Politics

Tory Home Secretary James Cleverly was forced to apologise in Parliament for using 'inappropriate language' during Prime Minister's Questions - but insisted he had insulted the Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham rather than Stockton

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham also accused ministers of 'behaving appallingly' as he gave evidence to the Covid Inquiry along with Sadiq Khan and Steve Rotheram

In a scathing attack Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper told MPs that James Cleverly is referred to as 'Corporal Calamity' as anger grows over record net migration figures

The former Prime Minister will face difficult questions at the Covid Inquiry across two days, including over claims he said he was willing to 'let the bodies pile high'

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had been expected to challenge Rishi Sunak over the return of the 2,500-year-old Elgin Marbles during a meeting in London this week

The end is in sight for a bitter pay row between NHS consultants and the Government after the two sides reached an agreement, which will now be put to top doctors for their approval

Abu Dhabi royal Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who owns Manchester City, controls a sovereign wealth fund which could help fund the £20billion Sizewell C project in Suffolk, it has been reported

Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman claimed she and Rishi Sunak reached an agreement on policies to limit net migration in the run-up to him becoming Prime Minister last autumn, including on a £40,000 minimum salary

Heart attack and stroke victims should be seen by paramedics within 18 minutes on average - but NHS England data shows targets were missed in every region in England in October

Economic abuse is rife across the UK, with one in five women having domestic abusers control their cash, bank accounts and belongings, according to a damning new survey

Tory peer Michelle Mone acknowledged this month she was involved with the company PPE Medpro, writes the Voice of the Mirror

'The next election is about damage limitation, saving seats, minimising defeat for the Tories when Keir Starmer has one foot in Downing Street already'

Non-protected Whitehall departments in England face being slashed by 3.4% a year for five years to fund Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's tax cutting plans, economists have said

Unison General Secretary Christina McAnea expressed alarm over Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick's push to cap NHS and social care visas, and ban foreign care workers from bringing dependents

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said he would challenge Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Keir Starmer over the 2,500-year-old artefacts on a visit to the UK

Former lingerie tycoon Baroness Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman came under scrutiny after concerns were raised about her alleged failure to declare financial interests in PPE Medpro

Analysis found an eightfold increase in the number of knighthoods or damehoods awarded to sitting MPs since the Conservatives came to power in 2010 - with two thirds handed to serving Tories

The heated exchange between Reform UK's Richard Tice and Unison's Christina McAnea included the bizarre suggestion that a President Nigel Farage - who is currently on I'm a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here - would be a good idea

Conservative Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson made the claims in a leaked recording but Reform UK said while it held talks with disaffected Tories, 'no cash or money has in any way been offered'

New analysis of documents produced by the government’s spending watchdog shows the upgraded forecast for inflation between this month and March 2024 will add £1,400 to average annual family spending

The Wellingborough MP has made ten references to her in the House of Commons chamber since 2014 - but just two references to the cost of living during the same period

Andrew Bridgen was booted out of the Conservative Party last year for comparing the Coronavirus vaccine rollout to the holocaust - now he represents former Lewis actor and far-right motormouth Laurence Fox's Reclaim party

The list of buildings found to have been built with the cheap, bubbly concrete continues to grow, including more schools, public buildings and council homes. It was widely used in flat-rooved buildings constructed between 1950 and 1990

Tory economic ­mismanagement has left the ceiling so low it is pressing on Jeremy Hunt’s shoulders, and millions will face either higher taxes or spending cuts if it is not to collapse

New analysis released today reveals that new home approvals are up 8% in London since 2016 while they are down 14% in the rest of England