All news by author: Sophie Huskisson

The Liberal Democrats blamed years of Tory cuts leaving local police forces 'overstretched and unable to focus on frontline crime like burglaries'

Framed images of former Prime Ministers are hung up after they leave office, with the other photos then shuffled down the yellow wall to make room for their successors

The Labour leader, who backed a change in the law the last time the issue was considered in the Commons in 2015, said there are 'grounds for changing the law' on assisted dying

In a desperate bid to turn the Tories' dire poll ratings around, the PM is reportedly considering how he can include tax cuts in next year's Budget, which is expected in March

A new qualification will teach students to sign effectively using British Sign Language and give them an understanding of the history of sign language in the UK

The Good Law Project is supporting a newspaper to launch a case against Baroness Mone in the new year after she finally admitted she lied to journalists about her role in the PPE scandal

Rishi Sunak announced the transport project 'Network North' at Tory Party conference after he scrapped the northern leg of the HS2 rail line in a shameless betrayal of the North

As MPs break up for recess, the Government likes to drop files of data and documents in a bid to sweep the bad news under the carpet - but the Mirror has rounded it all up

Labour leader Keir Starmer and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves gathered in Edinburgh for a memorial service to pay tribute to former Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling

Rishi Sunak quashes speculation he would cling on until the last possible moment in January 2025 - as the Prime Minister confirms the UK will head to the polls in 2024

Conservative MP Miriam Cates is facing a probe by Parliament's Commissioner for Standards into allegations she caused 'significant damage to the reputation' of the House of Commons

Figures from across Labour's past and present, including Gordon Brown, Alastair Campbell, Lord Mandelson and Ed Balls, all attended the service in north London

The Partygate PM, who was last week grilled on his decisions during the pandemic at the Covid Inquiry, looks at the camera with his thumb up by the red, gold and Union Jack-decorated baubles

Rishi Sunak's favourability has fallen to similar levels to Boris Johnson, who resigned as PM in summer last year after months of being dragged by the Partygate scandal

The Labour leader said he wants a 'diverse' party 'that represents the communities' it wants to serve, after he was asked about concerns of a lack of diversity in its selection of new MPs

Labour leader Keir Starmer vowed to offer the country 'serious, mundane and practical' leadership in place of the Tory 'psychodrama' and the "circus" of Westminster

Tory Party Deputy Chair for Women Rachel Maclean shared a post on Twitter calling her political opponent 'a man who wears a wig and calls himself a "proud lesbian"'

Some 4.2 million children are in households that have no spare cash, with parents feeling cost-of-living pressures over Christmas - as the Chancellor is called upon to take action

Rishi Sunak has been criticised for 'turning a blind eye' to an estimated £7.2billion lost to Covid-related fraud - while Labour has pledged to retrieve lost taxpayers' cash

Disgruntled Tory MPs have been plotting how to crash Rishi Sunak's government with an incredible plan for Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage to join forces at the helm of the party

The embattled Tory leader suffered the embarrassing moment as he attempted to welcome the Dutch PM Mark Rutte to Downing Street after a day of chaos over his Rwanda plan

A court has said it was lawful for the UK Government to block Scotland from passing legislation that makes it easier for transgender people to change their legally-recognised sex

The official Conservatives Twitter account posted a screenshot of a BBC journalist putting up her middle finger to the camera, with a caption attacking Labour's plans on migration

Labour accused Rishi Sunak of wasting an 'incredible' amount of money after the Home Office last night admitted the costs of the Rwanda deal had more than doubled

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