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Westminster has more electric vehicle chargers than 8 other cities combined
Researchers say the figures show the market-led rollout of charging points is leading to regional inequalities - and called for a publicly owned company to even out the numbers
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Labour member arrested by cops probing Westminster 'honeytrap' sexting scandal
DETECTIVES investigating an MP honey trap plot have arrested a Labour party member on suspicion of harassment and offences under the Online Safety Act
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'End of Tory rule is in sight but they remain in such staggering denial'
Paul Routledge writes that Tories remain in denial about how bad things really are for a party that deserves the humiliation heading its way
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Just Stop Oil blast fire extinguisher yards from William at society wedding
JUST Stop Oil idiots have attempted to disrupt the Duke of Westminster's wedding this afternoon.The Duke and Duchess of Westminster departed Chester C
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Abbott says she intends to 'run and win' as Labour General Election candidate
Baroness Shami Chakrabarti told Laura Kuenssberg that Diane Abbott had been victim of a 'sometimes sordid week of unauthorised anonymous briefings by overgrown schoolboys in suits'
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Subtle signal that will indicate if Rishi Sunak is about to call an election
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has failed to quash speculation that the next general election could be held as early as July 4 after he claimed once again it would be held in the second half of this year
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People gobsmacked at price of London day out 50 years ago – compared to today
Madame Tussauds, Kew Gardens and Westminster Abbey are among the famous London tourist attractions which have ramped up their prices over just 50 years. One even cost just 1p - can you guess which?
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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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SNP hopeful John Swinney insists he can win but admits party is in a bad place
John Swinney, who has previously led the SNP, is the first candidate to put himself forward to replace ex-First Minister Humza Yousaf, insisting he can unite the party
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Rishi Sunak fuels election fever as he fails to rule out July general election
Rishi Sunak repeatedly declined to be drawn on the date Britain will finally head to the polls as rumours swirl around Westminster over an early general election
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Suspended MPs set to pocket at least £29,000 each for hanging on until election
Ex-Tory MP Mark Menzies is one of a raft of MPs who stands to pocket tens of thousands in severance payments if he clings on to his seat - but not if he steps down and triggers a by-election
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Divorced mum's 'dark times of shame' after falling into debt and poor hygiene
Caroline Gandy-Brown, 54, from Wigan, was forced to reuse sanitary products and brush her teeth without toothpaste to ensure her two daughters could have essentials
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Esther Rantzen sends message to MPs as she's forced to miss assisted dying talks
Dame Esther Rantzen said she will miss a debate in Westminster on Monday because she is too ill - but said she'll be watching as she called for MPs to change the law
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Neighbours hear two screams from former London embassy as woman's body is found
Neighbours recalled hearing high-pitched screams coming from Stanhope Place, which may have recently been turned into an Airbnb, after police found a body yesterday morning
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Westminster honeytrap scammer active for a year with warnings posted online
Warnings about the phone number used by "Abi" - one of the scammer's personas - started to appear last spring, and continued until two weeks ago
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Scotland Yard looking into 'honeytrap' claims after X-rated messages sent to MPs
The Met Police said it is liaising with Leicestershire Police after MPs, staff and journalists were targeted by mysterious flirty messages urging them to send explicit pictures
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Tory candidate's tower block crusade 'could stop 12,000 homes being built'
Conservative London Mayoral candidate Susan Hall has vowed to stop more tower blocks being built, but Labour warns this could mean over 12,000 less homes are delivered by 2030
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Rishi Sunak mocks Liz Truss's claims she was ousted as PM by the ‘Deep State’
PRIME Minister Rishi Sunak has mocked his predecessor Liz Truss’s claims she was ousted by the “Deep State”.Ms Truss reckoned a shadowy network
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China targets group of senior UK politicians with string of cyberattacks
CHINA has targeted senior UK politicians in a string of dangerous cyberattacks, spurring a crisis meeting in Westminster.Four MPs who are all harsh cr
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Woman who ended her life at Dignitas leaves heartbreaking video message
Paola Marra died at the Swiss clinic on Wednesday, having fought breast and bowel cancer. The 53-year-old former music industry and charity sector worker teamed up with renowned photographer Rankin beforehand to speak out about assisted dying
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King Charles's distant cousin hunted by police after racist abuse in McDonald's
An arrest warrant has been issued for Rowan Nash Lascelles, 46, after he was convicted of racially aggravated harassment in his absence following an incident in a McDonald's
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Brits removing teeth with string as petition to save dentistry hits 200,000
Protesters will today descend on the Houses of Parliament after a Government funding squeeze caused most dentists in England to stop taking on new NHS patients
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Fury as MPs get huge salary hike to over £90,000 in inflation-busting pay rise
ANGER erupted tonight over an inflation-busting pay rise for MPs who will now earn more than £90,000.Westminster’s salary watchdog yesterday signed
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'Abbott comments not ‘racism row’ or ‘Tory chaos' - this is stone cold racism'
The arrogance of the government spokesman trying to claim the remarks were not gender or race-based would be laughable if this wasn’t so serious, writes Darren Lewis
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Brianna Ghey's mum tears up as she discusses meeting family of daughter's killer
Brianna Ghey's mum Esther met with the mum and uncle of her 16-year-old daughter's killer Scarlett Jenkinson for a heartbreaking chat in their hometown of Warrington, Cheshire