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Social security, gay rights, abortion, divorce, civil partnerships, the abolition of capital punishment... the list of what a massive Labour majority can achieve means it's something only the Tories are frightened of

"Desperate Tories have also pushed advertisements on social media that claim Keir Starmer’s victory would be welcomed by Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin"

The four main news channels will be offering non-stop coverage of the UK general election after polls close on July 4. Here's what the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky News have planned to keep you up all night as the results roll in

POST Office hero Alan Bates has been awarded a knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours for his relentless quest to win justice for wrongly jailed

Ex-Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been handed the top award in King Charles' Birthday Honours List – with a prestigious title that only 65 people can ever hold at one time

From the disastrous 49-day tenure of Liz Truss, through to Boris Johnson partying away during Covid ... we've certainly seen some memorable Prime Ministers. We asked you to name the worst British PM over the past 70 years - and you voted in your thousands!

The Prime Minister was forced to apologise for flying home early from Normandy to record a TV interview, admitting it had been 'a mistake' as he faced backlash from veterans

From the disastrous 49-day tenure of Liz Truss, through to Boris Johnson partying away during Covid and James Callaghan's infamous Winter of Discontent... the UK has certainly thrown up some memorable Prime Ministers - though often not for the right reasons. We want to hear who YOU think is the worst

Labour leader Keir Starmer said there were 'no quick fixes' but said he was offering a 'down payment on change' as Labour fired the starting gun on the general election campaign

Labour leader Keir Starmer said he could not commit to scrapping the Tory policy introduced by George Osborne despite people in his own party having branded it 'heinous'

Former Labour PM Gordon Brown challenged the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to announce a multi-billion pound programme this year in an emergency drive to tackle child poverty

The Mirror's Paul Routledge writes about the life of Frank Field, the former Labour MP and minister who died on April 23 after suffering with a terminal illness

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

'Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is gambling voters will swallow the sugar-rush of tax cuts and ignore the bitter taste of further public spending cuts,' the Mirror's Jason Beattie writes

Ahead of the Budget, figures show that household incomes have risen significantly slower under the Conservatives than when Tony Blair and Gordon Brown were in No10

Spending wisely saves lives, says Fleet Street Fox. Wasting billions on PPE deals with your mates does not.

The former prime minister has released research suggesting that almost four million people were now living below 'the safety net'

Labour former Prime Minister Gordon Brown urged businesses to donate goods such as toilet rolls, soap and toothpaste to charities to help families who cannot pay their bills

Labour leader Keir Starmer and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves gathered in Edinburgh for a memorial service to pay tribute to former Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling

Figures from across Labour's past and present, including Gordon Brown, Alastair Campbell, Lord Mandelson and Ed Balls, all attended the service in north London

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Keir Mudie says former Health Secretary Matt Hancock showed arrogance and ineptitude when confronted about his decisions during the coronavirus pandemic at the Covid inquiry

Theresa May shared an image of former Prime Ministers at the Cenotaph - but there were only six in the shot, with flash-in-a-pan leader Liz Truss cropped out

The argument for getting rid of the Lords has never been stronger than following the spectacle of the King's Speech

Officials at Save the Children and UNICEF beg for a ceasefire to save lives on both sides of the Israel-Gaza conflict, with hundreds of people still missing after airstrikes