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Lee Anderson, who is Deputy Chairman of the Conservatives, admitted the party hasn’t given the public a reason to vote for them at the next election in an audio recording

The Home Office has admitted the cost of the controversial Bibby Stockholm barge that is being used to accommodate hundreds of asylum seekers is docked in Portland Port

Tory rebels have threatened to torpedo Rishi Sunak's emergency Rwanda legislation unless the Prime Minister gives into their demands, with plotters warning he's 'f***ed'

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appeared rattled as he faced six hours of questions at the Covid Inquiry about his role as Chancellor in the pandemic, including on Eat Out To Help Out

I’m A Celebrity contestant and former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage used the term 'Black Africa' during the 2019 election campaign when complaining about criticism he was facing

Conservative Party CEO Stephen Massey told an all-staff call that he was getting advice from sister parties around the world on how to bounce back after a crushing defeat

Conservative MPs have begun submitting letters of no confidence that could trigger a vote in Rishi Sunak's leadership as he suffers biggest crisis since becoming Prime Minister

As he appeared at the Covid Inquiry, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson complained that the characterisation of lockdown-busting gatherings in No10 had been 'absolutely absurd'

Rishi Sunak is facing the biggest crisis of premiership as Tory MPs threaten to oust him from No10 as he struggles to contain the civil war ripping apart his party

Appearing at the Covid Inquiry, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted he should have 'twigged much sooner' about the danger the country faced at the start of pandemic

The Covid Inquiry has heard former Prime Minister Boris Johnson took a 10-day break during the February half term in 2020 when he received no briefings on the virus

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson was disrupted by bereaved families as he said sorry for mistakes in the pandemic as he began his two-day interrogation at the Covid Inquiry

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson will appear before the Covid Inquiry today, where he will be grilled about his response to the coronavirus pandemic - here are the key questions he has to answer

DWP is accused of being 'asleep at the switch' as mistakes with National Insurance records led to huge errors with payments of the State Pension over several years

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a two-day grilling at the Covid Inquiry when he will be asked about horrifying remarks he's alleged to have made about pandemic deaths

Foreign Secretary David Cameron is under pressure to declare how much he earned from his role as an adviser to Greensill Capital before it collapsed leaving taxpayers out of pocket

The world's largest vaccine maker, Serum Institute of India (SII), agreed to send 10million doses at the very start of the rollout as a token of gratitude for the Oxford vaccine

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson will give evidence at the Covid Inquiry on Wednesday and Thursday, when he'll face difficult questions about his time in No10

The National Parent Survey, commissioned by parenting charity Parentkind, found nearly one in 10 admitted to reading to their kids aged 5 to 11 for fun less than once a month

Boris Johnson faces questions on claims he was happy to let coronavirus rip as those at risk of dying 'have had a good innings' as he appears at the Covid Inquiry this week

The Covid Inquiry has been shown WhatsApps, including messages between Sir Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance accusing Matt Hancock and Boris Johnson of rewriting history

Matt Hancock will be grilled under oath at the Covid Inquiry this morning. The former Health Secretary has been accused of repeatedly failing to tell the truth during the crisis

Ex-Health Secretary Sajid Javid said Boris Johnson's Downing Street became 'toxic', 'dysfunctional' and 'feral' - and Dominic Cummings 'sought to act as Prime Minister'

Michael Gove, who was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the pandemic, is giving evidence at the Covid Inquiry. He chaired key meetings of ministers during the pandemic

The Children’s Commissioner is demanding the Home Office stop accommodating unaccompanied children in hotels as it's warned some are victims of rape, torture or organ harvesting