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The Wagner Group will be added to the list of other proscribed organisations in the UK such as Hamas and Boko Haram - allowing its assets to be seized and membership or support illegal

The Education Secretary said 5% of schools and councils have failed to reply to the Government's questions, as officials scramble to identify buildings at risk from RAAC

A bitter blame game has erupted in recent days, as ministers scramble to pass the buck over failures to remove reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) from school buildings

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, who received free school meals as a child, has expanded the provision of free lunches to all pupils in state-funded primaries in the capital

Ex-Deputy Chief Whip Chris Pincher tried to overturn a proposed Commons ban after the standards watchdog upheld complaints that he had groped two people in private members club in London last year

Former Education Secretary Sir Gavin Williamson resigned from Cabinet in November amid a swirl of bullying allegations. Tory Wendy Morton complained to the Commons watchdog after he sent sweary texts complaining about not getting a seat at the State Funeral

The bombshell revelation puts Rishi Sunak at the heart of the escalating crisis over dodgy concrete in schools, which triggered major disruption days before the start of term

Grant Shapps was handed his fifth Cabinet job in less than a year following the resignation of Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. Here's what you need to know about the long-serving Tory, whose career has been marked by gaffes and scandals

Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps has been promoted to Defence Secretary by Rishi Sunak after Ben Wallace formally quit his role as defence chief this morning

Rishi Sunak will carry out a limited Cabinet reshuffle after Ben Wallace said he would step down as Defence Secretary, leaving a big job to be filled in the Prime Minister's top team

Labour told ministers to 'stop dragging their feet' and give legal powers to the regulator to slap financial penalties on flight operators that refuse to compensate passengers

The Prime Minister, who has been accused of jetting around on the taxpayer 'like an A-list celeb', shunned public transport for the visit to a new-build housing estate

The top Tory resigned from Government when Rishi Sunak took over in October - and has since taken on a string of lucrative outside roles, earning at least £150,000 on top of his £86,584-a-year MP salary

Environmental campaigners warned plans to tear up 'nutrient neutrality' laws wouldn't fix the housing crisis and instead 'result in is lots more poo in our rivers'

Hundreds of flights were cancelled when a technical glitch with the UK's air traffic control system on Monday forced controllers to input flight plans manually - with disruption expected for days

More than 460,000 people have responded to a consultation into planned closures, which will hit the elderly, vulnerable and disabled - and put more than 2,300 station jobs at risk

Dr Chandra Kanneganti, a GP who is standing for the Tories in Stoke-on-Trent Central, said family doctors are 'already feeling like they've become the 'Alexa' of primary care with the incessant requests' in an attack on Labour's plans

Schools Minister Nick Gibb told parents that even a few days out of class over a sustained period can damage children's life chances - especially for disadvantaged kids

Ex-Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries finally fulfilled her promise to quit as an MP on Saturday after dithering for 11 weeks - and went on a rampage against Rishi Sunak

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) accused ministers of showing a 'callous disregard' for those onboard the Bibby Stockholm - and said no asylum seekers should be housed there until concerns are addressed

Sir Kevan Collins, who quit in 2021 over the Government's miserly catch-up plans, said ministers had 'made a huge mistake' by failing to invest in education recovery after Covid

The 1,778-word parting shot delivered a savage verdict on Rishi Sunak's first year in office as Nadine Dorries stuck the boot into the PM who she blames for being denied a peerage

Tory former Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries clung onto her seat as MP for Mid Bedfordshire for two months after announcing in June she would step down immediately

Campaign material for MPs in seats in the Conservatives' Blue Wall heartlands refers to the Government's priorities but fails to explicitly namecheck Rishi Sunak

A poll by Ipsos UK found 56% of Brits think it it 'likely' Labour leader Keir Starmer will replace Rishi Sunak in Downing Street at the next election while just 28% of voters disagreed