioned on what they think King Charles' role should be with the results sent to Buckingham Palace
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Rishi Sunak under fire for giving knighthood to Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin
Labour the Liberal Democrats have joined with the TUC in slamming Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for giving knighthoods to controversial pub magnate Tim Martin and ex-RBS boss Stephen Hester
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Anti-semitism and conspiracy theories on demand on site used by Russell Brand
A growing number of far-right hate figures including thug Tommy Robinson and supremacist Nick Fuentes are turning to an online platform which is a hotbed of anti-semitism and conspiracy theory
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Rishi Sunak held secret talks with Dominic Cummings to avoid election defeat
In a bombshell revelation, Dominic Cummings claimed that Rishi Sunak offered him a 'secret deal' as he wanted him to 'deliver the election' during two top-secret meetings in Yorkshire and London
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Tory £500m railway restoration plan built just 11 miles of track in four years
The Tories have been accused of failing to deliver on a manifesto commitment to reopen railway lines and train stations closed under the Beeching cuts in the 1960s
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Home Office warned of spiking 'jokes' the day James Cleverly made date-rape gag
Home Secretary James Cleverly was forced to apologise after we revealed he joked about drugging his wife, saying 'a little bit of Rohypnol in her drink every night' was 'not really illegal if it's only a little bit'
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'You don’t need to be Mystic Meg to predict 2024 will be Labour’s year'
Judging by the frenzied activity from both Labour and the Tories in the remaining days of 2023, Mirror columnist Keir Mudie reckons an election could be coming in either spring or autumn
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Tory pint plan falls flat for maker of Churchill’s fave fizz
Although Winston Churchill was a fan of champagne served by the imperial pint, the winemakers Pol Roger are refusing to bring back smaller serving sizes in line with a Tory scheme
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Festive turmoil for foster kids as 2000 children moved on over the Xmas break
Last night there were calls for urgent action as the Tories were accused of neglecting the nation’s most vulnerable young people as thousands of children moved home over Christmas
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Tory donors, partners and cronies handed New Year Honours List awards
A long list of tycoons were named as Sirs and Dames in the New Year Honour's List, including Brexit-backing Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin, who has given money to the Tories in the past
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Celebrities who have snubbed NY Honours and those that have handed them back
England goalkeeper Mary Earps and Game of Thrones actor Emilia Clarke are among the stars recognised in the 2024 New Year Honours list, but OBEs and MBEs are not always wanted by some celebrities
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Liz Truss rewards 11 Tory donors and cronies in honours slipped out by 'weak' PM
The former PM who was forced from No10 after just 49 days in office has showered gongs and peerages on allies and cronies - with one award for every four-and-a-half days she was in Downing Street
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New Year Honours list in full from Mary Earps and Leona Lewis to Paul Hollywood
Mary Earps, Millie Bright and Lauren Hemp joined diverse figures from Sajid Javid, Tim Martin, Tony Blackburn and the Archbishop of Canterbury on the New Year Honours List
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PM Sunak dealt brutal snub by Southampton boss Martin after attending match
Russell Martin saw his Southampton side win in front of Rishi Sunak but the Saints boss had no interest in engaging with the Prime Minister after their win at St Mary's
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From Hancock's 'moobs' to Braverman's 'bullying' - 2023 was a year to forget
Columnist Brian Reade hands out his bouquets and brickbats for a year that wasn't really notable for anything other than a constant stream of really terrible news, even if Donald Trump faced four different courts
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Putin 'betting the farm' on Donald Trump 2024 presidency and 'radical' NATO move
Former-president Donald Trump is currently the frontrunner for the Republican nomination. Incumbent Joe Biden is set to lead the Democrats making next year a repeat of the 2020 election
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11 new laws expected in 2024 from smoking ban to electric cars and vaping
In what are expected to be Rishi Sunak's final months in No10, a string of new laws are set to be added to the statute books in a frantic scramble before the general election
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Families face £1,400 'debt timebomb' in 2024 with rise on credit cards and loans
The analysis by the Trades Union Congress shows unsecured debt, which includes personal loans, credit cards, and overdrafts, is set to increase by £1,400 on average
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Kim Jong-un orders North Korea to 'accelerate war preparations'
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told the army to "get ready for war" as he claimed that they were facing an "unprecedented" threat from the United States and its allies
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Tory Mercer 'should keep eyebrows shave vow' if he fails on Veterans ID pledge
Veterans' Minister Johnny Mercer - who has been criticised over an attack on Carol Vorderman and his Labour opponent Fred Thomas - earlier this year said he'd shave his eyebrows if Veterans ID cards weren't rolled out by 2024
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Tory MP blames 'crap parents' for children struggling in his constituency
Tory MP James Daly was accused of 'insulting parenting skills' of the people of Bury after making the controversial remarks in a newspaper interview
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The Conservatives do not fit the bill - families are fed-up of sky high prices
Household bills are on average £326 more than a year ago, food inflation is still averaging nearly 10% and rents and mortgages are set to rise again, while wages are flat-lining
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How UK fought the country's first fascist groups who were pals with Adolf Hitler
Since the start of Far Right organisation the British Fascisti, there has been Oswald Mosley’s British Union of Fascists, the National Front and the British National Party