Politics

A senior civil servant has highlighted the need to boost “defence industrial capacity”, warning of a “growing and significant strategic issue that we have to face as allies and partners”

Rishi Sunak's spokesman repeatedly dodged saying whether the Government believed Jerusalem was sticking by rules and conventions, as he urged Israel to restore water supplies to the Strip

Peter Bone, 70, was hit with the sanction 24 hours after it emerged he faces a six-week ban from the Commons for bullying and sexual misconduct against a member of staff

Andrew Cooper is standing for the Conservatives in the Tamworth by-election on Thursday after previous MP Chris Pincher was forced to stand down following a sleaze scandal

Ex-Tory MP Anna Soubry said constituents in Mid Bedfordshire have the 'power' to deliver a 'shock' to British politics by voting for Labour's Alistair Strathern

A Commons researcher complained to the Conservative Party in 2017 that Peter Bone had flashed at him and thrown pens and pencils at him, but the MP is only facing suspension now

The Institute for Fiscal Studies says weak economic growth and stubbornly high inflation leave “no room” for unfunded tax cuts or spending increases any time soon

Andrew Bridgen, who joined the Reclaim Party after being kicked out of the Conservatives, demanded that Tory Crispin Blunt apologises over the disagreement in Parliament

Labour’s Lou Haigh warned jobs will be lost because of the decision to cancel the high speed line to Manchester as she urged the Tories to accept they're 'at the end of the line'

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak updated MPs on the latest details from the terrorist attack, telling 10 Britons were missing and some of those were feared dead following the carnage unleashed

Conservative MP Peter Bone could be banned from Parliament for six weeks after a watchdog found he had engaged in a 'wilful pattern of bullying' including 'sexual misconduct'

Conservative MP Peter Bone was also ruled to have thrown pens at his victim, bullied and belittled him and repeatedly requested massages, according to Parliament's Independent Expert Panel

A group of 30 charities warned Rishi Sunak that delay to progress of the Renters Reform Bill 'causes more avoidable hardship and suffering, and with it, greater cost to the taxpayer'

Estimates from the Migration Observatory at Oxford University and the London School of Economics (LSE) suggest around 250,000 to 350,000 more people will arrive than depart a year by 2030

MPs on both sides of the divide are concerned that Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are not being forceful enough in urging restraint by Israel, writes Kevin Maguire

Industry leaders highlighted the figures to show how the sector could continue to ease pressure on the NHS and carry out other routine work, freeing up other staff

Teachers in 67% of the schools polled warned that children’s learning had been impacted as kids arrived in class tired, hungry and unable to concentrate on their studies

The Tory candidate in the Mid-Bedfordshire by-election Festus Akinbusoye didn’t mention that the Conservative-controlled local council had signed off an erosion of green belt land

The Commission launched by the 49-day Prime Minister will unveil an alternative agenda on 14 November - a week before the Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers the Autumn Statement

The SNP leader Humza Yousaf said his in-laws Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla were out on the street in war-torn Gaza after being evacuated from a house in 'false alarm'

One survey this weekend shows the party's lead over the Conservatives has increased to 16 points - up from 14 last week - while Keir Starmer's personal ratings are also on the rise

Research shows Labour’s plan for a publicly-owned energy transmission company could upgrade the UK’s creaking network much more cheaply than the current privatised firm

It comes after party leader Keir Starmer was targeted with a 'deepfake' audio of his voice apparently berating an aide

Brendan Cox said he was worried for Keir Starmer and wife Victoria in that moment - "not knowing if it was just a random protester or somebody with the worst intent"

As the fight between Labour and the Conservatives gets even more intense after their conferences, the question over which party has the interests of younger voters at heart is more important than ever