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"The home secretary should be ashamed of her role in such inhumane treatment of someone who has sought refuge in our country" Isa Muazu May faces parliamentary challenge over bid to deport dying asylum seeker Theresa May is facing a parliamentary challenge over her attempt to deport an asylum seeker who is thought to be at death's door, amid fierce criticism of her actions from human rights groups. Hunger strike: Theresa May ignores appeals for mercy from MPs Theresa May has failed to reply to a letter from over 40 MPs and peers calling on her to show mercy to an asylum seeker who is expected to die soon unless he is released from detention. Home Office says man who hasn't eaten for 90 days 'is fit to fly' An asylum seeker who has been on hunger strike for 90 days was today told he was 'fit to fly', suggesting plans are now under way to deport him. Comment: As I write this, Isa Muazu fades away There's still time for the Home Office to save this man's life. Tory trials Labour campaigner accepts Osborne surrender over payday loans George Osborne has denied the coalition is U-turning over payday loans - after confirming the government will force the loan shark regulator to impose a cap on the cost of last-minute credit. The dead cat strategy: How Tories hope to win the next election Labour can expect to see plenty more dead cats thrown on their table over the next year and a half. In other news... Ministers 'won't break' law over immigrant benefits crackdown Britain will act "within the law" over a harsh new crackdown on benefits for immigrants, No 10 has said - despite illegal proposals being considered in Whitehall. Massive HS2 bill expected to spark flurry of public protest The government was braced for up 25,000 petitions against HS2 today, as it published the bill for phase one of the London-Birmingham line. Police fight back over journalist tip-offs Links between police officers and journalists should be encouraged rather than frowned upon, Lord Stevens' major review of policing has concluded. Labour faces 'financial crisis' as Co-op scandal deepens Labour could have to pay back more than £2 million in loans early to the troubled banking group when it is taken over by US-based hedge funds as part of a rescue deal. Dominic Grieve sorry for calling Pakistanis corrupt The government's chief legal advisor has apologised after suggesting the Pakistani community in Britain is endemically corrupt. And finally Aussies elect... Mr Paparazzi Celebrity Big Brother contestant Darryn Lyons has been elected the new mayor of Geelong.	Advertise your job vacancies here Blue Fox: Mike Weatherley MP delivers hunt ban support letter to PM Blue Fox patron Mike Weatherley MP delivers hunt ban support letter to Prime Minister. CIA: UK Chemical and pharmaceutical businesses see growth ahead UK Chemical and pharmaceutical businesses see growth ahead but long term optimism restricted. NASUWT welcomes decision on teachers' pay "This announcement represents many weeks of hard work and discussion between the NASUWT and State's officials." Let Britain Fly VIDEO: Let Britain Fly. Let Britain Fly: Business chiefs demand politicians end 50 years of dithering Failure to commit to airport expansion risks condemning the UK to being a second-rate economy until at least 2040. BSIA: Speakers announced for Scottish exporting seminar An impressive speaker line-up has been announced for next week’s Wise Up to Exporting workshop. IET: Online block to child abuse images not enough to solve problem The move by internet search engines to make it harder to find child abuse images online do not go far enough to solve the problem. Voice welcomes Scottish Government’s school closures response Voice has welcomed the Scottish Government’s response on school closures. RSPCA: Man fined after meerkats, monkeys and an armadillo found Stephen Rowlands pleaded guilty to three CITIES offences at Worcester Magistrates Court. CIOT: Low income campaigners call for wider universal credit pilot LITRG is calling for the Government to introduce a revised pilot of the new universal credit system. Cogent: New Online Skillsstore for the Science Industries Cogent and the National Skills Academy Process Industries, has today launched Skillsstore.com. NASUWT "disappointed" that Education Secretary "resorted to provocation" NASUWT comments on the ongoing dispute with the Secretary of State for Education.

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