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Dave Burke
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Political Correspondent at The Daily Mirror. Follow me for insight, analysis and pictures of my dog

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Some interesting merch being handed out to journalists at the Lib Dem conference
September 21, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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Morning
September 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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Exclusive: UK's top bishop says Nigel Farage's deportation plan 'isn't the British way'
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August 28, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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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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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...
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July 25, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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New Reform recruit Laura Anne Jones also said he wanted to go 'Chav shooting' and joked about shooting Ed Miliband
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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'
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July 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Nigel Farage has yet again been accused of peddling "fantasy" plans based on dodgy sums - this time on tackling crime
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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
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July 21, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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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
July 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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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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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'
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July 15, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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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?
June 28, 2025 at 4:14 AM
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Wednesday's DAILY MIRROR: War ready
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June 24, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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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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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
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June 25, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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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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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
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June 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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RIP Sly Stone. At his peak he was unmatched
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Thank You for Talkin' to Me, Africa
YouTube video by Sly and the Family Stone - Topic
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June 10, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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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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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
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June 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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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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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
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May 20, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Keir Starmer leaves door open to changing winter fuel cuts after months of backlash - by @daveburke12.bsky.social
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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
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May 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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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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'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
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May 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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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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May 13, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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This sums the whole situation up quite nicely.
May 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Dog who wouldn't sit still at polling station
May 1, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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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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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
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April 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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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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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
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April 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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New law to sack police who fail background checks after 'absurd' loophole fury
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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
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April 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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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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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
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April 19, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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Minister responds to fears of global recession as Trump tariffs cause market chaos
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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
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April 7, 2025 at 9:07 AM