All news by author: Ashley Cowburn

Government insists parents will hear from the schools directly, but last night furious mums and dads hit out at the prospect of children facing days of disruption

Hundreds of campaigners took the fight to the PM’s doorstep as they joined a rally outside Downing Street. They marched through Westminster from the Department for Transport to No10

Publisher HarperCollins said the 'small delay' is needed to 'allow for the high volume of material' the ex-Tory MP consulted, 'and the required legal process needed to share her story'

Drawing on responses from over 9,000 teachers, the charity FareShare said teachers across England 'feel they have no choice but to step in to help hungry children'

According to a new analysis, 28% of claimants required to switch to Universal Credit between November 2022 and March this year did not do so - and their benefits were stopped

After criticism from victims' families, the Health Secretary Steve Barclay announced on Wednesday the probe will be upgraded to a statutory inquiry, 'giving it legal powers to compel witnesses'

The former Tory Cabinet Minister and close ally of Boris Johnson first declared she was quitting almost 12 weeks ago. On Tuesday she ended weeks of mystery over her position with news of her 'new job'

The showdown at Scotland's supreme civil court comes amid a major constitutional row over the PM's 'nuclear' decision to block changes making it easier for people to change gender

Almost 10 weeks to the day the former Culture Secretary announced she was stepping down with 'immediate effect', mystery still surrounds when she will formally resign

Labour is seeking to overturn the SNP's 5,320 majority at the by-election in Rutherglen and Hamilton West - a seat that has repeatedly switched allegiances since 2010

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson accused the Tories of creating a 'perfect storm' in the teaching workforce, saying 'teachers old and new are leaving and with too few replacing them'

Amit Lohia, whose business interests include a Russian textiles plant, boosted the Conservatives' coffers with the huge sum in March - the second largest donation of the year

Labour peer Lord Alf Dubs, who fled the Nazis as a child as part of the Kindertransport, said the comments from the Conservatives' Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson were 'unworthy' of a politician

Labour demanded Rishi Sunak’s government 'come clean about the shameful waste' of public money blown on the attempt to block the unredacted release of the ex-PM's messages

Sadiq Khan has faced major political pressure over the scheme - designed to clean up London's air - in the wake Labour's narrow defeat in the Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election last month

The comments came as the London Mayor Sadiq Khan said average rents in the capital could surge beyond an eye-watering £2,700 next year - piling further pressure on cash-strapped renters

The mega-rich Prime Minister and wife Akshata Murty are taking their two daughters to Disneyland for a summer break, leaving Deputy PM Oliver Dowden at the helm in No10 for just over a week

The latest Ministry of Justice data shows 86,602 men and women were in prison in England at the end of July. The figure is just 971 short of the 'usable operational capacity'

Another man shouted at the teetotal Tory leader 'Prime Minister, it's not Coca Cola' as Mr Sunak toured a London beer festival to highlight a shake-up in alcohol duties

The social media post was unearthed as Rishi Sunak claimed the approval of 100 new North Sea oil and gas licences would provide 'cheaper energy' for Brits

The Prime Minister's press secretary said he will continue to receive 'daily updates' while his Deputy Oliver Dowden will be at the 'helm' for just over a week from Thursday

Liberal Democrat MP Tim Farron said sewage dumping by water companies is 'ruining the British beach holiday' as 43% says there are now less likely to visit the seaside

Former Home Secretary Dame Priti Patel backed calls from over 40 Tory MPs and peers over the weekend calling on Rishi Sunak to push back the deadline on polluting cars

The Tory MP Simon Jupp said in a letter the closures should not be 'used as an excuse to cut staffing hours and resources' and told a major train company to 're-think' proposals

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan plans to expand the Ulez zone to cover the whole of the capital from August 29 to boost air quality