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Almost half of private renters 'just one paycheck away from losing home'
The survey by the charity Shelter shows that 45% of private renters would only be able to afford their rent from savings for up to a month if they lost their job
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Rishi Sunak ducks question on whether betting aide was told election date
Rishi Sunak was repeatedly asked whether he had confided in Tory candidate and aide Craig Williams ahead of his surprise announcement of a July General Election
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Labour suspends election candidate who bet on himself to lose
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich candidate Kevin Craig - an expert in crisis management - issued an apology after admitting betting on himself to lose the contest to the Tories
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Tory election candidate James Cracknell calls his own party a 'shower of s***'
Ex-Olympian James Cracknell's unflattering description of his own party in a campaign video comes as Rishi Sunak braces for a historic defeat at the polls next week
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Tories instruct lawyers to fight release of Universal Credit cut documents
The Information Commissioners' Office last month ruled in favour of The Mirror and ordered the Treasury publish an analysis of a scrapped Covid-era top-up in benefits
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'10 days to save NHS' call as 1 in 4 have queued outside to see GP or dentist
The survey by pollsters Savanta shows some people even waited more than three hours in a queue outside to get a GP or dentist appointment in the past 12 months
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Voters' worries over own financial situation to play 'pivotal role' at election
New research reveals around 18.5million people - or 39% of voters - feel economically insecure with concerns over money going out and money coming in.
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Rishi Sunak's majority in his own seat set to crumble, poll shows
The survey of the PM's constituency comes as the Tories fear a wipeout at the ballot box with polls pointing to a huge Labour landslide after 14 years of Conservative rule
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Nigel Farage claims West 'provoked' Russian invasion of Ukraine
Appearing on a BBC Panorama special the Reform UK leader was quizzed over his jugdement after naming Valdimir Putin as the world leader he most admired back in 2014
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Keir Starmer commits to judge-led inquiry into Nottingham killings
Keir Starmer's promise comes after calls from grieving families who have said there were 'missed opportunities' to prevent the Nottingham attacks in early hours of June 13 last year
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Boris Johnson called in by desperate Tories to save them from election wipeout
Tens of thousands of letters signed by the disgraced ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson are due to be delivered to voters this week as the party scrambles to revive its campaign
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Deadline imminent to register to vote in July's General Election
Campaigners are targeting a last-minute surge in applications ahead of the deadline to register to vote in General Election on July 4 at 11.59pm tonight
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Grant Shapps drops election bombshell then adds 'I live in real world'
The Defence Secretary Grant Shapp's comments came after a poll over the weekend showed Keir Starmer could win 456 seats - a bigger landslide than Tony Blair's 1997 victory.
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Three-quarters of voters believe mega-rich Rishi Sunak is out of touch
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was ridiculed after claiming he went without Sky TV as a child, with less than 10% of voters thinking he understands ordinary people
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Keir Starmer says he's prepared to make enemies in BBC Panorama grilling
Labour leader Keir Starmer told BBC Panorama he's ready to make 'tough' choices to boost the economy after official figures showed the economy recorded no growth in April
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Keir Starmer launches Labour's 2024 manifesto as key policies unveiled
Setting out Labour's pitch to the country, Keir Starmer said wealth creation is his 'number one priority', with the manifesto ruling out VAT, income tax or national insurance hikes
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YouGov poll result as Keir Starmer wins Sky News General Election debate
The snap YouGov survey showed the Labour leader Keir Starmer winning the Battle for No10 debate by a clear margin, with 64% saying he performed best compared to 36% for Rishi Sunak
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Keir Starmer was 'certain' Labour would lose 2019 election under Jeremy Corbyn
The Labour leader Keir Starmer's comments came as he faced a grilling on his support for his predecessor as he was quizzed on Sky News's Battle for No10
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Rishi Sunak launches 2024 Tory manifesto with pledge to cut national insurance
Labour branded the Tories' General Election manifesto the 'most expensive panic attack in history' as Rishi Sunak desperately attempts to avert a wipeout at the polls
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Nigel Farage's BBC Panorama grilling cancelled at last minute over 'confusion'
The BBC Panorama grilling with the former Ukip leader Nigel Farage and the broadcaster Nick Robinson was originally scheduled to be broadcast at 10.40pm tonight
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8 key moments and bombshells from the BBC General Election debate
Labour's Deputy leader Angela Rayner and the Tory Cabinet Minister Penny Mordaunt repeatedly traded blows during the heated BBC debate over the armed forces, the economy, and the NHS
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What is Labour’s General Election manifesto and when it will be published
Keir Starmer, Shadow Cabinet Ministers, and union General Secretaries, gathered at a top secret meeting on Friday to hammer out Labour's 2024 General Election manifesto
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Lifelong Tory voter says she's supporting Labour after horror hospital visit
Mandy Snelgrove, 77, has voted Conservative all her life. But she told The Mirror the current Tory government was a 'big mess' and praised 'handsome' Keir Starmer
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Meet the military veterans standing for Labour at the General Election
Former Royal Marine Colonel Alistair Carns whose career in the military spanned 24 years in conflict zones across the country told The Mirror he was standing out of a 'duty to serve'
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Labour has 'historic' chance to end private NHS contracts, Stephen Fry says
New research shows 94% of health service contracts are set to expire by July 2029 - which would be the end of Labour's first term in office if they win the General Election