All news by author: Lizzy Buchan

The former Culture Secretary, who has been an MP since 2005, is the 19th Conservative MP to say they won't fight the next election, which is expected to be called next year

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has come under fire after it moved to water down the outright ban on athletes from Russia and Belarus at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris

Details of the latest pay hike for MPs comes as the Government is locked in bitter disputes with unions over wage increases for public sector workers such as nurses, teachers and ambulance crews

The new deputy chairman repeatedly asked his interviewer on BBC Radio Nottingham if she had ever told a lie when she tried to ask him about a 2019 incident when he was caught persuading a pal to pretend to be an anti-Labour swing voter

The heroic war leader made a shock visit to the UK today where he met Rishi Sunak and delivered an address in Westminster Hall, the first foreign leader to do so since ex-US President Barack Obama gave a speech there in 2011

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky will meet Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and deliver an address to the UK Parliament, a rare occurrence for a foreign leader

The appointment comes just two weeks after Lee Anderson compared Rishi Sunak's Government to the 'band on the Titanic' over its asylum seeker policy, according to a string of leaked WhatsApp messages

The Prime Minister was forced to shake up his Cabinet after sacking Tory chairman Nadhim Zahawi in a row over his tax affairs

Former Conservative leader William Hague slammed remorseless ex-PMs Boris Johnson and Liz Truss for failing accept responsibility for their disastrous stints in Downing Street

The Prime Minister was left with a party chief when he fired Nadhim Zahawi for breaching ministerial rules amid a major row over the Tory chairman's tax affairs

Conservative Jackie Doyle-Price insisted the Prime Minister should tackle the number of people crossing the Channel in small boats by getting the Home Office into shape rather than trying to pick a fight with the courts

Dominic Raab, who is facing a bullying probe, reportedly tried to get his fellow Tory Sir Robert Buckland fired last August after Sir Robert publicly attacking his plans to tear up human rights legislation

Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff in England are set to walk out today, with nurses due to strike again tomorrow - use our handy postcode search to find out if nurses at your local hospital are on strike

In a cosy interview on staunch ally Nadine Dorries's new TalkTV show, Boris Johnson rambled on about painting cows, Tory election prospects and

Analysis by the House of Commons Library found that the number of community police officers have fallen by more than 4,000 since 2015 across England and Wales. See how your area has been affected

Rishi Sunak promised to end to the chaos and sleaze that plagued the Tories when he entered No10 last year. But after 100 days in office, the scandals are still swirling around the PM

The Bank of England warned that an economic slump is looming but it will be shorter and shallower than predicted thanks to falling energy prices and inflation starting to ease

Deputy PM Dominic Raab is being investigated over eight complaints during his time at the Ministry of Justice, the Foreign Office and the former Brexit department, which are said to involve at least 24 staff. He denies accusations of bullying

The ex-Prime Minister used a surprise trip to the US to condemn Rishi Sunak's decision not to arm Kyiv with warplanes - only hours after Downing Street said the idea was 'not practical'

Today's walkouts by five unions will be biggest day of strike action since 2011 - and will coincide with mass protests by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) against the Government's anti-strike legislation

Some 23,400 schools are expected to be affected by industrial action on Wednesday, when tens of thousands of teachers swap classrooms for picket lines amid fury over pay. See which schools are affected in your area

The top Tory mounted a desperate defence of Justice Secretary Dominic Raab who is being investigated over a string of bullying claims - which he denies - that reportedly involve at least 24 civil servants

Last-ditch talks with Education Secretary Gillian Keegan failed to break the deadlock on Monday, with union leaders saying the top Tory 'squandered' the chance to call off walkouts by refusing to get serious on pay

Sir Rod Stewart was an unexpected caller to Sky News this afternoon where he attacked the Government over the state of the NHS and offered to pay for scans for people stuck on waiting lists

Labour frontbencher David Lammy said those affected by the Windrush scandal were being 'once again spat on' after Home Secretary Suella Braverman's decision to ditch a set of key reforms