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The race to be Tory mayoral candidate was rocked by Partygate rows, while mayoral hopeful Daniel Korski withdrew his challenge after he was accused of groping a woman in Downing Street

Appearing alongside Tony Blair at a conference in London, Keir Starmer said people only agreed with making difficult choices as an idea rather than in reality as he faced a backlash over his plan to keep the Tory two-child benefit cap

The celebrity chef told the Tories to 'just fix it' and stop kids going hungry as he called for free school meals to be rolled out to all children living in Universal Credit households

A place at a holiday club now costs an average of £157 per week, which is 2.3 times higher than what parents pay for an after-school club during term time, according to a major survey by Coram

Unions branded the move 'petty Government tinkering' and said the delay to the implementation of the longer week had been caused by ministers 'dithering' over schools policy

Researchers from the University of York found the cruel policies contributed to rising levels of child poverty in the 2010s and triggered a knock on impact on youngsters life chances

Six out of 10 (62%) voters want the Labour leader to throw his weight behind mounting calls to make free lunches universal for primary school pupils to ensure no child gets left behind

Keir Starmer said Labour is 'not changing that policy' after mounting pressure from his own side to ditch the cruel two-child limit that has been blamed for pushing families into poverty

Former Labour Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair said 'private' shouldn't be seen as a 'dirty word' as he called for 'complete cooperation' between public and private sector in the NHS

Analysis by the Office for National Statistics found people receiving support from charities were the worst hit (45%), followed by single parents with at least one child (28%) and those on benefits or financial support (21%)

Moonlighting MPs have an average wage of £233 per hour in this Parliament, according to analysis - with the typical rate at 17 times the national average and 22 times higher than the minimum hourly wage

Teachers, troops, prison officers, police, junior doctors and consultants are being offered pay rises - but critics warned that failing to fully fund the wage increases would mean cuts elsewhere

The disgraced former PM has not provided his messages from the first 16 months of the pandemic as he switched phone in May 2021 - when it emerged his phone number had been online for 15 years

The four major teaching unions said they would recommend that their members accept the Government's 6.5% wage offer after a bitter stalemate over pay, funding and working conditions

Every modern Prime Minister gets a novelty jug which is sold in the Houses of Parliament's gift shop - but collectors may be disappointed by the latest ceramic ornament of PM Rishi Sunak

In a highly personal speech, Mr Starmer told how seeing his toolmaker dad feel 'looked down upon' and 'disrespected' because of his job had pushed him to end the academic/vocational divide

Keir Starmer promised that a Labour Government would usher in major reforms to the school curriculum in a speech where he vowed to 'shatter the class ceiling' holding ordinary kids back

In a speech today, the Labour leader will set out the final plank of his blueprint for Government, where he will promise to 'break the link' between young people's success and their parents' earnings

Health Minister Maria Caulfield was challenged over the dire backlog for NHS treatment as 7.4 million people languish on waiting lists in England

Town halls fear a lack of early years provision will prevent them from delivering the promised entitlement to 30 hours-a-week of free childcare to working parents of kids under five

In a statement, the Metropolitan Police said: 'Following assessment of new evidence that was not previously provided to officers, the Met is now re-opening an investigation into potential breaches of the Regulations at an event in Matthew Parker Street on 14 December 2020'

The former Brexit Party and Ukip leader went on a furious tirade last week where he claimed the 'establishment' was trying to 'force me out of the UK by closing my bank accounts'

Schools across England will face disruption on Wednesday and Friday as members of the National Education Union (NEU) down tools in the latest of a series of nationwide strikes

The former investment banker, who held a string of top Government jobs, said the £86,000-a-year basic salary for MPs was 'a lot of money - more than double the national average - but you get what you pay for'

It comes as the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) watchdog found drivers paid an extra 6p per litre for fuel last year amid increased supermarket profit margins