Politics

The Prime Minister hired Amber de Botton, who was previously ITV's head of news and helped to expose Partygate, as his all-powerful Director of Communications last October

More than 100 schools face last-minute chaos after being told they either have to close or partially close - five years after the risks of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) became clear

Frontbencher Nick Gibb, Rishi Sunak's schools minister, claimed he would have no qualms about his young relatives being taught in a school with beams used to reinforced crumbling concrete

A top Tory admitted not all schools have been informed that they may have to fully or partially close, despite term starting on Monday, as pressure mounts to name all affected schools

The public understands the important role ticket office staff play in helping passengers navigate their journeys and supporting frail and disabled customers

A public consultation is just a means of softening-up opinion, says Paul Routledge

Hundreds of campaigners took the fight to the PM’s doorstep as they joined a rally outside Downing Street. They marched through Westminster from the Department for Transport to No10

Some 86,000 people were long-term sick with a mental health condition in the North West - the highest number across England - which was followed by London and the West Midlands

The co-ordinated industrial action, which sees junior doctors and consultants go on strike for the first time in NHS history is due to take place for 48 hours from September 19

'The Government refused to attend the UN this week to be held accountable Disabled rights violations. Why is it afraid of taking us, and the poverty which impacts us, seriously?'

The shock news could spark chaos for tens of thousands of pupils in England, who may be sent to neighbouring schools or even forced to learn remotely from home

In a huge promotion, Claire Coutinho has become the first member of the 2019 intake of Tory MPs to join the Cabinet after Grant Shapps was moved to Defence Secretary

Grant Shapps was handed his fifth Cabinet job in less than a year following the resignation of Defence Secretary Ben Wallace. Here's what you need to know about the long-serving Tory, whose career has been marked by gaffes and scandals

Energy Security Secretary Grant Shapps has been promoted to Defence Secretary by Rishi Sunak after Ben Wallace formally quit his role as defence chief this morning

Rishi Sunak will carry out a limited Cabinet reshuffle after Ben Wallace said he would step down as Defence Secretary, leaving a big job to be filled in the Prime Minister's top team

According to a new analysis, 28% of claimants required to switch to Universal Credit between November 2022 and March this year did not do so - and their benefits were stopped

Drawing on responses from over 9,000 teachers, the charity FareShare said teachers across England 'feel they have no choice but to step in to help hungry children'

The Home Office has said it has no intention of setting up 'safe consumption facilities' where people can inject drugs under medical supervision - which MPs say will lower the risk of overdoses

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said record numbers of people are 'spending their final months in pain and agony, waiting for treatment that never arrives'

Bombshell new research found many under-16s are forced to wait for years in limbo, constantly fearful of being detained and deported, as their asylum application is decided

As the RMT prepares to hold a rally in Whitehall, responses to the public consultation on plans to shut ticket offices at 974 railway stations have hit half a million

The government has been urged to ensure the King delivers new medal personally, and to compensate victims of the testing

Latest Home Office figures reveal 300 people made the dangerous journey across the Channel on Tuesday, bringing the number of people reaching the UK by small boat this year to 20,101

Labour told ministers to 'stop dragging their feet' and give legal powers to the regulator to slap financial penalties on flight operators that refuse to compensate passengers

This week, the UN Commission on the Rights of Disabled People committee took place but there was one notable absence - the UK's Minister Disabled People, Health and Work