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Top chef Tom Kerridge called on the Tories to extend free school meals to all children whose households receive Universal Credit - and called for a long term overhaul of the system so every child gets a nutritious lunch

A poll for the Food Foundation found that 80% of people in England back calls for free school dinners for all children living in households that receive Universal Credit

After years of Brexit wrangling, Rishi Sunak and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen struck a new deal yesterday aimed at ironing out trading issues in Northern Ireland

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said the UK's finances were in slightly better shape - but tax hikes or spending cuts could be needed to meet union demands for pay rises in line with inflation

Jacob Rees-Mogg insisted that his bizarre old-fashioned public image was no different to who he is in private - and revealed he has a wardrobe stuffed with double-breasted suits

Boris Johnson claimed the 'best way forward' was to press on with controversial legislation he tried to force through Parliament to allow the UK to rip apart the Brexit deal he signed without EU consent

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss - who lasted only 49 days in Downing Street - will stand again to represent South West Norfolk for the Conservatives when the next general election is called

Cost of living payments were branded a 'crude patch' which is 'no substitute' for fixing the real problem - and cost the Government more than if benefits were hiked in line with inflation, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Wakefield MP Imran Ahmad Khan was sentenced to 18 months in prison at Southwark Crown Court in May for groping a 15-year-old boy in 2008

The Levelling Up Secretary was spotted grooving to Donna Summer's hit 'I Feel Love' at Club Tropicana in the early hours of the morning at the weekend on another solo night out in Aberdeen

Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to ensure all primary pupils in England get a proper hot meal, as an estimated 800,000 children living in poverty miss out due to eligibility rules

Henry Dimbleby, who authored the National Food Strategy for Boris Johnson, said the game-changing decision by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to offer free school meals to all primary pupils in the capital would prove the benefit of the scheme

Professor Jeremy Farrar, who became a well known face during the Covid pandemic, warned that exhausted and demoralised NHS staff would not be ready when another a crisis hits unless low morale and capacity issues solved

Unions held crunch talks with Education Secretary Gillian Keegan to resolve the bitter pay dispute, which has already led to a national strike this month where the majority of schools in England were affected

Nicola Sturgeon made the bombshell announcement today that she will resign as Scotland's First Minister and SNP leader after recognising the time had come to step aside from her post

Jeremy Corbyn accused Keir Starmer of a 'flagrant attack on the democratic rights of Islington North party members', saying it is their decision who their candidate should be at the next election

Labour leader Keir Starmer said the party was 'unrecognisable' from when he took over from Jeremy Corbyn and the changes he has made are 'permanent, fundamental, irrevocable'

Conservative Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson, who was promoted by Rishi Sunak last week, said the Tories would likely put a 'mix of culture wars and trans debate' at the heart of its general election offer

BBC chairman Richard Sharp apologised for introducing Canadian businessman Sam Blyth to Cabinet Secretary Simon Case in 2020 when Mr Blyth was offering to guarantee a loan for the ex-PM

Town hall leaders have begged for more cash in the upcoming Budget as they grapple with the 'most difficult circumstances in decades', with inflation close to a 40-year high and spiralling demand for social care

Former LGBT+ champion Iain Anderson said he was disillusioned with the Conservative party he's supported for nearly 40 years, saying: 'It’s not the party it used to be - I can’t defend it'

International Development Minister Andrew Mitchell's comments are at odds with the Government after Rishi Sunak made it a key priority to stop people making the perilous Channel crossing in small boats

The average cost of celebrating Valentine’s Day has risen to £159 this year, as the bill for treats like chocolates, red roses and three-course meals rose, according to new analysis

Under-fire BBC Chairman Richard Sharp was accused by MPs of making 'significant errors of judgement' by acting as a go-between for a loan guarantee for ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is considering fresh industrial action over three separate days, which would run throughout the night, as ministers stonewall on pay demands