Politics

LBC host Nick Ferrari told Oliver Dowden he would be 'bloody certain' where taxpayers' money was going if he was Deputy PM as the Tory minister struggled to answer questions

In a scathing series of WhatsApp messages Mr Cummings said the former PM was "melting down" in the buildup to the first lockdown and branded officials "terrifyingly s***"

Evidence from Boris Johnson's ex-adviser Dominic Cummings and his ex-communications chief Lee Cain revealed the terrifying chaos at the heart of No10 during the pandemic

The government would have to increase spending by £142 billion per year up to 2030 'to stand still' thanks to the costs of an ageing population, a think tank has warned

A study marking Journalism Matters week comes as world and tech leaders gather for the first Artificial Intelligence Safety Summit at Bletchley Park in Buckinghamshire

Boris Johnson claimed coronavirus was 'nature's way of dealing with old people' as he refused to introduce lockdown restrictions that could have saved lives during the pandemic

Families mourning lost elderly relatives will be outraged that then Prime Minister Boris Johnson saw the virus as 'nature’s way of dealing with old people'

In explosive WhatsApp messages, Dominic Cummings demanded that Matt Hancock was sacked as Health Secretary as he was a 'proven liar' who should not be in charge of NHS

Government scientists told Rishi Sunak when he was Chancellor that he should provide money to make it financially viable for those on low incomes to quarantine at home

The Transport Secretary has pulled back now, but is he genuinely abandoning the journey, Paul Routledge asks, or merely changing trains and not the destination?

The breed has been added to the list of dogs banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act. It is a victory for the Mirror which has campaigned for action after a spate of dog attacks

The Government has announced that it is scrapping the proposals drawn up by train firms to shut ticket counters at 974 railway stations across England

In an explosive day at the Covid Inquiry, damning WhatsApp messages were shared showing officials thought Boris Johnson made dealing with the pandemic 'impossible'

Tory Minister Richard Holden said it would have been 'similarly embarrassing' if World War Two messages existed after the Covid Inquiry released messages about Boris Johnson

The Labour leader will give a speech reiterating his call for a "humanitarian pause" allowing Palestinians to escape, but will say that a ceasefire would allow Hamas to plan more attacks on Israel

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case warned that Boris Johnson 'cannot lead' and made it 'impossible' to govern in shock WhatsApp messages revealed at the Covid Inquiry

Diary notes written by Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance suggest the PM wanted to divert attention after it was reported Dominic Cummings had broken lockdown rules

Andy McDonald, the MP for Middlesbrough, will sit as an independent MP, pending an investigation. He has had the Labour whip suspended after a speech he made at a rally this weekend

Rishi Sunak has sacked one of his parliamentary private secretaries after he wrote a letter to the PM calling for a 'permanent' break in hostilities between Israel and Hamas

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case accused Boris Johnson of making the Government look like a 'tragic joke' as he warned colleagues exasperated by the chaos: "IT HAS TO STOP!"

Heroes of Britain's nuclear tests have had to organise their own presentation ceremonies after the government failed to do so

Martin Reynolds, who was Boris Johnson’s Principal Private Secretary, changed the settings of a WhatsApp group he was in with PM just before the Covid Inquiry was announced

The PM's spokesman refused to say whether it was inappropriate for DWP minister Tom Pursglove to be out door-knocking with Peter Bone, who is suspended over bullying and sexual misconduct claims

An AI-powered quiz builder and lesson planner is set to support every teacher across the country to help tackle excessive workloads and gruelling working hours

The Institute for Government (IfG) has issued a list of shame highlighting areas where the public is being let down with NHS waiting lists soaring, councils going bankrupt and the prison service in crisis