All news on the topic: Tory Government

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Labour will close £430million ’loophole’ in Tory plan to axe non-dom tax for super-rich
In a major U-turn last month Chancellor Jeremy Hunt said he would axe the non-dom tax break. But Labour’s Rachel Reeves warned the plans contain ’a load of loopholes’
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Multi-millionaire Rishi Sunak offers public financial advice in bizarre video
Rishi Sunak has offered financial advice to members of the public in a bizarre video posted on Twitter/X.
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Boris Johnson now - six-figure allowance, GB news job and another rule breach
After many scandals and an investigation into his conduct, Boris Johnson stepped down as PM and MP - but what has the controversial former Prime Minister been up to since?
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'Voters can't forget the last 14 years of Tory rule ahead of general election'
As the UK heads for a general election, British voters will need to be wary as the Tories will try their hardest to make them forget the last 14 years with their spring budget on March 6
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Fury as boss of ad agency with major polluters on its books receives CBE
WPP has 61 polluting clients on its books, the highest of any PR agency globally and these include BP, Shell, Equinor, ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco – the world’s biggest corporate greenhouse gas emitter
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Budget day blow as analysis finds Tories squandered £125billion in 5 years
The figure has grown by a staggering £25billion since last November - with almost all of it blown while Rishi Sunak was either Chancellor or Prime Minister
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Should childcare costs be capped - vote in our poll to have your say
The Tories have been accused of delivering a "shoddy" policy as childcare costs have soared by 80% since they took to power in 2010 - and we want to hear your thoughts
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Tory wipeout at election relished by nearly every Mirror reader - latest poll
Mirror readers are largely united in their wish for 14 years of Tory misrule to come to a merciful end, with thousands saying they would be delighted to see the party wiped out at the next election.
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'My daughter, 16, was killed by cheap cider as strong as 22 shots of vodka'
Mum Joanne Good lost her daughter Megan Craig-Wilkinson when the youngster was 16 and tried a three-litre bottle of Frosty Jack's cider, with her sister finding her dead the next day
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Tory minister gives strange excuse for not handing back £8,000 pay-off
Tory Health Minister Maria Caulfield pocketed thousands of pounds in severance pay despite returning to the same job just seven weeks later - and she has refused to give it back
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Childcare costs have shot up by 80% as Tories accused of 'failing' parents
Parents have been left thousands of pounds worse off after childcare costs soared by a third faster than inflation since the Tories came to power, according to Labour's analysis
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'Tory cronies are benefitting from the public services the party wrecked'
Questions must be asked when an IT firm part-owned by the Prime Minister’s wife received almost £7million in public sector contracts last year, even if Downing Street and the Cabinet Office insist it is all above board
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'Tell Netanyahu ground offensive in Gaza would create bloodbath damaging Israel'
There is an overwhelming case for a ceasefire and the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas, with the death toll in Gaza – put at 28,176 – and the massacre of 1,200 Israelis on October 7
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New Tory Deputy Chairman slated Government's record on rape just days ago
Tory MP James Daly highlighted the Government's failings on deporting failed asylum seekers and prosecuting rapists in his time on the Home Affairs Select Committee
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'Conservative Party's lies exposed by latest UK economic forecast'
The International Monetary Fund's latest forecast shows the state of our country's finances after savage cuts
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Firefighters called out to 50 floods a day as water levels rise
Firefighters, who are tackling a record number of floods as more towns are being hit by rising water levels and a succession of storms, tell the Government to fund the fire service for flood response
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Furious ex-miner living on painkillers and soup as he can't afford dentist
David Creamer, of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, blames the Conservative government for "destroying" the crucial dentist service as the cost of private treatment soars
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People baffled by Government's bizzarely detailed job description for astronaut
The UK Government's very particular job description for an astronaut is being mocked by Brits online, as it is filled with seemingly obvious information about the required work pattern
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Log burner warning as new regulations could land you with 'large fines'
There are new regulations regarding log burners, and this could mean that you might get landed with 'large fines' if you are not seriously careful, an expert has warned
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'Four Labour defeats in a row are a reminder to take nothing for granted'
One hundred years ago the first ever Labour government had to prove they were not 'wild men' who couldn't run the country, writes Mirror columnist Kevin Maguire, and it falls to Keir Starmer to prove the same
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Rishi Sunak set to meet just four out of 40 environmental targets, watchdog says
Campaigners have blasted the Government for failing to meet the vast majority of its own targets to protect the environment - several of which are legally binding
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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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XL Bully puppy owner plans candlelit vigil ahead of New Year dog breed ban
Two dog lovers who abhor the impending ban on the controversial dog breed have decided to show their feelings and honour any of the canines who die as a result of the government's action
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Tories 'wasted' £100million revamping buses with 'useless' green technology
Boris Johnson's promise of a green bus revolution was plunged into fresh difficulty in April after ministers were forced to pause handing out cash for councils to revamp old diesel buses due to 'poor performance'
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'Rotten to the core Rwanda Bill is performative cruelty of dying Government'
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas says Rishi Sunak's desperate bid to push through the Rwanda plan in spite of a Supreme Court ruling that it is illegal represents a 'grim slide into authoritarianism'