Politics

Paul Routledge says the opportunity for MPs to have second jobs is limitless, and he is horrified by the Tories on telly, boring the nation and spouting nonsense

Rishi Sunak's Government was branded a 'circus of chaos' as the Tory vote collapsed in Somerton and Frome and Selby and Ainsty - while the PM came just 495 votes from a triple humiliation in Boris Johnson's old seat

The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Tory MP Nigel Adams, who is claimed to have quit in a strop after being denied a peerage in Boris Johnson's resignation honours

In a massive blow to Rishi Sunak, Liberal Democrat candidate Sarah Dyke swept to victory in a seat previously held by former Tory MP David Warburton

The by-election was sparked after the shamed ex-Prime Minister quit Parliament in a strop after a damning Commons probe ruled he had deliberately misled the House over Partygate

Eyebrows have long been raised over the Duke of York’s conduct – from paying millions of pounds to a woman he said he did not recall having met, to saying he could not sweat

When will those building and buying ambulances speak to Disabled people about our needs before signing on the dotted line?

The Health Secretary is demanding consultants call off strikes, which have postponed non-urgent care, and accept a below-inflation 6% 'final offer' wage increase

Rishi Sunak is hoping to reset his premiership as the party faces a bruising night at the polls - with voters due to deliver their verdict on the Tories in three crunch by-elections

The Treasury says it is looking at changing rules to make banks explain why an account is being closed after Nigel Farage accused Coutts of shutting his account due to his political views - a claim refuted by the firm

Simon Weston, who suffered terrible injuries when his troop carrier ship was bombed in the 1982 conflict, lashed out at Brussels for calling the archipelago 'Islas Malvinas'

The two former PMs were handed thousands of pounds in taxpayers' cash while former Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng was given £16,000 after just 38 days in the role

Former top Tory Chris Pincher, who was responsible for maintaining discipline among Tory MPs, was paid £7,920 after he quit in disgrace last year following allegations of groping

The Prime Minister lashed out at the EU after it used the Argentinians' preferred name for the South Atlantic archipelago which was fought over in 1982

Nigel Farage is on the warpath because the King's bank booted him, says Fleet Street Fox. If only the rest of us could do the same

The GB News presenter was given a lesson by financial commentator Frances Coppola when the pair appeared on BBC2's Newsnight

King Charles will formally open Parliament on November 7, Commons Leader Penny Morduant has told MPs

The bank insisted it does not close customer accounts 'solely on the basis of legally held political and personal views'

As voters go to the polls in the crunch Uxbridge and South Ruislip by-election, Reem Ibrahim stood by her criticism of the health service that she wants to scrap

The Conservatives will have the deep blues if the misgoverning UK party loses a trio of by-elections across England in what would be a momentous political moment

John Keefe, chief corporate and public affairs officer at Getlink, which operates the Channel Tunnel, complained a new EU checks system had been designed "without any consideration" for cross-Channel travel

Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh demanded ministers claw back some of the dividend cash after £16billion was handed to rail firms in subsidies during the pandemic

Conservative Party Deputy Chairman wrote to the Evening Standard's editor to express her 'sincere disappointment' at today's front page announcing Susan Hall had won selection contest

The Labour leader will this weekend gather with party officials and representatives behind closed doors to begin thrashing out key ideas for the party's next manifesto. The Mirror looks at the key debates.

The Home Secretary said plans to target public figures, the London Pride march and landmarks in the capital had been prevented by security services in the past six years