All news by author: Lizzy Buchan

Documents slipped out on the final day before MPs went on their Easter break show the jet-setting Prime Minister racked up a bill of £512,321 in travel costs for trips to Egypt, Bali, Latvia and Estonia last year

Labour's Shadow Education Secretary, who grew up in a council house in Washington, Tyne and Wear, said her mum Clare didn't go back to work full time until she started school because no childcare was available.

In an interview with The Mirror, the Shadow Education Secretary accused Jeremy Hunt of "pouring petrol on a fire that is already raging". Earlier this month he announced plans to offer more free hours - without enough cash to prop up the struggling system

Households in England will see their bills rise on April 1 as most cash-strapped local authorities announce plans to hike council tax to the maximum level to plug black holes in their finances

The Prime Minister appeared to forget that the latest Office for National Statistics figures show UK inflation rose to 10.4% in February, up from 10.1% in January, when he made the claim

The slippery former Prime Minister is arguing that he didn't mislead Parliament intentionally when he denied rules had broken at lockdown bashes because he had received assurances from aides

In dramatic scenes, Boris Johnson could be forced to pause his bombshell evidence to the Privileges Committee over whether he lied to MPs about Partygate to go and vote against Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal

People in their final year of life will be able to get fast-tracked access to Personal Independent Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance (AA) from April 3

In a 52-page legal dossier, Boris Johnson scrambled to shake off criticism of his conduct ahead of an explosive grilling by MPs on Wednesday about what he knew about Partygate boozing

Boris Johnson will be hauled before the Commons Privileges Committee for an explosive showdown over whether he deliberately misled MPs with what he knew about lockdown parties in Downing Street

In an interview with BBC Breakfast, the Prime Minister was confronted over the cost of living crisis affecting the nation, including a carer called Nikki, from Cornwall, who was forced to sit in darkness in her kitchen

Outgoing Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tried to play down the divisions that have erupted in the SNP following her decision to step down after eight years in charge

The shameless ex-Prime Minister will be hauled before the Commons Privileges Committee on Wednesday for up to four hours of questioning over his whether he misled Parliament about lockdown boozing in No10

Some 541 pieces of critical equipment such as X ray machines, CT scanners and radiotherapy machines are over a decade old, according to figures from 69 NHS hospital trusts in England

Leon co-founder Henry Dimbleby said the Tory party was refusing to impose restrictions on the junk food industry due to its obsession with 'ultra-free-market ideology' - and risked storing up problems for the NHS

Suella Braverman's comments drew accusations she was 'playing politics with people's lives and chasing cheap headlines' with the Government's controversial Rwandan deportation scheme

Screening is vital for picking up cancer at an early stage and improving survival rates - but there are stark difference in take-up between different parts of the country

Boris Johnson ordered a consultation into raising the age that people qualify for free prescriptions in England in line with the state pension age - but the plans have been dropped

The European Commission and the US Congress have already outlawed Chinese-owned social media app TikTok following concerns about possible cyber attacks

Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled his 2023 Budget with boosts for childcare, energy bills and a freeze on fuel duty. But the small print reveals Brits will see the biggest two-year decline in living standards since the 1950s. Here's what you need to know.

Match of the Day host Gary Lineker rubbished false claims from Tory MP Jonathan Gullis that he called northern voters 'racist bigots, Nazis' during illegal immigration bill row

At 12.30pm on Wednesday the Chancellor will deliver his first Budget in the Commons amid a backdrop of mass industrial action, sky-high inflation, and a cost-of-living crisis.

The Prime Minister, who has two daughters, Krishna and Anoushka, said new legislation to crack down on vile material online would give parents vital peace of mind

Rishi Sunak unveils plans for the Royal Navy to acquire new attack submarines under Aukus defence deal to replace UK's existing seven-vessel fleet

The Commons Privileges Committee is expected to haul the ex-PM in for a grilling next week as part of their probe into whether he deliberately misled Parliament about lockdown boozing in No10