All news by author: Dave Burke

David Lidington warned that most voters are "seriously repelled" by hardliners who want to see the UK join Russia and Belarus by withdrawing from human rights laws

The TV star and activist branded the Home Secretary the "worst of the worst, utterly undeserving of the position you hold". Ms Braverman sparked anger by saying her "thoughts and prayers" were with those affected by yesterday's tragedy

From queues in Dover to rising food prices, Brexit has been blamed for a number of things impacting families. But it has given us Rishi Sunak's 'Brexit pub guarantee' - here we look at the good, the bad and the ugly consequences

Over a messy few days he's snapped at a BBC presenter over his use of private jets, been heckled by a landlord, forgotten the names of top Scottish Tories, wrongly claimed to be in Margaret Thatcher's car and been savaged by an NHS medic on-air

Margaret Ferrier has stubbornly refused to step down despite being convicted of breaking coronavirus rules and ordered to do 270 hours of community service

Home Office data reveals 3,299 people made the journey across the Channel in 63 vessels in July - despite there being no recorded arrivals in the past week due to poor weather

The Prime Minister was unable to name any members of the Scottish Conservatives' top team when quizzed by journalists. He was challenged to name four members of Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross's cabinet - but failed to do so

Fears have been voiced about safety onboard the Bibby Stockholm barge in Portland, Dorset, where up to 506 asylum seekers will be homed under plans approved by Home Secretary Suella Braverman

Witnesses say they saw Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick leave his ministerial red box for at least four minutes on an LNER train as he headed back home to his Newark constituency

The PM gleefully shared a photo of himself in 'Margaret Thatcher's old Rover' - but critics pointed out it was a Special Branch car used by police on protection duty

Author Robert Lacey claimed that William was enraged when he learned of a "dossier" alleging staff were mistreated by Meghan Markle, and ordered his private secretary to separate their households

Labour's Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has lashed out at the Government's 'abysmal' record on law and order, describing the charge rate as a 'national scandal'

The former Home Secretary claimed that 'many' MPs have asked her for help as she appeared to hit out Tory HQ selecting career-minded candidates

The under-fire PM - who has been criticised for taking a 200 mile journey by helicopter - has been warned by dozens of environmental charities not to use green policies as a "political football" amid Net Zero pressure

Labour has accused the Tories of failing to act on a series of recommendations made by the Criminal Justice Joint Inspectorate after it uncovered serious failings 18 months ago

Labour's Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has written to Tory cabinet member Mark Harper after official records showed he hasn't met with the RMT or ASLEF at all in 2023

The Chancellor refused to outline a much-delayed compensation scheme for victims of the infected blood scandal and their families - and admitted the dire state of the economy will impact the sums paid

New figures obtained by the Lib Dems found fire services have lost an average of 12% in Government funding - sparking fears the crews aren't prepared for another summer like last year

The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) ruled in favour of this newspaper after Matt Hancock objected to being called a "a failed health secretary and cheating husband who broke the lockdown rules he wrote"

A probe is underway at the Ministry of Defence after a typing error meant a "small number" of emails were sent to Mali - which is closely aligned with the Kremlin

Labour has hit out after new figures showed just 253 people were convicted of people smuggling last year, compared to 398 back in 2010 - while the number of prosecutions plummeted by 25%

Dame Diana Johnson reported more than 70 online sex adverts on "pimping website" VivaStreet to Hampshire Police - which serves the Home Secretary's Fareham patch - after spotting ‘red flags’ suggesting links to trafficking gangs

Coutts has come in for heavy criticism over its treatment of the former UKIP leader, with an internal memo showing bank officials had voiced concerns over his political views.

The Government announced it was ploughing £200million into building new homes on brownfield sites in the capital - but the London Mayor pointed out that Mr Sunak had caved in to Tory rebels over housing targets

Former BBC journalist Ms Maitlis hit out at the "power of the populist" after Mr Farage voiced his anger at the "posh private bank" - saying he had turned "utter entitlement into victimhood" during the NatWest row