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Exclusive: Nigel Farage could miss out on dozens of seats due to anti-Reform tactical voting at next election, according to new research by @ElectCalculus mirror.co.uk/news/politics/r…

Farage could miss out on dozens of seats due to anti-Reform tactical voting

EXCLUSIVE: Survey commissioned by Electoral Calculus also found anti-Reform sentiment had grown over the last 12 months - as the right-wing party faces scandals on multiple fronts

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Nigel Farage could miss out on dozens of seats due to anti-Reform tactical voting at next election mirror.co.uk/news/politics/r…

Farage could miss out on dozens of seats due to anti-Reform tactical voting

EXCLUSIVE: Survey commissioned by Electoral Calculus also found anti-Reform sentiment had grown over the last 12 months - as the right-wing party faces scandals on multiple fronts

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Baroness Hallett says the mantra of ‘protecting the NHS’ took precedence over the needs of the most vulnerable people.
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Trump’s not just satisfied with blaming immigrants for problems in the USA. He’s also claimed that relaxed borders are responsible for the riots taking place across France.
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“I never did that with a man before”: Trump gushes over Ohio Republican’s physique at Kentucky rally.
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Chancellor John Healey rejects calls from ministers to raise capital gains tax at the Budget mirror.co.uk/news/politics/b…

John Healey rejects calls from ministers to raise capital gains tax in Budget

Several prominent Labour voices had called for a rise in the tax, which applies to the profit made from selling off assets like a house or share, but the Chancellor has ruled it out

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Angela Rayner warns of 'silent majority' being radicalised online after Australian MP attack mirror.co.uk/news/politics/r…

Angela Rayner warns of 'silent majority' being radicalised online

The Communities Secretary Angela Rayner was asked about Dr Helen Haines, who lost a leg after being allegedly rammed twice by a vehicle outside her office in rural Victoria

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Nottingham knife killer no longer allowed to claim benefits as loophole finally closed mirror.co.uk/news/politics/d…

Nottingham attack killer can no longer claim benefits as loophole finally closed

The government will put legislation forward on Tuesday to prevent killers and serious sex offenders being entitled to Universal Credit while they are detained in hospital - a move welcomed by...

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Andy Burnham promises to end rip-off parking charges with new rules mirror.co.uk/news/politics/p…

Andy Burnham promises to end rip-off parking charges with new rules

Motorists in England, Scotland and Wales will be given 10 minutes to leave car parks without facing a penalty once their session ends under a new private parking code of practice

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Close Nigel Farage ally appears to admit £5million Brexit comment slip up in undercover footage mirror.co.uk/news/politics/r…

Close Farage ally appears to admit £5m Brexit comment slip up in covert footage

One of Nigel Farage's closest allies admitted the Reform leader was not following the party line when he said a £5million gift was a reward for his Brexit campaigning, undercover footage shows

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Bereaved parents to warn Lisa Nandy to 'get the job done properly' on social media harm mirror.co.uk/news/politics/l…

Bereaved parents to warn Lisa Nandy to 'get the job done' on social media harm

EXCLUSIVE: The parents of more than a dozen children whose deaths are linked to social media will on Tuesday tell Lisa Nandy to get the 'job done properly' after years of failure in tackling online...

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Aberfan disaster is among 'most horrifying tragedies UK has ever seen' says Andy Burnham mirror.co.uk/news/politics/a…

Aberfan disaster among 'most horrifying tragedies UK has ever seen' says Burnham

Andy Burnham laid a wreath in Aberfan on the 60th anniversary of the disaster which claimed 144 lives, including 116 children - and said coal mine safety is of 'critical importance'

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Downing Street hits backs at US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over Afghanistan comments - 'wrong' mirror.co.uk/news/politics/p…

No10 hits backs at US Defence Secretary over Afghanistan comments - 'wrong'

Downing Street branded US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth's comment as 'wrong' after he suggested that most non-American soldiers in Afghanistan did not do any direct fighting

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The streets of Paris have been left in ruins after violent protests erupted across the city
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Nigel Farage's asylum plan 'betrays Britain's proud history' says senior Bishop mirror.co.uk/news/politics/n…

Nigel Farage's asylum plan 'betrays Britain's proud history' says senior Bishop

EXCLUSIVE: The Right Reverend Dr Guli Francis-Dehqani, Bishop of Chelmsford - who sits in the House of Lords - told The Mirror that Reform UK's policy goes against Christian values

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Nuisance passengers who blast out music on trains face fines of up to £1,000 mirror.co.uk/news/politics/t…

Nuisance passengers who blast out music on trains face fines of up to £1,000

Rail travellers who refuse to stop playing music or videos from their phone when asked by authorised staff face being booted off the train at the next station or being slapped with a fine up to £1,000

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Andy Burnham faces significant demand to join EU after Donald Trump 'unreliability' mirror.co.uk/news/politics/a…

Burnham faces significant demand to join EU after Donald Trump 'unreliability'

Andy Burnham is facing a significant demand to consider EU membership for Britain amid the unpredictability of Donald Trump and the US’s waning support for Ukraine

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John Healey faces Budget pressure to help '372,000 renters living on £7 or less a day' mirror.co.uk/news/politics/r…

Healey faces Budget demand to help '372,000 renters living on £7 or less a day'

EXCLUSIVE: England’s poorest private renters are struggling to afford a weekly food shop, with households left with just £7 or less a day after rent and basic bills, grim research shows

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ANDY BURNHAM: 'It's hard to be hopeful in doomscrolling world - Pride of Britain awards are antidote' mirror.co.uk/news/politics/a…

'Pride of Britain reminds us our country's greatest strength is its people'

EXCLUSIVE: Andy Burnham writes for the Daily Mirror about how the Pride of Britain awards are 'a celebration of our country and of the hard work and sacrifice of some incredible men and women'

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'Don't leave my missing brother's file on shelf': Sister's plea as support pledged for people who disappear mirror.co.uk/news/politics/m…

Sister's plea over missing brother as support pledged for people who disappear

EXCLUSIVE: With hundreds of British families facing the devastating uncertainty of a loved one going missing abroad each year, they will now receive tailored assistance to help them through it

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