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Energy bills 'nightmare' looms closer for Brits as Jeremy Hunt fired Budget warning
The Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is tipped to extend the Energy Price Guarantee but the Bills Support Scheme - worth £66 a month for every household is likely to end, piling on the misery for millions → Read More
Betrayal of the North as HS2 delayed yet again by Tories in 'staggering failure'
Section of controversial high speed train project is put on the back-burner as Government blames increased costs but Labour says the North is paying the price for Tory incompetence → Read More
PartyGate rulebreaking would've been obvious to Boris Johnson
Ex-PM Boris Johnson 'knew of law breaches' because he was THERE as MPs probing whether he lied to Parliament give damning verdict and new bashes come to light → Read More
Latest WhatsApp leaks reveal Hancock and Sunak clashed over UK lockdown policy
Leaked messages appear to show former Chancellor Rishi Sunak and shamed ex-Health Secretary Matt Hancock were at loggerheads during the pandemic over the extent of Tory lockdown measures → Read More
Teachers set to strike next month as cabinet ministers slam industrial action as 'disruptive'
Teachers are set to strike in February as the National Education Union chiefs is set to announce results of a ballot for industrial action on Monday - despite NASUWT failing to meet the threshold for action → Read More
Every child to study maths until they're 18 under new plan by Rishi Sunak
The Prime Minister will say that learning more maths will help youngsters leave school 'better equipped for the jobs of the future' at a speech in London - as he finally breaks his silence amid the ongoing NHS crisis → Read More
NHS in crisis as 500 people die each week due to 'killer' to emergency care delays
Royal College of Emergency Medicine President Dr Adrian Boyle said the NHS 'cannot continue like this and 'it is unsafe and undignified' as he fired off a grim warning to Tory ministers → Read More
Michelle Mone's husband gifted Tories 'at least £171k' as Covid PPE row rumbles on
Mone and husband Doug Barrowman allegedly benefited from multimillion-pound Covid PPE deal and three cash sums of £50,000 each and auction prizes were given to Tories by company linked to him → Read More
New Year Honours 2023 list in full as Brian May and Lionesses get top gongs
In the first New Year Honours List rubber-stamped by King Charles, over 1,100 individuals receive awards, including artist Grayson Perry, England women's captain Leah Williamson, and heptathlete and TV presenter Denise Lewis → Read More
Poll shows more people blame Tories than workers for wave of winter strikes
The study for the Compassion in Politics revealed how voters are split along party lines when it comes to who they think is responsible for industrial action hitting Britain → Read More
Jeremy Hunt admits NHS is on brink of collapse after 12 years of Tory rule
The Chancellor admitted he 'recognises' the health service is nearing collapse - yet warned there will be 'sacrifices' and 'difficult decisions' in his Autumn budget statement → Read More
'Put a stop to this slaughter' as ex African President demands an end to trophy hunting
Ian Khama, who led Botswana from 2008 to 2018, spoke out ahead of a Commons vote later this month amid a long-promised Tory ban would stop hunters bringing animal skins, severed heads and carcasses back to Britain after shoots → Read More
UK and France in 'final stages' of deal to tackle Channel migrants crisis
Downing Street said a deal was drawing near after talks between Rishi Sunak and French President Emmanuel Macron - as the number of people at Manston airfield fell to 1,600 → Read More
Asylum system chaos: All your questions answered
The number of migrants to have crossed the Channel in small boats this year has now hit 39,897 - here The Mirror answers all your questions on the ongoing crisis → Read More
Suella Braverman accused of 'whipping up hate' with 'dreadful' migrant remarks
The embattled Home Secretary claimed on Monday that migrants fleeing wars and persecution had launched an 'invasion on our southern coast', prompting disgust among the Opposition → Read More
Boris Johnson pulls out of Tory leadership contest and Rishi Sunak set to be PM
Humiliated Boris Johnson quit the race for Downing Street hours after claiming he had reached the 100 backers he needed - which means unless Penny Mordaunt has a late surge, Rishi Sunak is poised to be Prime Minister by Tuesday → Read More
Boris Johnson relaxes in beach bar at exclusive Caribbean resort amid leadership rumours
Boris Johnson is said to be preparing to fly back to Britain from his holiday in the Caribbean and once again battle for No.10 Downing Street, amid calls for a General Election → Read More
Liz Truss clings to power after an evening of chaos as Tory MPs are 'manhandled' in vote
Tory discontent has become a massive distraction for the PM, who should have been dealing with soaring inflation that has sent prices rocketing, with the cost of food up by 14.5% on last year → Read More
Humiliated Liz Truss sits in silence amid U-turn meltdown as Tories tell her to go
In one of the biggest U-turns in political history, the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt scrapped almost all of the mini-Budget, which has plunged the economy into crisis → Read More
Keir Starmer vows to give power to British people if Labour wins election and he's PM
In a barn-storming party conference speech in Liverpool, opposition leader Keir Starmer declared he is ready to boot the Tories out of No10 and give the county its 'future back' → Read More