Politics

In a bold challenge to Rishi Sunak, the former PM says he's not prepared to become a "test case" after the Government demanded a judicial review and refused to hand over unedited messages

Court documents show the Covid-19 Inquiry has asked the ex-PM to answer questions including whether he suggested being injected on TV and whether Matt Hancock should have been sacked

Lord Chris Patten told a BBC Question Time audience he has little in common with "flat earthers" within the modern-day Conservative Party as said the UK doesn't look like "a country which has things going for it"

Britain’s class system, supposedly abolished by John Major, is alive and kicking, says Paul Routledge, as can be seen with Rishi Sunak's snooty attempt to diversify dishing out honours

The former PM was forced to switch phone in April 2021 after it emerged that his personal number had been freely available online for 15 years

The Prime Minister and his entourage were flown to the Scottish and Welsh Conservative conferences by private plane on April 28, according to the latest parliamentary records

Labour warned that Transport Secretary Mark Harper had 'been caught red-handed misusing the civil service for political gain' after the Mirror got hold of a secret email

Sadiq Khan reveals how his adult-onset asthma and the tragic death of Ella Roberta Adoo-Kissi-Debrah have added to his determination to cut harmful vehicle emissions and allow people to breathe cleaner air

The Cabinet Office was given until 4pm today to hand over a trove of Boris Johnson's WhatsApp messages and notepads to the Covid-19 public inquiry after days of wrangling

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg claimed the Kremlin leader believed the West would soon tire of backing President Volodymyr Zelensky's regime, but added: “Putin cannot wait us out"

Amazon UK Services picked up a £7.7million tax credit as it benefited from a Government scheme rewarding its investment in infrastructure - including its use of robots

Guto Harri, Mr Johnson's former communications chief, said the former PM burst out 'f*** this s***' in a foul-mouthed rant about the Treasury as relations with Rishi Sunak deteriorated

The number of self-employed households receiving Universal Credit who are subject to the ‘Minimum Income Floor’ (MIF) – which cuts their benefit payments – more than doubled in a year to February 2023

Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO Secretary General, is under pressure to make progress on Stockholm's application before a crunch summit of world leaders in Lithuania next month

Geraint Davies faces an investigation after five female colleagues alleged they were subjected to unwanted sexual advances. He denies improper conduct

Mega-rich Nadhim Zahawi, who was sacked as Conservative Party chairman over his own tax dealings, is leading a group of MPs who are demanding Rishi Sunak helps the rich by axing inheritance tax

The Government has implemented the 5% average wage rise for NHS workers for 2023/24 - which was agreed with a majority of health trade unions despite the pay hike being below inflation

The Trades Union Congress called on Baroness Heather Hallett's investigation to look at rules and rates for statutory sick pay, amid claims some workers could not afford to self-isolate

Research has found widespread concerns about how the country will deal with high temperatures should the mercury soar again in the coming weeks

Latest data shows that the UK spends £2.1 billion a year, up from £550 million when the Conservatives came to power in 2010 - and it's expected to go up again in 2023

Labour leader supports campaign on dangerous dogs and vowed to look at how the Dangerous Dogs Act can be toughened if he gets into No10

Ministers are due to make a decision later this year on whether the UK's existing gas grid could carry a blend of hydrogen to people's homes

The former Prime Minister has handed over unredacted messages and notebooks - and urged Whitehall to give them to Baroness Hallett's Covid-19 Inquiry

Henry Morris said he set up the Secret Tory - which has nearly 200,000 followers - when he was bored in the gym, quipping that the Conservative brand has become "toxic"

Backers say the move will help to "clean up" Westminster after a string of high-profile lobbying scandals, with Labour proposing financial sanctions to those who break the rules