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The Shadow Education Secretary accused the Tories of resorting to 'gimmicks' after 13 years of failure as the Prime Minister this week announced he wanted to merge A-levels and T-levels

Keir Starmer hailed a 'seismic result' his party in a by-election triggered by the recall of shamed MP Margaret Ferrier, with a 20.4% swing from the SNP to Labour

Rishi Sunak ranted that politics is 'broken' - but didn't acknowledge the Tories have been in power for 13 years - during his first party conference speech as Tory leader

The Prime Minister unveiled sweeping reforms to post-16 qualifications by merging A-levels and T-levels into a new 'Advanced British Standard' - but not until the 2030s

After weeks of dithering, the Prime Minister used a speech to Tory faithful in Manchester to confirm he was scrapping the northern leg of HS2 amid spiralling costs

The Prime Minister has sought to pitch himself on the side of motorists following the Tories' shock by-election win in Uxbridge and South Ruislip - which was dominated by a row over ULEZ

The PM will use his first conference speech as leader to complain the Westminster system isn't working and try to shift blame onto Labour - despite 13 years of Conservative rule

As No10 battles to regain control, top Tories have been promoting conspiracy theories and making increasingly bizarre claims in a desperate attempt to get attention

Speculation has been mounting over whether Rishi Sunak will maintain the state pension triple lock in its current form as he battles to claw back cash for the public finances

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt hopped on a BA flight from London to Manchester, which usually takes around an hour, rather than a two-hour, 15-minute rail journey

The Chancellor was grilled on whether he plans to maintain the policy, which puts up the state pension each April in line with whichever is highest - inflation, average wage increases or 2.5%

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan will unveil plans to outlaw smartphones during the school day as she believes devices distract children and can be used to bully others

The unrepentant ex-Prime Minister will gather her allies for a "growth" rally at Conservative party conference, where she will demand cuts to corporation tax for big businesses

A host of well known faces today throw their weight behind the Mirror's push for Free School Meals for All to end child hunger and boost children's life chances

Home Secretary Suella Braverman sparked outrage by telling an American audience last week that multiculturalism has 'failed' and illegal migration poses an 'existential challenge'

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said he would 'like to see the tax burden reduced before the next election' but Rishi Sunak refused to commit to the calls moments later

Security staff were pictured checking over crates of plonk as Tory faithful, MPs and ministers prepare to descend on Manchester for the annual Conservative Party Conference

Analysis by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) found the Conservative Government has presided over the biggest set of tax rises in a single parliament since the Second World War

Rishi Sunak told the Westminster Correspondents Dinner that Liz Truss had been 'quietly reflecting' on what went wrong - and quipped that he was tightening online safety rules to protect the public from Matt Hancock's TikTok antics

Cash-strapped councils are grappling with a £3.5billion funding black hole for next year, risking cuts to jobs and vital services as town halls struggle to balance the books

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was 'shocking and shameful' that kids face yet more disruption to their education after Covid due to the RAAC concrete crisis

Rishi Sunak's Government had plenty to do before MPs headed off for recess - dumping an avalanche of documents, statements and accounts online

Ranting about how she's done a 'f***ing good job' on crumbling schools has landed scandal-hit Education Secretary Gillian Keegan in hot water - and not for the first time

A grim survey of teachers, school governors, teaching assistants and catering staff found 89% said child poverty in their school has soared over the past two years

As NHS junior doctors and consultants prepare for mass walkouts, the Tories ramped up tensions with plans to consult on extending so-called minimum service levels to hospitals