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Keir Starmer promises Windrush families he'll 'turbo-charge' compensation scheme
The Labour leader spent time with people who came to the UK during the 1970s at a coffee morning in Vauxhall, London to mark Windrush day - and told them he'd speed up compensation claims
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Desperate attempts of the Tories to win votes is batty, says Keir Mudle
Number 10 seem determined to carry on until the autumn but even they know that’s getting more difficult. It's becoming clear from the Tories’ increasingly desperate attack ads says Keir Mudle
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MPs demand all emergency service vehicles carry a life-saving defibrillator
The Mirror has been campaigning for a law change to get defibrillators installed in all public places, with the devices providing a short electric shock to jolt the heart back into its rhythm
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Nuclear bomb test vets serve legal papers on MoD after 70-year campaign truth
Veterans of Cold War nuclear bomb tests are taking the Ministry of Defence to court, claiming that blood samples taken during the trials may prove they were irradiated, and are now being illegally withheld
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Boris Johnson now - six-figure allowance, GB news job and another rule breach
After many scandals and an investigation into his conduct, Boris Johnson stepped down as PM and MP - but what has the controversial former Prime Minister been up to since?
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'Voters can't forget the last 14 years of Tory rule ahead of general election'
As the UK heads for a general election, British voters will need to be wary as the Tories will try their hardest to make them forget the last 14 years with their spring budget on March 6
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Fury as boss of ad agency with major polluters on its books receives CBE
WPP has 61 polluting clients on its books, the highest of any PR agency globally and these include BP, Shell, Equinor, ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco – the world’s biggest corporate greenhouse gas emitter
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Should childcare costs be capped - vote in our poll to have your say
The Tories have been accused of delivering a "shoddy" policy as childcare costs have soared by 80% since they took to power in 2010 - and we want to hear your thoughts
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Tory wipeout at election relished by nearly every Mirror reader - latest poll
Mirror readers are largely united in their wish for 14 years of Tory misrule to come to a merciful end, with thousands saying they would be delighted to see the party wiped out at the next election.
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'My daughter, 16, was killed by cheap cider as strong as 22 shots of vodka'
Mum Joanne Good lost her daughter Megan Craig-Wilkinson when the youngster was 16 and tried a three-litre bottle of Frosty Jack's cider, with her sister finding her dead the next day
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Tory minister gives strange excuse for not handing back £8,000 pay-off
Tory Health Minister Maria Caulfield pocketed thousands of pounds in severance pay despite returning to the same job just seven weeks later - and she has refused to give it back
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Childcare costs have shot up by 80% as Tories accused of 'failing' parents
Parents have been left thousands of pounds worse off after childcare costs soared by a third faster than inflation since the Tories came to power, according to Labour's analysis
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New Tory Deputy Chairman slated Government's record on rape just days ago
Tory MP James Daly highlighted the Government's failings on deporting failed asylum seekers and prosecuting rapists in his time on the Home Affairs Select Committee
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'Conservative Party's lies exposed by latest UK economic forecast'
The International Monetary Fund's latest forecast shows the state of our country's finances after savage cuts
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Firefighters called out to 50 floods a day as water levels rise
Firefighters, who are tackling a record number of floods as more towns are being hit by rising water levels and a succession of storms, tell the Government to fund the fire service for flood response
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Furious ex-miner living on painkillers and soup as he can't afford dentist
David Creamer, of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, blames the Conservative government for "destroying" the crucial dentist service as the cost of private treatment soars
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Log burner warning as new regulations could land you with 'large fines'
There are new regulations regarding log burners, and this could mean that you might get landed with 'large fines' if you are not seriously careful, an expert has warned
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Rishi Sunak set to meet just four out of 40 environmental targets, watchdog says
Campaigners have blasted the Government for failing to meet the vast majority of its own targets to protect the environment - several of which are legally binding
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Labour demands Rishi Sunak come clean over Rwanda scheme documents
The papers reportedly suggest Rishi Sunak was not convinced by the Rwanda plan when it was being drawn up. Now Labour has called on the PM to publish the papers
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XL Bully puppy owner plans candlelit vigil ahead of New Year dog breed ban
Two dog lovers who abhor the impending ban on the controversial dog breed have decided to show their feelings and honour any of the canines who die as a result of the government's action
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'Rotten to the core Rwanda Bill is performative cruelty of dying Government'
Green Party MP Caroline Lucas says Rishi Sunak's desperate bid to push through the Rwanda plan in spite of a Supreme Court ruling that it is illegal represents a 'grim slide into authoritarianism'
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Campaigners call for action as over a quarter of a million homes long-term empty
Rebecca Moore, of Action on Empty Homes, has called on the government to take action after the organisation revealed an alarming amount of homes that are vacant whilst Brits struggle to be housed
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'Everything Golden Boy Rishi touches turns to dust - he's Midas in reverse'
'The next election is about damage limitation, saving seats, minimising defeat for the Tories when Keir Starmer has one foot in Downing Street already'
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'I had pint with Nigel Farage - he's very pleasant and utterly dangerous'
Keir Mudie had a pint with Nigel Farage a few years ago when he was on the campaign trial in Kent - and described him as 'very pleasant, good company, totally plausible'
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'Tories are constantly throwing an eye-watering amount of money down the drain'
Analysis claims cash has been washed down the plughole in failed projects and incompetence - including £15bn on duff Covid PPE and £2.3bn on the parts of HS2 Rishi Sunak abandoned