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Corbyn says new party has nearly as many members as Reform after just 24 hours Jeremy Corbyn announced on social media that 200,000 people had signed up to his new party less than 24 hours after its launched - putting it within touching distance of Nigel Farage's Reform membersh...

Jeremy Corbyn says 200,000 people have signed up to his new party in less than 24 hours. For context, Reform currently has 229,329 members
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Nigel Farage names ex-Tory who made racist remark on WhatsApp as defector A smiling Nigel Farage unveiled Tory Senedd member Laura Anne Jones as his latest Reform recruit - branding it a 'big step forward for Reform in Wales'

New Reform recruit Laura Anne Jones also said he wanted to go 'Chav shooting' and joked about shooting Ed Miliband
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Farage's 'fantasy' plan to cut crime unravels over 'fag packet' figures Nigel Farage has been accused of peddling a string of 'ill-thought through slogans' after making big promises to tackle crime, with questions over his sums and the impact on prisons

Nigel Farage has yet again been accused of peddling "fantasy" plans based on dodgy sums - this time on tackling crime
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Spiky from Keir Starmer when asked if suspending MPs was weak. "We have to deal with people who repeatedly break the whip because, everyone was elected as a Labour MP on the manifesto of Change, and everybody needs to deliver as a Labour government," he says

Donald Trump throws shade at 'sloppy Brexit' - but says Starmer's sorting it out US President Donald Trump said Britain's execution of Brexit was 'sloppy' - but praised Keir Starmer for getting it 'straightened out', days after Emmanuel Macron said UK voters were 'sold a lie'

Donald Trump said Britain's execution of Brexit was 'sloppy' - but praised Keir Starmer for getting it 'straightened out', days after Emmanuel Macron said UK voters were 'sold a lie'
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Got her up before 5am so she can have a good walk before it gets too hot. Does she look grateful?

Wednesday's DAILY MIRROR: War ready
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PM refuses to cancel welfare vote despite rebellion - see PIP data in your area Keir Starmer has insisted he will not cancel a vote on his disability welfare changes in spite of 123 Labour MPs backing an amendment demanding a rethink

Keir Starmer insists he will not cancel a vote on his disability welfare changes in spite of 123 Labour MPs backing an amendment that could torpedo it
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Sick 'pimping websites' given four-word warning as MPs demand new laws Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips says tough new laws will give courts the power to suspend adult service sites behind sexual exploitation as MPs demand paying for sex is made illegal

Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips says tough new laws will give courts the power to suspend adult service sites behind sexual exploitation as MPs demand paying for sex is made illegal
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YouTube video by Sly and the Family Stone - Topic Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa

RIP Sly Stone. At his peak he was unmatched
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Women told to keep working longer set for showdown which could affect millions WASPI campaigners say they are on course for a High Court showdown with the Government over the decision not to pay compensation to millions of women

WASPI campaign leaders say they are on target for a High Court showdown with the Government after clearing a major hurdle
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Nigel Farage skips crucial EU update to go on holiday in latest shameless move Nigel Farage has whined about the Government's EU reset agreement, but it turned out he missed a key update to the Commons because he has gone on holiday

Nigel Farage has been branded a 'part time leader' after jetting off on holiday and missing a chance to grill Keir Starmer on his post-Brexit EU deal - despite griping about it
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Starmer leaves door open to changing winter fuel cuts after months of backlash Keir Starmer told reporters in Tirana, Albania, that means testing winter fuel payments was the right thing to do, but did not deny reports that thresholds could change

Keir Starmer leaves door open to changing winter fuel cuts after months of backlash - by @daveburke12.bsky.social
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'I survived vile exploitation - sick supermarkets of the vulnerable must shut' Mia de Faoite, who endured years of harrowing abuse and exploitation, says prostitution laws must be torn up and so-called 'pimping websites' have to be closed down

Exploitation survivor Mia de Faoite warns 'pimping websites' are a 'supermarket of the vulnerable' in a harrowing interview calling for the law to change
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Lots of backlash over Keir Starmer’s migration speech, particularly his ‘island of strangers’ remark. Some spiky exchanges in the Commons - ‘apeing Reform’, ‘reflecting language of Enoch Powell’, ‘legitimising far-right violence’

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This sums the whole situation up quite nicely.

Dog who wouldn't sit still at polling station

Tackle vile 'pimping websites' and rip up outdated prostitution laws, MPs demand Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi warned sex trafficking on so-called 'pimping websites' is happening on an 'unimaginable scale' as calls grow for paying for sex to be criminalised

Plans backed by over 50 MPs would:
🚨 outlaw 'pimping websites'
🚨 criminalise those (predominantly men) who pay for sex
🚨 rip out 'out of date' soliciting and loitering offences
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Robert Jenrick hints at Farage pact in leaked recording as Tory split blows open Robert Jenrick was recorded said he is 'not prepared' for the Tories and Reform to split right-wing votes at the next general election in a massive blow to Kemi Badenoch, who has mocked Nigel Farage

Kemi Badenoch is under pressure to sack Robert Jenrick after he hinted at a pact with Reform UK in a leaked recording
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New law to sack police who fail background checks after 'absurd' loophole fury Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said it is 'not acceptable' that officers who fail vetting checks cannot automatically be sacked after legal challenges showed the difficulty in sacking them

New law to sack police who fail background checks after 'absurd' loophole fury
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Rachel Reeves warns UK won't accept US trade deal if red lines are crossed In an interview with The Mirror the Chancellor Rachel Reeves voiced her optimism an agreement can be reached to tackle the misery caused by Donald Trump's tariffs

Had an interesting chat with Rachel Reeves ahead of Washington trip next week:
🚨 UK will walk away from US trade deal if red lines crossed
🚨 Donald Trump not acting like a bully
🚨 No rush to get deal done
🚨 No commitment to Commons vote
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Minister responds to fears of global recession as Trump tariffs cause chaos Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander responded to a question on whether there would be a global 'bloodbath' with Donald Trump's tariffs causing a worldwide recession

Minister responds to fears of global recession as Trump tariffs cause market chaos
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Me in the National Security group chat.

Popular Lib Dem given stern dressing down after crossing the floor for a stroke Jennie the Guide Dog was summoned by Lib Dem chief whip Wendy Chamberlain after she brazenly crossed the Commons floor to be petted by gleeful Labour MPs

🚨🐶 IMPORTANT DOG NEWS
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Tories blasted as bombshell data shows neighbourhood cop figures were inflated Policing Minister Dame Diana Johnson said it is 'unforgivable' that a probe by the National Police Chiefs' Council (NPCC) found 2,611 fewer neighbourhood officers than were claimed a year ago

A damning dossier will show there were 2,611 fewer neighbourhood officers and PCSOs in England and Wales than last year's official figures showed.
Policing Minister Dame Diana Johnson said it was "unforgivable".
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Nigel Farage skips PMQs and local election prep to fundraise for Donald Trump And he told party members this week he'd be away from London "canvassing, campaigning and doing our best" until the local elections in May - instead he's flown to the US again to speak at a MAGA fundr...

Nigel Farage skips PMQs and local election prep to fundraise for Donald Trump at $450 MAGA dinner
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Liz Kendall confronted by angry Labour MPs over cuts - 'show more compassion' Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall faced the fury of Labour backbenchers as she announced plans to slash £5billion a year from the benefits bill by tightening eligibility rules

Liz Kendall was faced with the fury of Labour backbenchers as she announced £5billion of welfare cuts.
The Work and Pensions Secretary was warned that disabled people have been left "at breaking point" and urged to find a more "compassionate" approach.
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Farage's Reform recruit shared Tommy Robinson video and questioned female police Stuart Davies, one of 29 defecting councillors gleefully unveiled by Nigel Farage, sparked a backlash by sharing a Tommy Robinson video and also suggested some women should not be police officers

Stuart Davies, who posted a clip by far-right thug Tommy Robinson, was one of 29 councillors who switched to Reform. Mr Davies, from North Somerset, also shared a post praising Elon Musk for paying Robinson's legal fees.
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No10 slaps down David Lammy's claim Israel has broken international law in Gaza Foreign Secretary David Lammy told MPs on Monday that Israel had committed a 'breach of international law' by blocking aid into Gaza - but No10 distanced itself from the remark

No10 has slapped down David Lammy's claim that Israel has breached international law by blocking aid into Gaza
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Opinion | Musk Said No One Has Died Since Aid Was Cut. That Isn’t True. A journey through the front lines of global poverty shows that when the world’s richest men slash aid for the world’s poorest children, the result is sickness, starvation and death.

The world's richest man stole food from the world's poorest children. Now they are beginning to die
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