Politics

Rishi Sunak first vowed to 'stop the boats' six months ago and has made tackling the Channel crossings a priority for the Government

The ex-PM's statement comes after Rishi Sunak hit back in the pair’s bitter row over handing peerages and gongs to close allies

'Selectively choosing bits of the legacy and dressing it up as Thatcherism is a betrayal of her great legacy,' Gillian Keegan told the Centre for Policy Studies' annual Margaret Thatcher Conference in a dig at Liz Truss

Boris Johnson has been held to account for his sins, says Fleet Street Fox. But it's the people who can't see the damage he's done that are the problem

The former Prime Minister is set to get granted one of two titles, potentially within hours - either the Steward and Bailiff of the Chiltern Hundreds or Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead

The former Prime Minister lashed out at the Government for waging a legal fight - and blocking him, he claims, from giving his unredacted material to the probe

The Prime Minister rejected a request from his predecessor-but-one - sparking an almighty row in the Conservative Party. But the PM today said it was "tough" if people objected

The rookie First Minister is under pressure to take action against his predecessor after she was grilled by officers investigating the nationalist party's finances

The Trades Union Congress wants the official investigation led by Baroness Heather Hallett to examine how people in zero-hours contracts or otherwise irregular work were affected

A cross-party group of MPs has issued a series of recommendations about how the Government could 'level-up' former coalfields communities

The Government announced the radar as part of its Biological Security Strategy to provide early warning of the biological threats - natural or otherwise - facing Britain

Research by the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee suggests 'promoting more actively in Albania and elsewhere the provision of short-term work visas in sectors in which the UK needs workers

The schools watchdog has been at the centre of a storm of criticism since the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in January following a negative Ofsted inspection

Nicola Sturgeon was arrested earlier today as a part of Operation Branchform before the former First Minister was released without charge, pending further investigation

Boris Johnson's furious reaction to the findings of the privileges committee and his acrimonious departure gives Keir Starmer the opportunity to seal victory at the next election, writes Kevin Maguire

Lightweight Rishi Sunak should call a general election immediately - rather than cowardly try to cling on by contesting three by-elections triggered by Boris Johnson's exit

Boris Johnson was 'grim-faced' when he reportedly decided to resign on a flight from Egypt - now seething Conservative MPs are begging with the former Prime Minister to stop damaging the party

Education unions think members will back 'serious and sustained' industrial action during the next school year - with attitudes to the latest pay offers said to be 'hardening' among teachers

Scotland's longest-serving First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was arrested earlier today as part of Operation Branchform - but Police Scotland said she has been released without charge

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting is releasing a new book at the end of June - Pride month - and in it he shares his experiences of coming out only after he started at Cambridge University

Four in five voters believe ministers should introduce tougher penalties for owners whose dogs are dangerously out of control amid calls for tighter curbs

Nicola Sturgeon has today been arrested and is being questioned in relation to Operation Branchform, a spokeswoman for the former First Minister of Scotland confirmed

Scotland's longest serving First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who stepped down in March, was arrested today 'as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party'

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting tells the Mirror: 'If Rishi had had a background that was more like mine... he wouldn't have taken 20 quid off people in Universal Credit every week'

The former Ukip leader said the 'gap for another insurgency is actually bigger than it was 10 years ago' and suggested some jittery Conservatives who fear losing their seats could join it