All news by author: Ben Glaze

West Bromwich West MP Shaun Bailey attacked successive governments' records on meeting housebuilding pledges in an essay for the centre-right think tank, Bright Blue

Think tank Labour Together suggested the party needed to lure over this sort of voter - who previously backed the Tories - to propel Keir Starmer into Downing Street

Gaseous cattle are blamed for fuelling emissions by belching and breaking wind - but a solution could be at hand as the Government desperately tries to hit net-zero

But the Tories issued a staunch defence of their own spending on fixing roads - then refused to provide the evidence

The UK has signed its biggest post-Brexit trade agreement, joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership - but critics say the pact is worth only 0.08% of GDP

The Partygate Prime Minister is under investigation by the Commons Privileges Committee which is probing allegations he deliberately or recklessly gave false information to MPs

The analysis comes from the Living Wage Foundation as the Government's legal pay floor rises on Saturday - sparking calls for companies to go even further if they can afford to

Inspectors uncovered evidence of bullying, harassment and discrimination in fire brigades including a senior officer referring to a black colleague using the "n-word" and putting it down to "having a laugh"

The latest People Polling study for GB News gives the Labour leader the advantage among voters on who they believe would be more effective at confronting crime and antisocial behaviour

Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps said engineers are due to visit his home within weeks to assess if the device can be installed, as he promoted the Government's Powering Up Britain plan

The Shadow Climate Change and Net-Zero Secretary told the Mirror Labour was 'very interested' in the idea - adding: "We will say more about it"

The call comes as Shadow Climate Change and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband prepares to set out Labour's green energy plan in response to Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act

The party leader will stop his predecessor from representing the party at the next ballot, under plans going before Labour's ruling National Executive Committee tomorrow

Campaign group Britain Remade said cutting planning bureaucracy would accelerate green energy projects, “unlock billions in investment and create tens of thousands of jobs in Britain’s former industrial heartlands in the North and the Midlands”.

New rules for taking part in elections in England mean voters must show identification when they go to their polling station - beginning with the May local elections

Only 22% of 1,500 voters quizzed online think the controversial policy will be a deterrent

The late monarch’s closest adviser, Angela Kelly, and other Royal Household staff were made members of the Royal Victorian Order - a list of Demise Awards was announced by Charles to recognise those who loyally served his mother

The revelation comes as the BanktheFood charity launches a fresh appeal for people to donate goods via its app to help ease the plight of hard-up households

The disgraced ex-Premier should be denied another chance at leading Britain, according to a Redfield & Wilton Strategies poll for the Mirror. It comes as MPs are investigating whether he deliberately misled Parliament

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford announced the go-ahead for two freeports in Wales, including a development based at Port Talbot and Milford Haven

The former Prime Minister is joining the lucrative after-dinner speaking circuit - but is unlikely to command the fees paid to her fellow ex-PM, Boris Johnson

Rishi Sunak was quizzed about his commitment to the UK steel sector amid rising fears over job cuts and the support needed to switch to "green steel"

The shameless former PM claimed he was only at leaving dos because it was his job to boost morale and staff deserved drinks as it was 'difficult times'

The shameless former Prime Minister today tried to deflect blame for the scandal onto advisors, and launched an astonishing attack on Dominic Cummings - who he said had 'every motive to lie'

Former PM claims he did not do it intentionally as he trotted out a list of feeble excuses for the ­rule-breaking, while throwing aides under a bus