All news by author: Dave Burke

Theresa May's Maidenhead constituency is on the list of seats it is hoping to snatch, along with those held by Cabinet ministers Michael Gove, Jeremy Hunt and Gillian Keegan

Lucy Frazer was shown clips of furious Tory councillors saying the Government has 'let people down', but brazenly claimed things picked up for the party during a bruising campaign for Rishi Sunak

The loudmouth Tory deputy chairman called for republicans to leave the country, despite previously claiming freedom of speech is "the most important freedom we have"

In a crushing blow to Rishi Sunak's Tories, the party lost more than 1,000 council seats across England during this week's local elections in his first electoral test as Prime Minister

Clive Lewis is set to deliver a keynote speech at Trafalgar Square tomorrow, and he told The Mirror that claims republicans aren't patriotic are wide of the mark, saying: "If you think you're right you have to speak up."

When King Charles takes his oath to become head of state at Westminster Abbey, he will be painfully aware that support for the monarchy isn't universal - and that includes among MPs in Parliament

Voter ID rules introduced by the Tories meant thousands were turned away at polling stations. Officials in Maidstone in Kent said 137 people arrived without acceptable photo ID

The shamed ex-health secretary received the fee for his appearance on ITV's Good Morning Britain when he was grilled on why he didn't give more of his I'm A Celebrity cash to charity

Jeremy Craig-Weston, who is standing as a Tory candidate in Thursday's council elections in Oldham, said he 'loathes' the PM, who he has branded a 'backstabbing scrote'

The Mirror has identified 12 controversial candidates put forward by the Conservatives - including alleged racists, conspiracy theorists, a sacked surgeon and a convicted drug dealer

Floundering Rishi Sunak came under fire over the impact of Kwasi Kwarteng's disastrous economic meddling last year, with 850,000 paying higher mortgage rates and a further 930,000 facing the same fate by the end of the year

The Government has been accused of giving these companies “generous and untargeted handouts” by Labour as millions struggle through the cost of living crisis.

A new survey carried out on behalf of the 4 Day Week Campaign found 58% of the public expects it to be the standard way of working within seven years - compared to 22% who think it won't

Multi-millionaire Akshata Murty's investment company has shares in Study Hall - which was last year boosted by a grant of £349,976, official records shows

Campaigners told The Mirror that new legislation has allowed traffickers to 'act with impunity', with former PM Theresa May among those voicing their alarm about the impact of the Nationality and Borders Act

A report by barrister Adam Heppinstall revealed that Richard Sharp spoke to Boris Johnson before applying for the BBC chairman role, and said days before the interview he met the Cabinet Secretary to chat about the then-PM's finances

Gio Spinella, who heads the Conservative group at Camden Council in North London, hit out at the loudmouth MP and admitted that all parties have "peculiar figures"

In an interview with The Mirror, shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh said she and her colleagues are 'chomping at the bit' to get into Government and address failures piling misery on passengers

Richard Drax - who said opponents are considering legal action against the Home Office plans - claims he wasn't consulted before Home Secretary Suella Braverman told him of the plan to house more than 500 asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge in Dorset

The ex-prime minister said the Home Secretary's Illegal Migration Bill will prevent traffickers being prosecuted and consign innocent people to misery

In a bruising encounter in the Commons, 'Tory Gandalf' Sir Geoffrey Cox demanded to know why ignoring orders from the European Court of Human Rights was needed amid concerns over the power it would give Suella Braverman

Rishi Sunak rejected a call from Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy to offer a meaningful apology for Britain's role in colonialism and the slave trade and to make reparations following mounting calls

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said that he expects the number of people fleeing Sudan arriving in the UK by small boat to rise, but said the Government had no immediate plans for a Ukraine-style refugee scheme

In a scathing letter to boss Mike Ashley, 42 politicians from all major parties warn the technology "treats everyone who passes the camera like a potential criminal"

It's been six months since Rishi Sunak stood on the steps of Downing Street pledging a Government with 'integrity, professionalism and accountability'. Since then three cabinet members have left under a cloud and he's being investigated by Parliament's standards watchdog