Politics

The frontbencher confirmed in a statement that he was being investigated by the party following an allegation made against him

We're even shooting badgers that we vaccinated so that we wouldn't need to shoot them, says Fleet Street Fox. This government has Mad Badger Disease

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said the numbers should 'serve as a wake-up call about the appallingly high levels of childhood poverty'

The Prime Minister cast fresh doubt over the already-delayed October 2025 date for introducing a financial cap which would mean no-one paid more than £86,000 for care

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said the party would 'ramp up' investment in green projects over time but said the economic carnage inflicted on Britain by Liz Truss had narrowed Labour's options

The razzmatazz of his first White House trip provided a welcome change from the troubles at home, writes the Mirror's John Stevens

Rishi Sunak finally makes his first White House trip as Prime Minister - but he awaits increasingly pressing issues back at home

Children's Commissioner Dame Rachel de Souza warned the 'Wild West' e-cigarette market is in urgent need of stricter regulation as figures show some 16% of 11 to 17-year-olds have tried vaping

Recent victories in retail, most notably at clothing chain Next where female workers complained they are paid between £2 and £14 an hour less than men, could be a £100million triumph

The PM is facing criticism over his government’s failure to train enough doctors and nurses and Ghana has warned that it is facing a 'brain drain' as health workers leave for jobs overseas

Labour should commit to reform of the honours system after ex-PM's list of peerages, says Paul Routledge

On a visit to British Steel site in Scunthorpe, the Labour leader said a good, secure steel industry is a 'massive prize' - and it would be 'unforgivable for this Government to simply sit it out'

It marks yet another Tory broken promise after the party pledged in its 2019 election manifesto it would strike a deal by the end of 2022

It comes amid mounting alarm over the threat from AI technology after Rishi Sunak's top tech adviser warned world leaders had just two years to get a grip on the rapidly developing field

A third of women pensioners report experiencing debt in the last six months, with thousands of women saying not knowing about the state pension age being increased was the direct cause of their financial hardship

The Prime Minister and the US President sat down for talks - where they joked and laughed - in the White House's Oval Office ahead of a formal press conference

The Labour frontbencher has written to the Honours and Appointments Secretariat calling on officials to 'set aside any traditional timescales between honours' to honour the rugby league legends

Campaigners reacted angrily to the issuing of "supplementary licences" authorising a new killing programme across swathes of the English countryside

The ex-PM's controversial list of peerages and awards to allies and friends could finally be published within the next fortnight - despite calls for Mr Sunak to block the appointments

The former Green Party leader said her role in the Commons meant she had 'struggled to spend the time I want on accelerating crises' facing the planet

The couple were reported to have hosted Carrie's pal Dixie Maloney - who is understood to have been helping plan their wedding - at Chequers in May 2021

The House of Lords will debate the controversial Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill which critics believe would see one in five workers lose the right to strik

Chairwoman of the inquiry Baroness Heather Hallett said the human stories will help shape her recommendations so the UK is better prepared in the future

The PM is to attend a baseball game in Washington DC with Alex Karp, chief executive of Palantir which has been described as the 'scariest' of the American tech giants

The divide between the haves and have nots at school is growing all the time - so it’s little wonder MPs have warned that some pupils are facing a 'lost decade' of progress if action isn’t taken