All news by author: Ashley Cowburn

Grilled on BBC Breakfast over the huge £28billion investment, Labour's Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said it was down to the 'health' of the economy

Ex-SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon appeared emotional as she told the Covid Inquiry a 'large part of me wishes' not to have been Scottish First Minister during the pandemic

The Prime Minister was quizzed by ITV This Morning's Rylan Clark and Rochelle Humes on when viewers will next head to the ballot box as polls show the Tories trailing Labour

The Women and Equalities Committee report details a 'boys club' in the multi-billion pound music industry where sexual harassment and abuse ruins women's lives

Former Tory minister George Freeman said his mortgage was increasing from £800-per-month to £2,000-per-month, which he 'simply couldn't afford to pay on a ministerial salary'

The Northern Powerhouse Partnership said the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt must overhaul the 'actively regressive' and 'broken' council tax model based on 1991 valuations of homes

The chief executive of housing charity Shelter described the government proposal to give UK families higher priority for social housing as 'divisive and depressing'

In messages uncovered by the official Covid Inquiry the Former First Minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon said Boris Johnson's address to the country was 'f****** excruciating'

Keir Starmer accused the Tories of looking like 'the longest episode of Eastenders ever put to film' after a senior Tory MP called on his colleagues to oust Rishi Sunak

MPs said Foreign Secretary David Cameron should be forced to appear at the 'bar' - the white line on the Commons floor that visitors must not pass while Parliament is sitting

In a blistering attack Sir Simon Clarke warned the Tories are facing 'annihilation' at the next general election and said described Rishi Sunak's leadership as 'uninspiring'

The PM Rishi Sunak's statement came hours after the UK and US conducted a second round of joint strikes on the Houthi rebels' missile-launching capabilities in Yemen

Peers in the House of Lords voted by 214 to 171 to delay ratifying a treaty with Rwanda - a key plank of the PM Rishi Sunak's controversial policy

Labour leader Keir Starmer admitted he regrets not talking to his dad about the distance between them before he died in 2018 - three years after he was elected to Parliament

Labour leader Keir Starmer has written to the Cabinet Secretary to begin talks as the Tories sunk to their lowest level in the polls since the debacle of Liz Truss's government

PM Rishi Sunak also urged the House of Lords to pass the Rwanda Bill as he delivered a short speech from Downing Street hours after he survived another day of Tory chaos

The Tory MP attempted to scold Yvette Cooper over Rwanda, saying the Shadow Home Secretary couldn't 'get the name of the country right' after referring to Kigali - the capital

PM Rishi Sunak is expected to deliver remarks at a Downing Street press conference this morning after he survived another day of Tory chaos over his Rwanda policy

Rishi Sunak whined that inflation was at 11% when he 'got this job' in October 2022 - despite being warned of the figure four months earlier as Chancellor

The Tory candidate for the Wellingborough by-election Helen Harrison also attempted to claim the allegations against her partner and disgraced ex-MP Peter Bone were 'untrue'

The YouGov survey of 14,000 people indicates Cabinet big beasts such as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Defence Secretary Grant Shapps could lose their seats at the general election

The call to speed up the Windrush scandal compensation scheme comes in an open letter signed by singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, campaigner Baroness Doreen Lawrence, actor Colin McFarlane, and rapper AJ Tracey

Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would carry out a 'review' of all British arms sales - but refused to repeat a promise to stop sales to Saudi Arabia

The ex-PM and Foreign Secretary David Cameron rejects reports he earned £10million for work at failed firm Greensill Capital - but refuses to disclose earnings

Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron said the UK Government will work with its allies and warned: 'We will be prepared to back words with actions'