All news by author: John Stevens

Andrew Cooper, who is standing for the Conservatives in Tamworth, is facing questions about his suitability to be an MP after the Mirror uncovered one of his Facebook posts

Andrew Cooper is standing for the Conservatives in the Tamworth by-election on Thursday after previous MP Chris Pincher was forced to stand down following a sleaze scandal

Labour’s Lou Haigh warned jobs will be lost because of the decision to cancel the high speed line to Manchester as she urged the Tories to accept they're 'at the end of the line'

The Metropolitan Police re-opened its investigation into the 'Jingle and Mingle' bash after requesting the damning video of aides dancing, drinking and laughing at Covid rules

Judges have been told to delay sentencing hearings from next week in a desperate bid to keep down the prison population, while ministers consider letting criminals out early

Labour leader Keir Starmer defiantly set out his pitch to become PM after a glitter-throwing protester attempted to disrupt his party conference speech in Liverpool

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh pledged to ensure motorists are not paying over the odds to insure their vehicles in a speech to Labour Party conference

The Labour leader will end the scandal that has seen criminals escape punishment if stolen goods are worth below £200 and increase punishments for those who assault shopworkers

In an interview with the Mirror, the singer said he plans to leave the country if Rishi Sunak wins the elections as he accused the Conservatives of creating 'climate of fear'

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves accused Tory ministers of frittering away taxpayers' cash by choosing to travel by private jet rather than on scheduled flights

In an interview with the Mirror ahead of her Labour conference speech, the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves urged voters to put their trust in her to manage the nation’s finances

The American delegation will arrive on Wednesday for a two-day trip organised by Kemi Badenoch’s Business Department that was supposed to showcase best practice

Rishi Sunak bizarrely claimed that after 13 years of Tory rule voters will be choosing change if they back him at the election during his first conference speech as Conservative leader

The Chancellor is considering giving the country’s most wealthy families a massive tax break by abolishing inheritance tax. The levy is only paid by the richest 4%

Steve Barclay is putting on roadshows across the country to give the public the chance to put on headsets and pretend they’re getting treated in the new facilities

Blackpool South MP Scott Benton is being investigated by the Commons sleaze watchdog after he was filmed offering to lobby ministers and leak confidential information

Polling by the West Midlands Combined Authority, which is run by Tory mayor Andy Street, found 72% feel that London and the South East get more money than the rest of UK

The PM will unveil plans for a roads spending bonanza at Conservative Party conference as he faces accusations he's doing the dirty on the North by cancelling HS2 to Manchester

A Mirror survey revealed people are increasingly concerned about crime in their local area. The majority (55%) would support tougher penalties for those convicted of shoplifting

Leyburn Primary School in Rishi Sunak's Richmond, North Yorks, constituency doesn't have enough cash to pay for new computers. The PM donated a £10 bottle of wine to help

Festus Akinbusoye, who is standing in the Mid Bedfordshire by-election, is offering children the chance to win a Go Pro camera and tablet in the 'grossly inappropriate' competition

Conservative London mayoral candidate Susan Hall tied herself in knots as she was confronted by her social media history that includes calling Gemma Collins a 'stupid fat blonde woman'

Rishi Sunak is considering abolishing inheritance tax despite warnings it will starve the NHS and schools of much-needed cash. Only wealthy families would benefit

Since the Conservatives took power in 2010, the number of guards in high security jails with more than three years’ experience has dropped from 4,148 to 2,993

Labour's Bridget Phillipson vowed to get more girls doing sport as she revealed she was stopped from playing football as a kid - and has taken up hockey as break from her MP life