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Grant Shapps set to run for Tory leadership again if he keeps seat
GRANT Shapps is gearing up to run for the Tory leadership again — if he keeps his seat.Allies of the Defence Secretary claimed he would consider it
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Labour can't be trusted with Britain's nuclear button, warns Grant Shapps
A LABOUR government cannot be trusted with the nuclear button, the Defence Secretary warned yesterday.Grant Shapps insisted Sir Keir Starmer will leav
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Bombshell poll shows Tories pushed into third place behind Lib Dems
The MRP poll of almost 20,000 people projects the Tories will be left with just 60 MPs as twenty Cabinet ministers are ousted at the General Election including Rishi Sunak
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Sunak resorts to flogging tickets for strippers in last-ditch election cash grab
Go inside the Tory summer party - where wealthy donors paid tens of thousands for privileged access to senior ministers - including Rishi Sunak himself - in a desperate bid to bolster the party's election coffers
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'The Tories know they're going to lose - but we must still make sure it happens'
People who think the result is a foregone conclusion might not bother to vote but that is a threat to Starmer and a gift to Sunak - so everybody who wants change, and to see the back of the Tories, must vote, whether by post or in person
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'Underdog' Tories are 'fighting' to stop super-majority hell, Shapps says
A LABOUR super-majority would give Sir Keir Starmer “untold, unchecked power” to hike taxes, the Defence Secretary has warned.Grant Shapps concede
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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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Penny-pinching Chancellor Jeremy Hunt spent £2,700 on new red box for Budget
Treasury documents show the penny-pinching Tory upgraded his ministerial baggage with a fresh leather-bound box from official manufacturer Barrow, Hepburn and Gale
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Tory National Service plan in disarray as minister makes surprise admission
Labour accused the Tories of being in chaos as Defence Secretary Grant Shapps suggested the National Service military placements for 18-year-olds would last just 25 days
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Starmer ‘super majority’ would be bad news - he 'can't have uncontrolled power'
VOTERS have been warned not to give Sir Keir Starmer a “blank cheque” by handing Labour a “super-majority”.Grant Shapps warned a crushing elec
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'Soaking the rich never felt more deserved - the forecast looks good'
Mirror columnist Brian Reade has a fair idea of what lies ahead for Sunak and the country over the next six weeks. And the forecast looks good
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UK sending £150m military package to Ukraine to boost its air and sea defences
A MILITARY package worth £150million to boost air and sea defences is being sent to Ukraine.It will help to protect the country’s battered infrastr
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What the bookies are saying as Rishi Sunak calls General Election for July 4
Brits will go to the polls on Thursday, July 4, as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak finally answered calls for a General Election, with bookies saying the Tories are on the way out
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Infected blood report on worst disaster in NHS history will 'shock' nation
The official probe into the infected blood scandal - dubbed the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history - publishes its final report after a decades-long fight for justice
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RAF is scrambling to find aircraft for Paras to jump from for D-Day 80th
THE RAF is scrambling to find aircraft for Paras to jump from for D-Day 80th commemorations.Hundreds of British troops are set to take to the skies ov
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Grant Shapps urgently sends Ukraine A MILLION rounds of ammo to fight Putin
GRANT Shapps warns allies that Ukraine needs more than “warm words” as he fast tracks over a million rounds of ammunition to fight Russia.The Defe
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'So many like Yosser have been thrown on the scrapheap as the rich got richer'
There was once something known as the dignity of labour – but sadly those days are long gone now
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China deny massive hack targeting 270,000 British military personnel
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps was forced to issue an apology to 272,000 armed forces personnel and veterans after a massive breach on the payroll system left their data exposed.
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Britain in talks to join Europe's 'Sky Shield' system to protect against Putin
BRITAIN is in talks to join Europe’s new air defence system, Grant Shapps has confirmed.The UK is working with EU allies “on what a Sky Shield may
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British Army's 'most lethal tank' fires live rounds for first time
The Challenger 3 Main Battle Tank has been put through its paces in live firing trials for the first time - with the British Army's 'most lethal tank' blasting rounds
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Private sector investments in weapons companies are 'ethical' says PM
The Prime Minister said the world is 'the most dangerous it has been' since the end of the Cold War as he promised an extra £75billion in defence spending by 2030
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PM warns Russia 'won't stop at Poland's border' as UK unveils major aid package
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak issued the warning as he prepares to travel to Poland and Germany for crunch talks on the threat from Russia to Ukraine and wider European security
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UK airline has seen rise in 'interference' amid fears Russia targeting flights
Pilots on UK flights over the Baltics have been noticing an increasing number of suspected 'jamming' or 'spoofing' incidents targeting in-light GPS systems
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Grant Shapps claims 'hard work must pay' even as troops rely on Universal Credit
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps faced criticism for his tweet as figures show at least 4,000 serving military personnel and 58,000 veterans are claiming Universal Credit
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Grant Shapps accused of smirking as Sky host lists cases of Tory misbehaviour
In a feisty live TV exchange with Sky News host Kay Burley, Grant Shapps was challenged over a string of Tories who lost the whip over allegations of misconduct