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'Labour Conference needs reform – right now it's a week for party windbags'
The annual get-together needs to be slimmed down and modernised, says party member Paul Routledge
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Criminals to dodge jail a year after Rishi Sunak promised to lock up more people
Rishi Sunak said he wanted to 'charge more people... and have them in jail' last year, but it has emerged judges have been advised not to send people to prison due to lack of space
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Drivers and renters face higher bills after Rishi Sunak's net zero U-turns
The warning from the Government's own climate advisers - the Climate Change Committee (CCC) - comes almost a month after the Tory leader watered down key targets
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New smoking law plan coming in weeks amid vape crackdown - what it means for you
The Prime Minister is ready to ban disposable vaping if necessary and wants to set out plans to raise the smoking age by 'one year, every year' as early as next month
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UK economy grows slightly in August with GDP up 0.2%
The UK's economy grew slightly recently, with the services sector leading the way, the Office for National Statistics has said
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Disabled man's plea for someone to give him chance after 20 year search for job
Disabled job-seeker Shahzad Bokhari, 48, has pleaded with prospective employers 'just give me a chance' after 20 years of searching for paid work
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SNP MP quits her party to join Tories after 'toxic and bullying treatment'
Lisa Cameron said she does not 'feel able to continue in what I have experienced as a toxic and bullying SNP Westminster group, which resulted in my requiring counselling'
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'Sparkle with Starmer' t-shirt sold out after heckler covers him in glitter
Shadow Cabinet Office minister Jonathan Ashworth joked Britain will get its 'sparkle' back under a Labour government after his boss was covered in glitter by a protestor
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Mirror readers support Sunak’s plans to scrap HS2 to Manchester - poll results
We polled readers about Rishi Sunak's decision to scrap the northern leg of HS2, and a majority of voters support the controversial move - but do YOU agree?
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'Violence in Israel and Gaza must not snowball - innocent lives are at stake'
As violence explodes in Israel and Gaza pushing the Middle East to the brink, thousands of civilian lives are at stake - too many have already been lost
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Rod Stewart turns down huge Saudi Arabia offer to 'shine a light' on injustices
The star rejected the lucrative deal over its discrimination against women, LGBTQ+ people and the brutal silencing of its critics
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Rapists and burglars to avoid jail as prisons run out of space in Tory farce
Judges have been told to delay sentencing hearings from next week in a desperate bid to keep down the prison population, while ministers consider letting criminals out early
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Teacher with cancer given terrible news after four-month treatment delay
Nathaniel Dye, 37, who lives in Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s Ilford North constituency, introduced the frontbencher’s speech at Labour conference in Liverpool
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Israeli politician calls for 'Doomsday' missiles to be dropped on Hamas and Gaza
The conflict between Israel and Palestine continues into its fifth day with over two thousand people having died on both sides and the fighting set to continue amid reports Israel is readying a ground invasion
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Explosive WhatsApp messages between Dominic Cummings and Boris Johnson released
Messages from Dominic Cummings to Boris Johnson in the run-up to the first lockdown have been published by the Covid Inquiry as it begins scrutinising the Government's handling of the pandemic
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Keir Starmer jokes about glitter as he praises Mirror at Labour Conference party
The Labour leader highlighted The Mirror's campaigning as Shadow Cabinet ministers showed off their singing skills at a party raising money for the charity Buttle UK
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All the policies announced by Keir Starmer's top team at Labour Party Conference
The Mirror has collated all the policies announced by Labour's top team after Keir Starmer pledged a 'decade of national renewal' if he becomes the country's next Prime Minister
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'Glitter protest against Keir Starmer only demonstrated why he's next PM'
One protester's attempt to embarrass Keir Starmer in at the party's conference in Liverpool backfired spectacularly when the Labour leader shook it off with sparkling poise
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'Labour's Keir Starmer has never looked more like the leader of this country'
'With jacket off, and sleeves rolled up, Keir Starmer looked so ready for the job of rebuilding Britain, that no-one would have been surprised if he brought out a trowel'
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Keir Starmer tells families 'I will fight for you' as he promises new Britain
Labour leader Keir Starmer defiantly set out his pitch to become PM after a glitter-throwing protester attempted to disrupt his party conference speech in Liverpool
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'I find it depressing that some families cannot afford to feed their children'
The latest instalment of Love Island legend Amy Hart's daily updates from Labour party conference in Liverpool as Keir Starmer set out his stall ahead of election
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'This may be the moment Keir Starmer won the battle to be the party of change'
The Mirror's Jason Beattie says the protestor who stormed the stage did not need to shower glitter on the Labour leader - his speech showed he can sparkle
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Keir Starmer speech live - Labour demand 'decade in power' to sort out Tory mess
The Labour leader shrugged off the bizarre glitter attack, which led to a 28-year-old man being arrested. Following the drama he outlined plans for a "decade of national renewal"
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Labour will end car insurance rip-offs where drivers in some areas pay more
Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh pledged to ensure motorists are not paying over the odds to insure their vehicles in a speech to Labour Party conference
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Labour promises the bloody truth to nuke veterans
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner pledged full accountability to nuclear veterans battling for the truth about their missing blood records