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Amazon UK Services picked up a £7.7million tax credit as it benefited from a Government scheme rewarding its investment in infrastructure - including its use of robots

Guto Harri, Mr Johnson's former communications chief, said the former PM burst out 'f*** this s***' in a foul-mouthed rant about the Treasury as relations with Rishi Sunak deteriorated

Geraint Davies faces an investigation after five female colleagues alleged they were subjected to unwanted sexual advances. He denies improper conduct

Mega-rich Nadhim Zahawi, who was sacked as Conservative Party chairman over his own tax dealings, is leading a group of MPs who are demanding Rishi Sunak helps the rich by axing inheritance tax

Latest data shows that the UK spends £2.1 billion a year, up from £550 million when the Conservatives came to power in 2010 - and it's expected to go up again in 2023

Henry Morris said he set up the Secret Tory - which has nearly 200,000 followers - when he was bored in the gym, quipping that the Conservative brand has become "toxic"

Backers say the move will help to "clean up" Westminster after a string of high-profile lobbying scandals, with Labour proposing financial sanctions to those who break the rules

Labour has gone on the attack over Tory handling of Brexit, with Keir Starmer accusing the Government of "ducking hard conversations" and saying that competitors are "nicking our lunch money"

Dmitry Medvedev - now deputy chairman of Vladimir Putin's security council - branded Britain an "eternal enemy" of the Russian state and said officials are a "legitimate military target"

Lord George Carey has written to MPs saying it is an "act of great generosity, kindness and human love" to help terminally ill patients end their lives

An ugly legal row could see a court showdown between the Government and the official Covid-19 Inquiry over the shamed former PM's messages and missing notepads

Ministers could be set for a legal battle with the Covid-19 inquiry over the requested release of unredacted WhatsApp messages and diaries belonging to Boris Johnson.

Labour is drawing up plans to stop councils making compulsory purchase orders for sites that could become housing from having to pay a "hope value" - which sees prices skyrocket

The former Foreign Secretary and Brexit Secretary has previously admitted not reading the Good Friday Agreement before negotiating with the EU, and has come under fire over his views on feminism and taking the knee

The Home Secretary is claimed to have tried to get civil servants to help her avoid a speeding fine, sparking calls for Rishi Sunak to open an investigation into her conduct. The divisive minister is no stranger to controversy

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting claimed Nestle is "not serious" after it claimed its KitKat cereal is "nutritious", as he outlined plans to help people make healthy choices

The moneysaving expert said bills were "too expensive" and said the Government has been "asleep at the wheel" for years as he called for sweeping changes to the way the energy market is structured

Labour MP Karl Turner has put forward an early day motion calling for the former Prime Minister to pick up the bill as he earns millions of pounds cashing in on his time in No10

Quizzed about whether the former Prime Minister could return to Henley rather than contesting his more vulnerable Uxbridge and South Ruislip seat, outgoing MP John Howell responded: "Over my dead body"

The mega-rich PM and his wife are now worth around £529 million, according to the Sunday Times Rich List. But it's been a tough year for them, as in 2022 it was estimated they had a fortune of around £730 million

Households will soon be paying an average of £1,000 more on food each year compared to before the Covid pandemic, experts fear - with lower-income families worst hit as they already buy budget products so can't select cheaper alternatives

The shamed former Health Secretary said he was alarmed by the 'Trumpian takeover' taking place and branded right-wingers 'Conservative Corbynistas' following the National Conservatism conference this week

Mr Kwarteng, who was sacked by Liz Truss as she desperately tried to stay in Downing Street in October last year, sparked chaos by announcing a wave of tax cuts which spooked the markets.

The much-mocked National Conservatism Conference was held for the first time in the UK, with conspiracy theorists, culture warriors, Donald Trump fanatics and right-wing Tories ranting about all the things they hate

David Starkey, who has previously made a number of unpleasant remarks about race, claimed groups like Black Lives Matter are trying to "destroy white culture" at the National Conservatism Conference - which has hosted a number of senior Tories including Suella Braverman and Michael Gove