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Government criticised over plastic spill response
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Badenoch pens letter to Clacton ahead of by-election
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PC Harper's mother 'devastated' his killers set for early release under revised plans
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PM's intervention on prisons crisis risks damaging mistakes
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Ballot paper for Clacton by-election is longest in British electoral history
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Mayor says Burnham's new powers will change lives
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Harriet Harman: Ban men from running for next Labour leader
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Polling stations open for Greater Manchester mayoral election
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Burnham invites Tories and Lib Dems to social care talks
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Schools to offer technical subjects to pupils from age 14, Burnham says
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Andy Burnham rules out early election in exclusive BBC interview
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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar 'delighted' to accept trade minister job
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Burnham to promise new path for UK when he becomes Labour leader
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'We are reaching breaking point in this country' - Green Party leader
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Chris Mason: Investigation into Widdecombe's death rekindles debate over how to protect politicians
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Police say no suggestion of political motive in Widdecombe killing after new arrest
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A bin, two foxes and a reality TV star: the candidates fighting Clacton
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Farage's rivals rule out standing in Clacton by-election
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Overseas voters moving to UK could face £100,000 donations cap for year
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Starmer tells of 'intensely personal' decision to quit and warns Burnham in first interview since resigning
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Burnham to give mayors more power in 10-year plan to transform economy
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Can Burnham really govern without an election?
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Ex-minister not ruling out leadership bid yet
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Burnham says Labour has final chance to change after Makerfield by-election win
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Voters head to the polls for Makerfield by-election
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Starmer: Leadership challenges are 'wrong'
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Sister of Jo Cox urges 'common ground' 10 years after her murder
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Assisted dying returns to Parliament as MP urges peers to 'finish the job'
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Roy Hattersley, former Labour deputy leader, dies aged 93
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Molly Russell's dad says PM rushing social media restrictions 'deplorable'
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Met Police calls on tech firms to make stolen phones unusable
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Zelensky's close European allies set out five conditions for peace talks
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Fake videos of actors target Armenia election
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Former MI6 chief Sir Alex Younger dies aged 62
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Supreme Court reinstates Republican-favored Alabama congressional districts
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Trump ally convicted of in Colorado vote tampering case released from prison early
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How aid cuts are hampering the frontline response to the Ebola crisis
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After a Memorial Day break, Congress returns to the same problems they left behind
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