All news by author: Ashley Cowburn

The Commons called for an 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire' in Gaza without a vote on Wednesday evening after a day of chaotic scenes and demands for the Speaker to resign

Over 28,000 Palestianians have so far been killed in the conflict and dozens of aid charities have called on all MPs to vote for an immediate ceasefire this week

The Trades Union Congress said a staggering 66% of employees on zero hours contracts have been with their current firm for over a year while 12% have been for over 10 years

The Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves could be overheard asking "where is he?" as the more junior Treasury minister Bim Afolami was sent to field questions in his boss's absence

Keir Starmer's remarks come as Labour faces pressure to back an SNP motion in the Commons this week demanding an 'immediate ceasefire' in the Middle East conflict

A new biography of the Labour leader Keir Starmer claims he saw the loss of the Hartlepool by-election as a 'personal rejection' and told his top advisers he would resign

In a stonking victory Labour overturned an 18,000 majority in Wellingborough on a 28.5% swing - the second biggest from the Tories at a by-election since the Second World War

The crucial vote in Wellingborough was triggered after the disgraced ex-Tory MP Peter Bone was ousted from the Commons by his own constituents

Keir Starmer hailed the result in the former Tory stronghold of Kingswood and said it was evidence the public are 'ready to put their trust in a Labour government'

David Cameron urged Congress to vote through a package of funding for countries including Ukraine and said: 'I do not want us show the weakness displayed against Hitler in the 1930s''

A third Labour politician was 'spoken to' by party officials after allegedly attending a meeting of activists that has led to the suspension of two of the party's candidates

Graham Jones, the former Labour MP and parliamentary candidate for Hyndburn, allegedly referred to 'f***ing Israel' in a meeting with party activists in Lancashire

The row came as Esther Ghey, who is campaigning for new rules on social media for kids following the murder of 16-year-old Brianna, went to the Commons to meet MPs on Wednesday

Brianna Ghey's father Peter Spooner called on Rishi Sunak to apologise for his 'degrading' transgender joke during an exchange with Keir Starmer at Prime Minister's Questions

During a BBC Breakfast grilling by Naga Munchetty, Policing Minister Chris Philp was asked six times whether Rishi Sunak's trans comments were 'respectful' or 'appropriate'

After weeks of internal wobbling over the £28bilion policy that has been at the centre of Tory attacks Labour is expected to officially drop the figure in an announcement on Thursday

The PM made the shocking jibe moments after Labour leader Keir Starmer welcomed Esther Ghey to Parliament, who was due to watch Prime Minister's Questions from the public gallery

Labour sought to reform the rules after it emerged last month nearly £1million was paid out during the ministerial churn of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss's chaotic governments

Ex-PM Boris Johnson plans to knock down and rebuild a single storey extension originally built for servants, to make way for a new scullery, larder and breakfast room

Former Conservative Cabinet minister Theresa Villiers appealed to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to finally 'end' the long-running dispute during a surprising intervention in the Commons

The Government’s Disability Action Plan will see disabled people encouraged to stand to become politicians while ministers will consider a 2031 Special Olympics World Summer Games bid

Brianna Ghey's mum Esther Ghey is calling for a law to ensure phones are 'suitable' for kids and for software to alert parents to harmful content their child could be searching for

Ex-Tory Treasurer Lord Michael Spencer is the largest shareholder at Deltic Energy - one of 17 companies including giants Shell and BP awarded provisional licences on Wednesday

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt made the comments after the International Monetary Fund urged the government not to cut taxes in a bombshell intervention weeks before the Budget

The Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the current 25% rate of corporation tax will not change for the first term of a Labour Government as she addressed business leaders