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Mum of teenager stabbed in the heart confronts MP over zombie knife ban delay
Zaian Aimable-Lina suffered a 5in-deep wound to the heart during the attack in Croydon, South London, on December 30, 2021. His 17-year-old killer was sentenced to a minimum of 18 years
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Tory minister gives desperate excuse for BBC Question Time confusion on Rwanda
Home Office Minister Chris Philp, who asked on BBC Question Time if 'Rwanda is a different country to Congo', says he was 'struggling' to hear an audience member
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Question Time in hysterics as Tory MP insists Rwanda policy has been 'popular'
MP Chris Philp had a tough time on BBC's Question Time this evening, which discussed the Rwanda asylum plan, Britain's "sick note culture" and the property ladder
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BBC Question Time audience gasps at Tory MP's blunder over Rwanda and Congo
The Rwanda policy caused lengthy - and heated - debate among MP Chris Philp and other panelists on Question Time, which BBC broadcast this week from Tottenham, north London
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Top Tory insists Truss did 'nothing wrong' by failing to condemn Tommy Robinson
Disgraced ex-PM Liz Truss has come under fire during her time at a right-wing conference in Washington DC, after she has blamed the deep state for 'sabotaging' her premiership
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Brianna Ghey's mum Esther breaks silence after Rishi Sunak's transgender jibe
The row came as Esther Ghey, who is campaigning for new rules on social media for kids following the murder of 16-year-old Brianna, went to the Commons to meet MPs on Wednesday
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Tory minister struggles to defend PM's trans jibe six times to Naga Munchetty
During a BBC Breakfast grilling by Naga Munchetty, Policing Minister Chris Philp was asked six times whether Rishi Sunak's trans comments were 'respectful' or 'appropriate'
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Rishi Sunak to address the nation at Downing Street press conference today
PM Rishi Sunak is expected to deliver remarks at a Downing Street press conference this morning after he survived another day of Tory chaos over his Rwanda policy
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Laughing gas ban comes in today with those caught with it facing 2 years in jail
A long-awaited ban on laughing gas aka nitrous oxide comes into effect today, doubling the maximum sentence for dealers to 14 years with tough punishments for those found in possession
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Home Office staff get £14.4m bonuses despite string of failings
The Home Office has had public failures including its inability to get a grip on the small boats crisis, including the shambles of its flagship policy to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda
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Shoplifting clampdown unveiled at last with specialist cops targeting gangs
At a summit in Downing Street, bosses at 13 major retailers including John Lewis, Tesco, Sainsbury's and the Co-Op, backed new plans to use facial recognition to identify violent and persistent offenders
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Shoplifters strike on average 1,000 times a day as retail theft scourge soars
There were 365,164 offences in the year to June, up from 292,584 in the previous 12 months, prompting retailers and unions to urge the police to do more to tackle the menace
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Tory cabinet minister boasts she blocked gun crackdown after mass shooting
Environment Secretary Therese Coffey told a fringe meeting at Tory Party conference there'd been 'a potential reaction that would have made it much harder for you to have shotguns'
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UK’s passport database of 45M people could be used to help catch criminals
Policing minister Chris Philp said he wants to created a shared database which will allow police to compare facial images from passports with CCTV, dashcam and doorbell footage
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Suella Braverman hits out as UK's first 'safe' drug consumption room approved
The Home Secretary said setting up the £2.3million facility in Glasgow - allowing users to inject illegal drugs under medical supervision - is the "wrong move"
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Zombie knives and machetes still killing kids after 5 Tory promises to ban them
Botched Tory legislation means that seven years after they first promised to ban zombie knives and machetes the horrific weapons are still available to criminals
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Theresa May savages Tories over five year delay to Hillsborough report response
The former Prime Minister commissioned Bishop James Jones to investigate the victims' families experiences - but five years on the Government is yet to issue its response
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Sale and possession of laughing gas may be made illegal in drug crackdown
A Home Office source told The Mirror that a crackdown on nitrous oxide, known as "hippy crack" is being weighed up by ministers - with drug laws expected to be updated later this year