All news by author: Dave Burke

Alex Chalk got the nod to fill the vacant Justice Secretary role, Downing Street has confirmed, while former Tory chairman Oliver Dowden will take over as Deputy PM

In a 1,100 word rant published after his resignation over a bullying probe, the former Deputy Prime Minister claimed to have been warned that "unionised officials" were planning to target him

The deputy PM has dramatically resigned as pressure mounts on Rishi Sunak to sack him - but in a furious resignation letter branded the findings "flawed" and claimed it set a "dangerous precedent"

The Prime Minister has come under fire for delaying a decision into whether to sack his deputy after receiving a report into bullying allegations yesterday morning

James Cleverly cancelled a meeting with his New Zealand counterpart to return to the UK amid heightened alarm over the deteriorating situation in Sudan, where hundreds have died in fighting

In 2020 alone, 860,000 incidents of anti-social behaviour went unattended by a police officer, according to the figures uncovered by the Liberal Democrats

The Prime Minister will decide whether to sack Dominic Raab from his posts as deputy PM and Justice Secretary after receiving a long-awaited report into bullying allegations by Adam Tolley KC

The under-fire Prime Minister was grilled about his wealth in a special programme to be screened on the Sky Kids channel on Friday

Former Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd today said the Government would set a 'bad example' if it introduces changes to the controversial Illegal Migration Bill

Documents shown to the High Court in a bitter battle between the Government and Braintree District Council say the Home Office is expecting up to 56,000 people to make the dangerous journey by the end of the year

Campaigners warn that tens of thousands will find themselves locked out of next month's local elections by the controversial new measures

MPs were today told that Chinese dissidents are hauled into alleged overseas "police stations" in the UK, where their family members are threatened. It has been alleged that a businessman linked to one in Croydon has previously raised funds for the Conservatives

The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities now takes cigarette breaks in the secure area after being subjected to horrific abuse and threats in the street

Keir Starmer accused the Tories of presiding over a "broken" system and said his team would focus on tackling long waits

Labour has criticised the Government for 'dragging their heels' after Suella Braverman launched a consultation on new laws giving police greater powers to act if they find zombie knives and machetes in private homes

The Prime Minister is being investigated by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards Daniel Greenberg over allegations he failed to declare an interest

Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza said high unemployment and a heavy-handed approach to protests made the Central African country unsuitable for the UK's deportation project, which was unveiled more than a year ago but hasn't seen any flights take off

Priti Patel boasted it would be 'biggest overhaul of our immigration system in decades' - but 12 months later Labour's Yvette Cooper has dismissed it as a 'Tory con'

The Government is weighing up the move amid fears people are being pushed out of tourist hotspots by people using their homes on sites such as Airbnb

The US President, visiting Northern Ireland to mark 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement, said the political response to the shooting of Detective Chief Inspector John Caldwell showed the province 'will not go back'

The Lib Dems have called for Parliament to be recalled so they can table a motion calling for the Health Secretary and his ministerial team to have their pay suspended until the dispute is resolved

The former Chancellor said he was "naive" and left "mildly embarrassed" after being duped by Led By Donkeys last month - but said he'd done nothing wrong

A study by Durham University warns the Life in the UK citizenship test is littered with errors and out-of-date information as it called for an urgent shake-up

In an interview with The Mirror, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi questioned whether the Home Secretary has the skills to do her job and called on Rishi Sunak to "get a grip", claiming Ms Braverman was dragging the government "into the gutter"

Insiders claim that several senior Tories are 'unhappy' after being told they won't get plus-ones at Westminster Abbey on May 6 - with one saying spouses 'sacrifice a lot for their other half'