All news by author: Sophie Huskisson

Liz Truss - who lasted just 49 days as PM after she tanked the economy - has nominated at least four new lifelong members of the House of Lords.

The Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Bill received an unopposed third reading in the Commons. It will now be scrutinised in the House of Lords before it becomes law.

Transparency International UK said their research raises serious questions over potential conflicts of interest in the 'revolving door' between the public and private sector

The spending watchdog found that 'no contingency plans existed between central and local government for supporting firms during a national emergency' when the pandemic hit and it meant mistakes were made

Mina Smallman tragically lost her daughters Nicole Smallman and Bibaa Henry after they went to a park in North London to celebrate the latter's birthday

The Labour leader made a speech unveiling the party's plans to tackle crime. Policing has come under intense scrutiny this week following a damning report that found homophobic, racist and sexist culture within the Metropolitan Police

The Conservative deputy chairman, who previously slated MPs for having second jobs, will work just eight hours a week for the bumper salary, to the £84,144 he already earns as an MP

Baroness Louise Casey's damning report found 'institutional racism, sexism and homophobia' in the Metropolitan Police - but Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley rejected the 'ambiguous' term

The clash comes after Baroness Casey's damning review into the Metropolitan Police said the force is institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic

However Health Minister Will Quince revealed the true costs, which were for contracts from April 2020 to December 2021, in a parliamentary question asked by Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner

The Chancellor said the UK is in a better position than it was during the 2008 financial crash with a 'resilience that there wasn't back then'. But the chief of the OBR warned the system was 'under stress'

Baroness Louise Casey’s explicitly wrote in her bombshell report that she makes 'a finding of institutional racism, sexism and homophobia in the Met'. But the Home Secretary refused to accept the term

Insiders at Reform UK - Nigel Farage's latest political vehicle - believed he could be tempted to throw his hat into the ring one last time and stand again for the party

Women’s charities have been quick to advise how to turn off the 10-second siren - which will go off even if phones are on silent mode - amid concerns it will reveal domestic abuse victims’ secret phones

Rail union RMT announced today that its 20,000 members have voted to accept a new and improved offer covering pay, jobs and conditions by a margin of three to one

The killing in Zimbabwe led to the Mirror’s campaign for a ban on trophy hunting, and as the bill went through, environment minister Trudy Harrison was close to tears

The Deputy Prime Minister is being investigated after civil servants who worked for him complained they suffered breakdowns or even felt suicidal as they felt there was no escape

The Hunting Trophies Bill received an unopposed third reading from MPs in the Commons this morning. It is a victory for the Mirror which has been campaigning to stop hunters bringing their sick souvenirs to the UK

Tory MP Bim Afolami struggled to get his words out as the Question Time panel debated whether HS2 is worth the money. Ministers have announced part of the high speed railway will be delayed by at least two years

The former Labour Prime Minister spoke to MPs on the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee this morning ahead of next month’s 25th anniversary of the historic agreement, which ended most of the violence of the Troubles

Nurses, teachers and paramedics have responded with fury at the Chancellor's failure to hike public sector pay, with one union claiming he had 'stuck up two fingers to workers with this Budget'

Keir Starmer attacked Jeremy Hunt's budget after he announced the details in the Commons today. 'Health and wealth must go together. Britain can't afford to be the sick man of Europe,' the Labour Leader slammed

The mental health charity is calling on Jeremy Hunt to invest more money in supporting people in need in tomorrow's budget. It it is seeing record numbers of people contacting it with financial issues

Energy companies faced a dramatic grilling by MPs following reports of debt collectors forcibly breaking into vulnerable customers' homes to fit prepayment meters

The former PM will face questions on whether he deliberately misled MPs about lockdown-busting parties in No10 during the showdown that will be broadcast live on TV