All news by author: Dave Burke

The late Princess of Wales was criticised over a remark she made to Irish ambassador Joseph Small in 1992, when she described Northern Ireland as part of Ireland

The Lib Dems have hit out at the Government as new figures showed a huge rise in parking fees - with NHS staff forced to pay £46.7million sparking fears of an exodus

Analysis of Home Office figures reveal that over 500 shoplifting cases a day were closed without a suspect being identified in England and Wales last year, amid growing pressure to tackle criminal gangs

Gina Miller, who heads the True and Fair Party, described Rohypnol spiking as "one of the worst crimes you can possibly imagine". She said it was "beyond appalling" that the Home Secretary had been heard making light of it

Mike Freer, whose North London constituency office was damaged in a suspected Christmas Eve arson attack, spoke about the dangers MPs face

Labour Party chiefs are looking at ways of ensuring asylum applications are dealt with before people reach the UK after vowing to scrap the Rwanda deal if they are elected

An uncomfortable-looking Rishi Sunak refused to say when he will stop the boats as he faced tough questions over the cost of the Rwanda deal in a brutal Liaison Committee session

Professor Martin Green, chief executive of Care England, warned that new visa rules announced by the Home Office could have an enormous impact on vulnerable users with an estimated 152,000 vacancies

New guidance issued by the Department for Education says schools and colleges "do not have to, and should not" accept all requests for social transition - which includes changing pronouns, names and uniforms

In a letter to Local Government Minister Simon Hoare, the cross-party House of Lords Constitution Committee said the elderly and disabled people are among those worst affected

The Government has announced a 6.5% rise rise in council cash next year, but local authority bosses warn this isn't enough after Nottingham City City became the eight to declare itself bankrupt since 2018

Brendan Clarke-Smith said ministers can 'always rely' on the RAF amid reports commercial airlines are 'running a mile' from the Rwanda deportation scheme

Former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace urged Benjamin Netanyahu to heed the lessons of Northern Ireland, saying a 'disproportionate' response is a terror group's 'best recruiting agent'

Keir Starmer has called on Rishi Sunak to back overtime plans for doctors and nurses funded by scrapping the non-dom tax status

The Home Office announced pub and club staff will be trained to spot signs of spiking as they weigh up ways to strengthen the law, with nearly 5,000 cases a year in England and Wales

The Ministry of Defence had been set to scrap a contract for two helicopters in order to save cash, but it has emerged Rishi Sunak intervened to stop this happening

Baroness Michelle Mone claimed she had "no case to answer" but admitted she could gain from profits from £200 of PPE contracts, while husband Doug Barrowman said the pair were treated like "Bonnie and Clyde"

Baroness Michelle Mone told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg that she stands to benefit from £200million of contracts awarded to PPE Medpro, and said she regrets denying links to it

Chief constables warn that latest Home Office funding allocations are short of what's needed amid fears households could be hit by higher bills to pay for local policing next year

Tory Science Minister Andrew Griffith said a consultation may be launched in the new year, with measures being considered including a ban on under-16s using sites like Instagram and TikTok

Ministers have been warned it is "only a matter of time" before someone dies at RAF Wethersfield in Essex, just days after a suspected suicide on the Bibby Stockholm asylum barge

Tulip Siddiq said the triple lock protection is 'safe' under Labour and the party is 'committed' to it. This is despite Keir Starmer refusing to promise it will stay after the General Election

In a scathing ruling Parliament's Standards Committee said Scott Benton was "clearly motivated" by financial gain and said his actions sent gave the message he was "corrupt and for sale"

Backbench MPs have been accused of "pretending to be the mafia" after the "five families" group threatened to derail Rishi Sunak's Rwanda Bill

Dorset Police officers were called to the Bibby Stockholm barge, which is being used by the Home Office to house asylum seekers, shortly after 6.20am