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The former Prime Minister and his Chancellor are understood to be on the Covid Inquiry witness list next week, where they will likely face questions on how brutal Tory cuts undermined the NHS, social care and welfare state

The Department of Health's legal representative Fiona Scolding KC told the Covid Inquiry that different decisions may have been made with hindsight, as the probe continued its examination of the years leading up the pandemic

Labour MP Emma Lewell-Buck wants to change the law so those eligible for the Healthy Start scheme are automatically signed up to stop them from missing out on vital support

As victims’ families reveal their pain, the probe into the handling of the health crisis hears that the impact of closing down the country was not fully considered

Three years on from the start of the pandemic, the Inquiry heard how the virus 'left in its wake death, misery and incalculable loss'

The Covid Inquiry is beginning its long-awaited evidence sessions today, with key players summoned to shine a light on the UK's handling of the pandemic

More than three years on from the first lockdown, the Inquiry will carry out the first in-depth investigation into what happened during the Covid crisis, which led to more than 227,000 deaths in the UK

'Selectively choosing bits of the legacy and dressing it up as Thatcherism is a betrayal of her great legacy,' Gillian Keegan told the Centre for Policy Studies' annual Margaret Thatcher Conference in a dig at Liz Truss

The schools watchdog has been at the centre of a storm of criticism since the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in January following a negative Ofsted inspection

Scotland's longest serving First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who stepped down in March, was arrested today 'as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party'

The former Ukip leader said the 'gap for another insurgency is actually bigger than it was 10 years ago' and suggested some jittery Conservatives who fear losing their seats could join it

Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps rejected Boris Johnson's claims he'd been forced out, saying 'he is the one who has removed himself' by resigning as an MP

The disgraced former Prime Minister decided to jump before he was pushed after receiving the findings of a Commons probe into whether he lied to MPs about Partygate

Boris Johnson's staunch supporter Nadine Dorries and his dad Stanley Johnson miss out on peerages after reports they were on course for the House of Lords

The former Culture Secretary, who has been an MP since 2005, released a bombshell statement today saying she would quit with immediate effect - triggering a by-election in an act of revenge against Rishi Sunak

Her departure comes after fevered speculation she was in line for a peerage from Boris Johnson, whose long-awaited honours list is expected shortly

The frontbencher confirmed in a statement that he was being investigated by the party following an allegation made against him

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the numbers should 'serve as a wake-up call about the appallingly high levels of childhood poverty'

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the party would 'ramp up' investment in green projects over time but said the economic carnage inflicted on Britain by Liz Truss had narrowed Labour's options

On a visit to British Steel site in Scunthorpe, the Labour leader said a good, secure steel industry is a 'massive prize' - and it would be 'unforgivable for this Government to simply sit it out'

It comes amid mounting alarm over the threat from AI technology after Rishi Sunak's top tech adviser warned world leaders had just two years to get a grip on the rapidly developing field

The former Countdown co-host called for tactical voting at the next election to punish the Tories - and said she would do 'everything I can to get them out of power'

The leather-clad rocker stunned MPs when he popped up in the House of Commons as a guest of hard-line DUP MP Ian Paisley, who took him on a private tour

Keir Starmer’s party would scoop 470 seats to just 129 for the Tories and 26 for the SNP if a general election was held tomorrow, according to large-scale research

The poll commissioned by Kapow Primary of 504 primary and early years teachers in schools in England, found 84% agree that primary children's attention span is 'shorter than ever' post-Covid.