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Daily Express - Politics

Andy Burnham just made a deadly call - now Britain faces the ultimate test -- So far, Andy Burnham has dodged the big, difficult decisions.

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Huge boost for Nigel Farage as mega poll shows Reform would win most seats at election

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Andy Burnham's bounce could be about to warp in huge Messiah's meltdown for Labour

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Andy Burnham just proved Labour is same old band of spiteful class warriors

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Fury erupts over Labour's deportation backlog - 'Britain is at breaking point'

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UK national debt set to hit £4tn as expert exposes four real threats

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'Glimmer of optimism' that Pc Harper's killers will be blocked from early release scheme

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Labour accused of 'destroying' jobs for young people as almost 1 million out of work

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Andy Burnham urged to kick pensioners where it hurts - by charging them National Insurance

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A record number of foreign criminals are on the streets of Britain

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham loves his asylum seeker plan - but ordinary Brits will absolutely hate it

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Labour minister skewered as £1k blown on fake Downing Street door for No 10 North -- Campaigners have hit out at the spending on No 10 North, which includes £1k on a fake Downing...

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Kemi Badenoch flies to Europe to learn how to fix Britain's stuttering economy -- Kemi Badenoch has travelled to Europe to seek advice from Giorgia Meloni and Kyriakos Mitsotakis...

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Angela Rayner accused of creating 'two-tier' system to benefit travellers -- Conservative Party accused the Housing Secretary of setting up an unfair system that favours...

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Andy Burnham and Emmanuel Macron to plot Brexit 'reset' as French president visits No 10 -- The French President will be the first European leader to visit the UK since Andy Burnham took...

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Fury as EHRC urges Burnham to make it easier for migrants to access benefits

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Vast majority of small boat migrants are still living in the UK, bombshell figures show

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Shock official figures reveal rise in asylum seekers living in communities across UK

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Andy Burnham and Labour won't admit real net zero energy crisis in UK

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Andy Burnham's 'bulldozing the countryside to cover up UK's real problem – immigration' -- EXCLUSIVE: Alp Mehmet said Mr Burnham's plan was woefully inadequate and "fails to address the...

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Pensioners face 'dire' winter as energy bills to hit three-year high -- The energy price cap will rise by 4% from October and a further 9% hike is predicted for January

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Tories and Reform in bitter war of words over Giorgia Meloni meeting with Kemi Badenoch -- Robert Jenrick hits out at suggestion at 'pack of lies' from Conservatives

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Gordon Brown delivers terrifying World War 3 warning – but there is hope - Former Labour prime minister says the world's great powers cannot be trusted to provide...

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Former police chief to face gross misconduct probe over Maccabi Tel Aviv fan scandal

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HMRC told to improve customer service or face £30 fines – 'it's a disgrace!'

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Labour puts up taxes by £105bn with 'working people and businesses' footing bill

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Andy Burnham faces brutal US showdown over Chagos surrender deal

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Labour MPs urge Andy Burnham to make major change to elections to stop Reform

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Rachel Reeves just won't quit - she's about to punch taxpayers in the face again -- Rachel Reeves has been fired but don't relax. She's not done yet.

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Andy Burnham makes huge October announcement about big change at Sainsbury's -- The supermarket is introducing a major new scheme.

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Andy Burnham urged to raise taxes on pensioners ahead of first Budget -- New report argues the move is necessary to address the rising costs of an older population

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Labour's work experience pledge blasted as spin for job-killing tax hike -- Andy Burnham slammed for announcement of 10,000 places after many vacancies lost

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Fury as Government 'hides' costs of Andy Burnham's 'vanity' Number 10 North

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Farage vows to ditch 'job tax' and slash EU red tape in huge boost for businesses and jobs

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Andy Burnham has announced his first meeting with Donald Trump - it could be a disaster

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Fury as foreign criminals allowed to stay in UK even after after asylum claims rejected

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'Nanny state' Britain slammed over plans to send HMRC agents into homes -- The move has been slammed as "un-British" by a conservative MP.

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Britain warned to 'prepare for Russian retaliation' over support for Ukraine -- Military experts warn that the UK must be prepared after a Kremlin adviser's threat

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Labour are making us poorer and demanding we subsidise pampered public sector -- OPINION - TIM NEWARK: Why are we working hard to hand over pay rises while we get little or nothing?

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Raging Zia Yusuf slams leaders for 'making police officers' lives a living hell'

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Kemi Badenoch to change front bench in brutal reshuffle – 'too much dead wood'

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Labour minister under fire for paying tribute to joyriders in A66 police death crash - Tory frontbencher says Home Office minister's statement 'jars' and 'doesn't feel right'

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Nigel Farage maintains lead over Andy Burnham as bounce fades

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State pension 'administrative nightmare' concerns ahead of new HMRC tax regime

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Nigel Farage rages over latest Channel migrant farce - British and French are 'colluding'

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Andy Burnham has just been handed a massive decision - half the country will hate him

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POLL - Should Andy Burnham increase taxes to pay for his pledges?

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Kremlin insider issues blood-curdling threat of 'semi-military' attack against Britain

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Kemi Badenoch issued eight-word warning against deal with Nigel Farage by world leader -- The Italian PM warned the Tory leader against doing a pact with Reform UK

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Andy Burnham drops snap election bombshell as he hints at fresh tax grab -- The PM stated that he had "clear plans" that would restore hope but did not provide detailed...

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Nigel Farage is setting himself up to be outdone by Kemi Badenoch on one major issue -- OPINION - SEBASTIAN MURPHY: The best political communicator of our times has at best gone...

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Andy Burnham told major pledge is 'pure fantasy' after new data released

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Andy Burnham risks angering Donald Trump as he makes major Ukraine statement

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Andy Burnham sparks backlash as he refuses to rule out tax rises in budget -- The Prime Minister has refused to rule oue tax hikes in the upcoming budget

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Tech bosses slammed over 'sick' videos as police reveal new line in horror crash probe

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Angela Rayner relaxes property rules to make it easier to build homes on gardens

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Scrap Burnham's vindicative mansion tax and stop costly No10 of the North

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Labour accused of killing the Great British Pub with 'sucker punch'

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Andy Burnham considering cutting uni fees for EU students – 'madness' -- PM could cave in to eurocrat demands designed to reset post-Brexit relations

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Taxpayers could foot the bill for Harry and Meghan's security as Labour MPs demand funding -- Downing Street admits security will be kept under review as leading figures demand public money.

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Burnham's bid to end rough sleeping needs to address causes not just respond to crisis -- OPINION - Emma Haddad, chief executive of St Mungo's: A safe place to sleep is just the start

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Reform could kick out weed smokers in council housing shakeup

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Ex-cops blast 'insane' Green Party members' idea to ban Tasers and pepper spray

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POLL - Should British-born workers be prioritised for social housing? Have your say in our poll on whether people born in the UK should be at the front of the queue

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Donald Trump health fears as doctors 'concerned about one change since election'

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Andy Burnham has just lost his bounce - and now he's about to bomb

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4 week deadline update over Andy Burnham govermment £18,000 personal tax allowance change

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Lee Anderson issues stunning six-word rebuke to House of Lords

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OPINION - Andy Burnham is sitting on a ticking timebomb - it's about to blow up in his face

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Green Party to consider banning police from using Tasers and pepper spray - 'madness!'

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Andy Burnham's 'bounce' is officially now a slump – honeymoon well and truly over -- OPINION - JONATHAN SAXTY: So much for the messiah!

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Shabana Mahmood urged to ignore Labour dissenters over immigration crackdown -- Former home secretary Alan Johnson says his successor must press ahead with her tough measures

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Reform to give British-born workers priority for council housing -- Foreigners will be removed from social housing by Nigel Farage's party

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Lee Anderson blasts Labour for 'importing' paedophiles and rapists – 'The cheek of it'

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Putin makes chilling move against UK as tensions erupt over Ukraine war

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Rachel Reeves planted a timebomb under Burnham - it could blow Nigel Farage into No 10 -- Andy Burnham sacked Rachel Reeves first chance he got. But she's left him a little gift.

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Kemi Badenoch rules out 'monstrous' election deal with Nigel Farage - 'no drama queens'

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Andy Burnham's latest tax plan could see inspectors force their way into UK homes

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Nigel Farage is under threat from 'enemies within his own party', warns Liz Truss

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Liz Truss issues chilling six-month warning to Andy Burnham - 'just like a past PM'

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Foreign criminals MUST be deported if we are to protect British women - The numbers say removals are soaring, but the system is looking straight past the woman left to...

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Andy Burnham risks civil war in Whitehall after launching dramatic power grab -- The Prime Minister is taking on the civil service but it's a battle he could lose

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Andy Burnham is no different to Keir Starmer – he's failing to protect our borders -- Men who abuse women should not be granted the right to settle here, and those who abuse after...

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OPINION - Labour's absurd marriage proposals are pure comedy – a legal fudge no one asked for

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Andy Burnham under fire for past comments as feared green belt blitz threatens countryside

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Major sacrifice millions of Britons are willing to make - even if it harms the economy - Britons have set out their priorities as Andy Burnham and John Healey look under the bonnet of a...

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Epic driving test backlog blamed for triggering a major national crisis

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Andy Burnham just got another slap in the face – and his big plan is falling apart

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Labour MP branded 'stupid' by senior Tory over claims Britain is racist and sexist

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NHS warned not to sacrifice patient care on 'altar of net zero'

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ANALYSIS - Meghan and Harry are creating a security nightmare for the Home Office

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Home Office knows threat to our women from asylum seekers - and their answer is a leaflet

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Warning not to sexually assault Brits shows fearful families are owed apology -- OPINION - JUDY FINNIGAN: In circulating this booklet, the Government has tacitly admitted those...

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Reform is on fire - the civil war now raging inside Nigel Farage's party -- Tensions erupted last week as a high profile party figure was booted out for criticising Zia...

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Peter Mandelson Epstein investigation on brink of collapse -- Scotland Yard believes it is unlikely the Department of Justice will release the unredacted...

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Andy Burnham and Ed Miliband 'plot £13bn foreign aid splurge – tax rises likely'

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Migrants told basic rule on relationships with under-16s in latest advice

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Assault rifles found in migrant camps in France, sparking huge security fears -- Smugglers caught with guns amid bitter turf wars

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New Reform UK advisor said state pension triple lock is 'unsustainable'

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Nigel Farage celebrates by-election win but loses seats to Labour and Lib Dems

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OPINION - Tories imposed Net Zero and boasted about it – don't be fooled by new energy policies

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Rachel Reeves is back! She's still wreaking havoc and Andy Burnham just lets it happen

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DWP PIP benefit claims for acne are insane – there's nothing compassionate about this -- OPINION - AMEER KOTECHA: We need to be honest about those abusing the system.

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Nightmare for Andy Burnham as new figures show debt soaring and tax rises likely -- The Government is spending nearly £7.7 billion every month just on interest - more than it...

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OPINION - 'King' Andy Burnham has slapped British public in face – only Reform UK will sort this out - And the Tories have a cheek weighing in on this too!

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ANALYSIS - Taxpayers will be furious if they have to pay for Harry's security - they must be told

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Watch the moment the French intercept a dinghy as shock new stats emerge

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Huge blow for Sadiq Khan as new poll reveals what Londoners really think of him - New polling suggests most Londoners do not want him to contest the next mayoral election.

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SNP's John Swinney blasted over eye-watering cost of World Cup trip - 'Remember this!'

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Fury as ex-archbishop of Canterbury launches 'divisive' attack on Nigel Farage

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Home Office translates guidance telling asylum seekers not to rape into multiple languages

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Andy Burnham just proved he's clueless - unless he wakes up, Britain will be bankrupt

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Andy Burnham defends shocking new guidance telling asylum seekers not to rape

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Secretive committee to decide who pays Harry and Meghan's £2m security bill

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Andy Burnham breaks silence on Meghan Markle and Harry ahead of shock UK return -- The Sussexes are returning to Britain six years after they stepped back as full-time working royals.

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Richard Tice slaps down Reform UK critics as civil war rages -- Nigel Farage's deputy lashed out following criticism of Zia Yusuf

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Sunday deadline for £150 2026 cash boost for people on 4 benefits -- Energy customers have just days left to ensure they receive the £150 Warm Home Discount this winter

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham just made a surprising but very dangerous enemy as prison plan unravels

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Shabana Mahmood reveals what she really thinks about France's failure to stop small boats

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Andy Burnham just ran out of time – now a terrifying storm is about to sweep him away -- Andy Burnham dreamed of becoming PM for decades. He got there at the worst possible time.

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Labour breaks silence on Meghan Markle and Harry's return with 'reconciliation hope'

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Labour's net zero madness 'pushes up supermarket prices and costs taxpayers £877m'

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Andy Burnham's in danger of missing out on one of Britain's strongest assets

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Andy Burnham's already suffered one fate that few if any politicians survive

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How 'diabolical' London roadworks became sad summary of all that's wrong with the UK today -- EXCLUSIVE: The vital road has been completely closed or partially shut for more than a year.

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OPINION - The Government just admitted too many migrants are ignoring our laws - it's so dangerous - Pretending it is not happening silences the survivors, writes Conservative MP Alicia Kearns, the...

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The huge sum Angela Rayner earned outside Parliament - despite attacking 'second job' MPs -- The former deputy prime minister previously attacked MPs who earn money from second jobs.

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Criminal gangs dumping waste to have cars and houses seized

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Andy Burnham makes huge announcement on giving away some of his £182k salary

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Home Office forced to teach migrants that rape is wrong and women are equal to men - Exclusive: The Home Office has issued new guidance to asylum seekers telling them 'this means...

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Andy Burnham called out live on ITV and accused of making sweeping statement

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Andy Burnham urged to cut taxes as inflation pushes up costs for households

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Andy Burnham blasted over North Sea oil and gas – 'too chicken!'

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Reckless Russian and Iranian spies 'could spark mass-casualty attack in UK'

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ANALYSIS - Andy Burnham's man-of-the-people image in doubt over lavish freebies – 'not a good look'

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Reform UK in huge poll boost after Nigel Farage's by-election victory

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Angela Rayner misses the point yet again – this Tory fix can't come soon enough -- OPINION - VIRGINIA BLACKBURN: This all takes me back to the most valuable lesson I ever learned.

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POLL - Should Labour scrap net zero? Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has vowed to get rid of the national 2050 target, arguing it is...

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Reform's new £429 PIP payments for claimants on table in DWP overhaul -- Proposals unveiled on Monday include replacing PIP and the health-related part of Universal...

8 days ago

Bombshell poll reveals Nigel Farage's 'true chances' in new by-election

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Reform rebel vows to fight to stay in party as civil war rages

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Andy Burnham just got torn to shreds AGAIN - his own advisers are in full revolt -- Andy Burnham has been skewered. By one of his own financial advisers.

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Labour urged to close 'dangerous' child sex doll loophole

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Andy Burnham's shocking £345,000 in donations EXPOSED - from Aintree to Glastonbury

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Wake up, Andy Burnham – it's simple-minded Greens, not UK public, risking wildfires

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POLL - POLL: Should the speed limit on UK motorways be raised to 80mph?

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Andy Burnham announces 'absolutely massive' change to buses in UK city -- The Prime Minister's move "will leave taxpayers across the country on the hook".

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UK borough on brink of England's biggest ever council tax increase - a whopping £2,650 -- Councillors are mulling a 160% increase to help plug a financial blackhole.

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Reform's Zia Yusuf issues furious 'blanket ban' threat to Pakistan as grooming row grows -- Exclusive: Reform home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf says Pakistan will pay a heavy price if Nigel...

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Andy Burnham slammed after new shock in Labour sentencing row - 'utterly shambolic'

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Dropping net zero targets could cut £200 off household electricity bills

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Andy Burnham issues three-word response after Vladimir Putin's chilling threat to UK -- Russia warned the UK could face a "higher price" for its involvement in the Ukraine conflict

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ANALYSIS -- State pension triple lock is a vital lifeline - but it's under threat like never before

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Andy Burnham on brink of snap election - one nightmare scenario should terrify us all

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Angela Rayner and Andy Burnham have declared war on countryside - they will pay for this

9 days ago

Andy Burnham breaks silence after 'exchanging messages' with 'fake Trump official'

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Labour's jobs nightmare worsens as new figures paint 'dire' picture for UK

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Pensioners warned of 'sting in the tail' as state pension set for £500 boost

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POLL - POLL: Is Angela Rayner right to soften laws on 'illegal' traveller sites? Vote now - The Government insists stronger protections against intentional unauthorised development are in...

9 days ago

James Cleverly is right to recoil at council's absurd move – get a flaming grip! -- OPINION - LESLEY-ANN JONES: Warning - this latest gem from the world of inclusivity will make...

8 days ago

Reform UK civil war erupts as key party figure suspended -- Tim Montgomerie has been suspended over repeated criticism of Nigel Farage's party

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Nigel Farage handed major poll boost after Clacton by-election victory

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Angela Rayner's big boast is a complete fantasy - it's about to blow up in Burnham's face

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POLL - POLL: Should benefit claimants be made to clean up high streets? Have your say in our online poll on whether long-term benefit claimants should do community work.

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Angela Rayner blasted over 'disastrous' policy after 'dire' unemployment figures

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Angela Rayner accused of making it easier for travellers to set up 'illegal' sites

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Sadiq Khan under fire as London covered in 'ugly tower blocks - 'stop building them'

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Free bus pass rule to end on August 31 for over 14 million people - update from govt

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Andy Burnham's intervention on migrant crisis proves PM has missed point completely -- OPINION - ESTHER MCVEY: The Prime Minister's plan confirms that he fundamentally misunderstands...

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Migrants sleep under bridges in UK town as fears of 'Calais Jungle-style' camps soar -- EXCLUSIVE: New trafficking 'economy' exploits lax visa rules

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Labour MP suspended after questions over taxpayer-funded Covid loan -- Bayo Alaba told to 'come clean' after 'concerning revelations'

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John Healey's big gamble will end in disaster - and rain hellfire on Andy Burnham

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Tories to scrap EU red tape to 'save' summer jobs for youngsters

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Andy Burnham's texts to fake Trump aide 'most likely Iran, China or Russia spy op' EXCLUSIVE: An expert has said the Prime Minister has been made to look a fool after exchanging...

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Reform's Robert Jenrick just exposed this - it's a major betrayal of hard-working Brits

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Reform announces huge plan for unemployed to clean parks and repair council houses

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Robert Jenrick just announced massive plan to change benefits system – it's about time

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Andy Burnham warned 'virtue-signalling' 2030 ban will 'cripple economy'

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Should foreign nationals be banned from claiming UK benefits?

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Labour are destroying UK farming – Andy Burnham offers only smoke and mirrors

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Kemi Badenoch joined an Establishment stitch-up to make a mockery of voters -- The Conservative Party is a washed-up failure.

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Kemi Badenoch could scupper Andy Burnham's dream of Labour rule into 2030s -- Kemi can't afford to be complacent - she must take this chance for the good of Britain.

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Andy Burnham faces bombshell decision - and he's walking straight into a trap - Our new PM is being pushed into making a brutal choice. And he'll be damned whatever he does,...

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Bans on swimming pools and window cleaning to save water - even if it rains

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Major Andy Burnham blunder as PM 'exchanged messages' with 'fake Trump official'

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Burnham warned historic parks 'at risk' of destruction after major reforms -- EXCLUSIVE: There are warnings the reforms will put treasured green spaces at 'immediate risk of...

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Robert Jenrick sets out bombshell Reform UK plans to end 'foreign welfare rip-off'

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Andy Burnham's depressing idea will breed a low-aspiration generation of children

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Louise Haigh sent deafening wildfire alert as fury erupts over 'misuse'

11 days ago

David Lammy keeps taxpayer-funded home for summer despite being sacked

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OPINION - Lee Anderson issues damning verdict on huge scandal - 'Out of control!' OPINION: Reform UK's Lee Anderson warns that the UK benefits bill is completely out of control

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Andy Burnham issued huge demand over Labour's hated farm inheritance tax raid -- The PM faces calls to totally reverse family farm tax after admitting Labour has "a long way to...

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Reform UK pledges to ban foreign nationals from claiming almost all benefits -- The move is part of plans to slash the welfare bill by £50 billion a year

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Tories pledge major crackdown on illegal traveller sites to end 'two-tier treatment'

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Blow to Andy Burnham as his popularity takes hit in new poll

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