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Steve Barclay, who became Environment Secretary in Rishi Sunak's Cabinet reshuffle, is married to one of the bosses of Anglian Water, which has been rapped for sewage spills

Downing Street said Rishi Sunak's new Cabinet will be 'focused on delivering the change the country needs' as he appointed David Cameron to a top job as Foreign Secretary

The list of who's in and who's out as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reshuffles his Cabinet after sacking Suella Braverman as Home Secretary and making David Cameron Foreign Secretary

Former Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron is returning to Government as Foreign Secretary seven years after he left Downing Street following the Brexit referendum

Labour's Deputy Leader Angela Rayner put her heartbreak aside as she took part in a debate on the King's Speech just hours after breaking up with fellow MP Sam Tarry

The Prime Minister used a chopper to get to Lincolnshire this morning when it would have taken just an hour if he had caught the 7:27am train from London Kings Cross to Grantham

Ministers are plotting a new tax on vaping to make it harder for kids to get their hands on e-cigarettes after countries including Germany and Italy introduced levies

Keir Starmer said the country wanted the PM to 'stop messing around' as he accused him of setting out a 'recipe for Britain’s decline' on a day described as a 'new low'

Black Rod is actually a person who performs an important function in Parliament and will be seen in today's ceremony as the Government's plans are announced in the King's Speech

Minimum service levels, restricting rights to strike, will be introduced for ambulance, rail and Border Force staff, but unions have claimed they are 'unworkable'

Plans to force criminals to attend sentencing hearings and changes to leasehold rules will be announced as the King reads out the laws Rishi Sunak wants to pass before the election

The King's Speech will include plans to issue more North Sea oil and gas licences, but Labour has said it would be better to focus investment on nuclear and renewable power

The TUC claimed up to 3.5million people are at risk of being left worse off if ministers 'meddle' with rules on holiday pay in a way that punishes those who do overtime

Ahead of the King’s Speech, Labour warned the Conservatives have given up on tackling the country’s problems as it emerged 134 hours of parliamentary time went unused

The out-of-touch Prime Minister last week suggested British workers should chuck in their secure jobs and be prepared to fail as he took part in event with Elon Musk

The BBC star, who has been absent from television screens for a month, said she is glad to be back presenting her flagship Sunday morning political programme

The veteran backbencher had insisted 'I am not a racist' as he went on trial at Westminster Magistrates’ Court, but he was fined £600 and ordered to pay £835 in legal costs

The former adviser took a swipe at Nadine Dorries after he was told her book will allege he secretly worked with Michael Gove to topple Boris Johnson from inside No10

Cabinet Office Minister Jeremy Quin was laughed at as he attempted to defend Boris Johnson following days of revelations about his botched handling of the Covid pandemic

The SNP leader said his parents-in-law have left Gaza through the Rafah crossing after being trapped in the territory for four weeks following the attacks on Israel by Hamas

Veteran Conservative MP Bob Stewart said he was 'deeply hurt" to find himself on trial after being charged with a racially aggravated public order offence, which he denies

The Labour leader has called for short 'humanitarian' pauses in the fighting to allow aid into Gaza and hostages out while allowing Israel to continue its fight against Hamas

The former Cabinet Minister has promised to expose the 'deeply entrenched degree of corruption' that 'lies at the heart of the Conservative Party' and Downing Street

Labour's Jonathan Ashworth said the Prime Minister 'hasn't got a clue' after be suggested workers should be prepared to give up secure jobs in an online Q&A with Elon Musk

Minutes of a Cabinet meeting show the PM insisted it would be wrong to 'overreact' after the first patients in UK tested positive for coronavirus, before he took 10-day holiday