Politics

Ms Dorries launched a scathing attack on Paul Holmes, saying he would learn "the hard way" at the next election, also claiming his seat was "gifted" to him following the Mid Beds by-election hammering

The Chancellor faces a tough battle to keep his seat, with experts saying he could be among several big names to lose out when the country next goes to the polls

Surely the Prime Minister's time would be better spent domestically at the moment, instead of making a trip to world capitals for an exchange of platitudes

Former Labour Foreign Secretary Jack Straw says the opening of the Rafah crossing into Egypt is important progress - but extracting British citizens held by Hamas will be very difficult

Polling expert Chris Curtis writes for the Mirror: No government has ever lost a seat as safe as Tamworth, while Labour’s victory in leafy Mid Bedfordshire illustrates how there aren’t any “no-go” areas for Kier Starmer’s party.

Former army officer Lt Col Stuart Crawford breaks down what is likely to happen next in the Middle East - warning Israel's offensive "could take weeks, if not months, and is likely to lead to widespread destruction"

New analysis of how the mammoth swing to Labour in Mid Bedfordshire and Tamworth might affect a nationwide poll found the Tories would be down to as few as 50 seats in the Commons

The National Education Union has demanded to know how many children are still being taught in marquees and mobile classrooms as the RAAC crisis drags on into the winter months

Aylesford school in Warwick was forced to close 29 classrooms where RAAC is suspected to be present - but can’t be inspected because of asbestos - but they're only getting 9 mobile buildings after officials insisted on them being erected on hard surfaces only

The scale of Labour’s achievement is remarkable - the swing to Labour in Tamworth is the second largest recorded at a by-election since the Second World War

Labour made history with its double by-election victories - in Mid Bedfordshire, which Nadine Dorries won in 2019, it was the biggest majority ever overturned at a by-election

The Prime Minister held talks with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas and also met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo on the latest leg of his diplomatic tour

Labour has secured an incredible pair of victories in Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire, as the Tories suffer a disastrous night at the polls in the latest blow for PM Rishi Sunak

Boris Johnson's Partygate scandal - uncovered by the Mirror - and the Liz Truss mini-budget were blamed for driving Tory voters away amid two humiliating by-election defeats

High-octane shows by the RAF's famous aerobatic unit had to be scrapped or scaled back because of engineering problems with the Hawk aircraft, according to a freedom of information request

Rishi Sunak knows he will lose the next General Election. Fleet Street Fox argues that he will abandon hope of saving his party, and instead do all he can to spite Keir Starmer

A string of stars have signed at letter to the Prime Minister urging him to deliver on the Tories' 2019 election manifesto, which promised a ban on trophy hunting imports

The Home Office wants an annual quota agreed with councils for the number of refugees coming legally - but the move will do nothing to tackle small boats' Channel crossings

Both the Conservative candidates for Tamworth and Mid Bedfordshire rushed off the stage and were ushered out by Tory activists after suffering embarrassing by-election defeats

A woman named Thea tells the Tory candidate for the Tamworth by-election she 'only ever backs winners' and that she always gets 'what I want because I'm that kind of a girl'

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan has written to union leaders demanding talks over a deal so teaching can continue in classrooms even while other teachers walkout

Thanks to the Covid Inquiry, we now know the Government’s own advisers had strong reservations about the programme - and one professor referred to Rishi Sunak as 'Dr Death'

The benefit for 12 million pensioners across the country is due to rise by 8.5% in April under the triple lock pledge - unless the Tories go ahead with a tweak to the system

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union announced a massive majority of its members had approved the action - for the fourth time in a row since the summer of 2022

Chief Scientific Adviser Dame Angela McLean criticised Rishi Sunak in the WhatsApp exchange shown to the Covid Inquiry. He launched the Eat Out To Help Out scheme as Chancellor