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Sam Merriman, Political Correspondent The Green Party 's debate over whether to oppose Andy Burnham at the Makerfield by-election has

Labour is pushing major supermarkets to limit the price of everyday essentials in return for easing regulations, it emerged on Tuesday night.

Former Asda chairman Lord Rose branded a potential cap as 'stuff and nonsense'. And M&S boss Stuart Machin branded it 'completely preposterous'.

The bombshell survey has led to renewed calls to 'unite the Right' to stop the Mayor of Greater Manchester's return to Westminster - and a potential future Left-wing coalition.

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Two MPs who support assisted suicide have landed top slots in a random parliamentary ballot that allows politicians to put forward their own policies to become law.

Mandelson was advised by Foreign Office officials to provide 'artificial' information about potentially compromising contacts in order to pass security checks.

Reform UK accused the Left-wing mayor of being 'proud of raising taxes' after he bragged that his mayoral tax is 'significantly higher than anyone else's'.

No 10 has said the Prime Minister will visit the constituency in a bid to show his support for the Labour candidate.

More than 3.5 million cohabiting couples would gain automatic rights to a share of their partner's home and finances if one of them dies under new Government proposals.