All news by author: John Stevens

As the new tax year starts today, the Shadow Chancellor accuses the Conservatives of raiding people’s wage to pay for their mistakes during their 13 years in power

Derek Bullock was re-selected by the Conservatives to stand for a seat on Bolton Council at local elections next month despite previously being suspended by the party

Care minister Helen Whately announced she is slashing the £500million fund that had been promised to improve the recruitment and retainment of social care workers

Blunders made by both Boris Johnson and Liz Truss were highlighted by the Commons foreign affairs committee in their report on hostages such as Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Morad Tahbaz

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey will pledge to consult shoppers and industry on outlawing wet wipes containing plastic fibres over concerns they are creating fatbergs in Britain's sewers

The gigantic barge named Bibby Stockholm was deemed an 'oppressive environment' when it was used by the Dutch government to house asylum seekers in 2005

As households face a big hike in bills on Saturday, Labour leader Keir Starmer will say he would use a windfall tax on oil and gas giants to stop them rising this year if he was in power

Kathryn Stone, who stepped down as the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards earlier this year, said she faced several attempts to intimidate her by Conservative MPs

MPs from across the political divide came together to pay tribute to the trailblazer who is the only woman to become Commons Speaker

The Deputy PM, who was standing in for Rishi Sunak, got muddled as MPs celebrated the the 'national treasure and true Northern star' following his unexpected death

Around 10million meals will be given to low income families thanks to a £3.5million emergency funding package to help people with the worsening cost of living crisis

Seven in ten children from families on Universal Credit are not eligible for free school meals because they earn more than £7,400 a year after tax, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned

The Prime Minister refused to back down as he was confronted by one of his own MPs over his 'horrendous' asylum plan that has been likened to Donald Trump's 'caging of children'

The Prime Minister rejected calls to tighten the rules on MP second jobs after ex-ministers Kwasi Kwarteng and Matt Hancock were filmed offering to advise a fake South Korean company for up to £10,000-a-day

Rishi Sunak has pledged to open new safe routes, but has failed to give details or a timeframe for when it will happen - a new poll shows the public wants ministers to take action

Sir Graham Brady, the chairman of the 1922 Committee, was duped by campaign group Led By Donkeys into holding a video call about a job as a board member for a fake South Korean firm

The Tory ex-chancellor who crashed the economy with his disastrous mini-Budget was secretly filmed by campaign group Led By Donkeys offering to work on the side for £10,000 a day

NHS England figures show there were 26,741 hospital operations to remove children's teeth last year. The Liberal Democrats are calling on ministers to increase the number of dentists

Tory former home secretary Priti Patel said the investigation into her pal will 'put our democracy in a very, very bad light', even though it was unanimously approved by MPs

The Home Secretary is heading to Kigali to drum up publicity for her immigration plans even though ministers have failed to send a single asylum seeker there despite handing £140million to the Rwandan government

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Budget was hailed as a boost for families. But Mirror readers were left less-than-impressed that it offers little to ease our financial woes

In a bitter blow to those hoping for a helping hand as the cost of living crisis deepens, a source revealed there will be no cash for key workers in today’s Budget

Tory MPs are seeking revenge on the BBC after it announced Gary Lineker will be allowed to return to TV screens next weekend following a row over his criticism of the government

Around 145,000 young people are entitled to a share of the £394million child trust funds cash pot - which works at an average of £2,717 each, according to the official spending watchdog

Research by the UK Spirits Alliance shows that people drinking 14 units of gin and tonics are taxed £4.06, while those choosing cider are taxed £1.13, leading to calls for a rethink