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'Here's what Jeremy Corbyn would have been like as Prime Minister'
Jeremy Corbyn would have done things very differently to Boris Johnson had he won in 2019, says Fleet Street Fox. But we might be glad he didn't
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How our ex-MPs will be earning a lot of money after the election
There is plenty of demand for former politicians
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Millions of England fans flood UK pubs to watch Three Lions beat Serbia
Around 2m watched in 35,000 pubs across the UK or at fan zones in Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham and Hastings
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Keir Starmer accuses Rishi Sunak of ministerial code breach on Labour tax 'lies'
Labour leader Keir Starmer said he believed Rishi Sunak's dodgy claims amounted to a breach of the ministerial code, and would back a probe into the Prime Minister's behaviour
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Rishi Sunak rocked by bombshell letter that torpedoes his tax dossier claim
The Prime Minister brazenly claimed Treasury officials had costed up Labour plans. But a letter from the department's top civil servant showed this wasn't the case
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Top official brands Boris Johnson 'frustrating' but sorry for 'tragic joke' text
Cabinet Secretary Simon Case told the Covid Inquiry that his eyebrow-raising WhatsApps were 'raw, in-the-moment' and were 'not the whole story' of No10’s handling of the pandemic
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'Dear Rishi Sunak: infected blood is not an historic injustice'
Today the Prime Minister will apologise on behalf of the government for 50 years of cover-up and killing. He won't say what he should, says Fleet Street Fox
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Infected blood scandal alarming details - and will anyone be jailed
Tens of thousands of NHS patients were infected with deadly viruses after they were given contaminated blood and blood products between the 1970s and early 1990s
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Family of missing man held captive in neighbour's cellar issue update
Omar Bin Omran disappeared in the Algerian city of Djelfa 27 years ago, with his family assuming he had been killed in the country's civil war - but he's now re-emerged in his 40s as a man is arrested
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'Esther McVey should start by telling us what a Minister of Common Sense does'
The clampdown on 'Whitehall waste' by Esther McVey is just another example of how out of touch she is, says Mirror columnist Darren Lewis, who'd rather she faced up to some real concerns
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'Rishi Sunak's election strategy: things can only get worse'
WE KNOW, screams an impatient nation. That's why we want a general election
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Rwanda court showdown threat as 'civil servants will be ordered to break law'
Trade union the FDA has applied for a judicial review of the Rwanda plan, saying that civil servants could be forced to breach international law if they follow ministers' orders
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Mum who lost voice after C-section learnt to talk again with odd Peter Andre tip
Leanne Fraser, 31, from Malton, North Yorkshire, was struck by a functional neurological disorder after her C-section which stopped her from talking all together
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Residents' despair as once booming town struggles amid hope for by-election
Blackpool South will soon be in the political spotlight with a by-election on May 2 to replace shamed former Tory MP Scott Benton, who quit nearly a year after being caught offering to lobby ministers on behalf of gambling investors
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Schoolgirl kicked out of class for wearing Nike trainers despite doctor's note
Skyla Tomlin, 13, was diagnosed with a stage three ingrown toenail - and was prescribed penicillin to take four times every day until the surgery. But she was still sent out of class
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Reform ditches candidate who fantasised about ridding 'foreign plague'
Benjamin 'Beau' Dade was sacked as Reform UK’s candidate for Swindon South after campaign group HOPE not hate revealed he published an extreme 'policy roadmap' about deporting people
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Union urges Government to 'level up' Civil Service pay after new research
An analysis of pay trends in the Civil Service showed wages were 5% above the average UK wage in the 1970s and 80s but today are 10% below the average, says the Public and Commercial Services union
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Pioneering integrated nursery and care home brings joy to young and old
When we visit Belong Chester, the bond between old and young is clear. A boy runs to greet his older pal with a fist bump. Ralph Barnes, 68, is holding court with youngsters who have a load of bright feathers. When their backs are turned, he sneaks them into his hat, causing hilarity.
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Former PMs John Major and Gordon Brown unite in criticism of latest Tory chaos
Former Prime Minister Sir John Major criticised Tory MPs trying to oust Rishi Sunak and install the fourth PM since the election as he spoke alongside Gordon Brown at an event
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Inside Cold War bunker once built to save Royal Family from nuclear attack
The bunker, located at Barnton Quarry near Edinburgh in Scotland, was built in the 1950s during a time of fear of Soviet power and was kept a secret until the 1980s
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Woman lost so much weight after 'nightmare' Turkey op that it saved her life
Katie Schofield lost her mum to breast cancer before discovering a pea-sized lump in herself following a 'nightmare' gastric sleeve operation. But then her dad was also diagnosed with the disease
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Tories planning to use AI to scrap tens of thousands of jobs, union claims
TUC also warns of the risk of a disaster similar to the Post Office Horizon scandal if workers do not get a say in how machines are rolled out
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King Charles is 'still very much in charge' and eager to carry on duties
Body language expert Judi James examined King Charles' meeting with PM Rishi Sunak - the first face-to-face audience with the leader since his cancer diagnosis earlier this month
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Unearthed memo shows Post Office boss was told don't 'rip off the band aid'
Ex-Post Office chairman Henry Staunton is locked in a row with Kemi Badenoch over claims he’d been told to stall on compensation for postmasters such as Alan Bates
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Tories told to compensate Alan Bates and Post Office victims instead of fighting
Liam Byrne, chair of the Commons Business Committee, demanded Post Office bosses and ministers end the blame game and get cheques in the post to victims of the Horizon scandal