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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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Lying about military record should be criminal offence, says senior Tory Mercer
LYING about your military record should be a criminal offence, Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer says.The senior Tory made the call amid a war of words
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Tory Johnny Mercer blasted for 'disrespectful' claims on rival's Marine service
The Admiralty Board certificate of valediction praises Fred Thomas’ seven-year service – with a commanding officer saying he 'will always be part of the Royal Marines family'
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'The national scandal that Rishi and Keir won't talk about'
As the Mirror publishes evidence of a criminal conspiracy about radiation experiments, Fleet Street Fox says it's time for the party leaders to say where they stand on the longest-running scandal in British history
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Photo which instantly discredits 'desperate' Tory attack on Keir Starmer
The Tories had claimed that Labour leader Keir Starmer had spend Sunday 'resting at home' - whereas he was actually in Brighton meeting activists. He branded his opponents 'desperate'
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Tory MP quits and backs Reform to replace her in hammer blow to Rishi Sunak
Lucy Allan was suspended by Tory after she endorsed Reform UK Alan Adams in Telford, but she claimed to have quit in order to back him over Conservative Hannah Campbell
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Over 60,000 veterans on Universal Credit as Tories accused of failing military
Latest figures uncovered by Labour show that 4,200 serving Armed Forces personnel and 62,000 people who were previously in the services are receiving Universal Credit
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Veterans get £350k for monument to honour LGBT forces after Mirror campaign
The memorial is proposed to be situated in the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire, a 150 acre site and part of the Royal British Legion, and will commemorate all LGBT service personnel, including those impacted by the ban
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Harry forced to apologise for breaching rules in security legal battle
Prince Harry had to apologise after breaking the confidentiality ring in his High Court battle over his security arrangements in the UK after emailing information to Veterans Minister and MP Johnny Mercer
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NUKED BLOOD: MoD releases 4,000 pages of secret files as scandal bursts open
A minister has ordered the urgent release of 'politically radioactive' files about medical testing on British troops during the Cold War
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Rishi Sunak snubs 'nuked blood' veterans 12 TIMES
The Prime Minister promised to back nuclear veterans - but now faces a lawsuit as he says he is 'too busy' to meet them
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Home Secretary goes swimming with fellow MP in Plymouth's chilly waters
HOME Secretary James Cleverly and fellow Tory MP Johnny Mercer search for floating voters with an early morning swim in the sea.The pair dived into th
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Harry 'cheerful on return to US' after seeing King Charles following cancer news
Prince Harry flew to the UK last week where he is said to have spent around 24 hours - with reports of another trip planned just weeks away where he may travel with his two children
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Full list of top Tories set for defeat as poll shows 1997-style election wipeout
The YouGov survey of 14,000 people indicates Cabinet big beasts such as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Defence Secretary Grant Shapps could lose their seats at the general election
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Carol Vorderman brands top Tory 'sexist' after rant over 'boobs and bum' pics
The Tory peer Shaun Bailey questioned former Countdown host Carol Vorderman status as a 'serious political commentator' as he appeared on GB News last week
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Royal Marines hero’s fury at Johnny Mercer's misleading attack on his service
Johnny Mercer claimed Fred Thomas, who is aiming to unseat him at the general election, had 'served five minutes in uniform' - when in fact he was a Royal Marine for seven years and rose to Captain
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Tory minister lashes out at Carol Vorderman after she points out broken promise
Rishi Sunak has been urged to step in after Johnny Mercer raged at Carol Vorderman and his Labour election rival Fred Thomas for highlighting a rise in homelessness among veterans
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Tory Veterans Minister took time out on Armistice Day to film reality TV show
Johny Mercer, who Rishi Sunak appointed to his Cabinet, filmed episodes of prison documentary Banged Up in November 2022. The programme saw him smoke a roll-up cigarette that had been smuggled into his cell in another inmate's anus
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Tory minister tells veterans "there is no cover-up" of missing medical records
Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer faced accusations of "dereliction of duty" for not helping nuclear survivors find their missing medical records, but accused others of "politicisation"
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Tory civil war looms as rebel MPs vow to raise hell over Cameron and Braverman
Supporters of ousted Home Secretary Suella Braverman have threatened to "raise hell", while the appointment of David Cameron has left MPs "agog and angry" amid fresh WhatsApp plotting by rebels
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Tory minister Johnny Mercer told to stop spending taxpayer cash on vanity snaps
The Veterans minister has claimed hundreds of pounds on expenses for 20 snaps of himself taken by photo agencies, which he’s used on his website and on campaign leaflets
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Channel 4's Banged Up could be Alcatrash... but it's a brilliant piece of TV
MARCHING into Shrewsbury jail for his latest reality show stint, soap veteran Sid Owen was in an unequivocal mood.“Without acting,” he said, solem
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Banged Up cast: From singer HRVY to author Peter Hitchens
BANGED Up will follow a group of celebrities as they swap their normal lives for time behind bars at the decommissioned Shrewsbury Prison.Here i
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MoD admits it may hold almost 5,000 nuked blood files
The MoD has finally admitted it may hold almost 5,000 individual files on blood tests taken during nuclear weapons trials, but says it is too expensive to check them
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Nuke veteran, 86, delighted to get his medal from the King's man
Great-grandad Jackson Hasson was presented with the nuclear medal by his local Lord Lieutenant, but Tory ministers are still stalling on arranging a Royal event for other survivors
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