Politics

People are sick of the 'great leader' style of politics and are crying out for competence over showmanship, says Paul Routledge, meaning it's finally Keir Starmer's time

Prime Minister has not published his tax returns, he published a summary of his tax returns instead - and that really was not good enough

The spending watchdog found that 'no contingency plans existed between central and local government for supporting firms during a national emergency' when the pandemic hit and it meant mistakes were made

Polling by YouGov found 66% of voters believe the shamed former Prime Minister knowingly misled the House of Commons, with just 15% thinking he did not. This is despite his pleas of innocence to the cross-party Privileges Committee

In Mr Starmer's role as leader of the Labour Party and MP he earned £126,154 in 2021/22 alongside capital gains of £85,466, a summary document showed. In total his tax bill was £67,033.

Commons leader Penny Mordaunt hit out at Andrew Bridgen, who she accused of sharing "falsehoods" originating in Russia and China about Covid

Due to capital gains being charged at a lower rate than income tax, the Tory leader paid an effective tax rate of just 22% on all his income - almost equivalent to a nurse on £36k

Labour MP John Spellar has put forward a Private Member's Bill calling for the law to be changed to ensure cricket test matches and Six Nations matches are permanently available to watch for free on TV

Edi Rama, who is the UK ahead of a meeting with Rishi Sunak, voiced his anger at the way Albanians have been singled out by the Home Secretary

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford announced the go-ahead for two freeports in Wales, including a development based at Port Talbot and Milford Haven

It comes after the union accused the Health Secretary Steve Barclay of failing to present any "credible offer" to striking junior doctors in the dispute over pay and working conditions.

The former Prime Minister is joining the lucrative after-dinner speaking circuit - but is unlikely to command the fees paid to her fellow ex-PM, Boris Johnson

Rishi Sunak was quizzed about his commitment to the UK steel sector amid rising fears over job cuts and the support needed to switch to "green steel"

The shameless former PM claimed he was only at leaving dos because it was his job to boost morale and staff deserved drinks as it was 'difficult times'

His claim that it was important for morale that he attended leaving parties was deeply offensive to key workers who toiled through equally long hours in far more gruelling circumstances

The jury is still out on whether he is in contempt of Parliament but one charge he is bang to rights: his contempt for the public, writes Jason Beattie

Former Prime Minister admits there was ‘imperfect social distancing’ at events he attended. That’s a contradiction to what he told Parliament. It proves he lied, writes Chris Bryant

Boris Johnson has refused to accept any fault during a crunch Partygate showdown this afternoon in which he could be ousted as an MP over whether he intentionally misled Parliament

Chairman Lord Justice Haddon-Cave described claims made against British armed forces as 'extremley serious' as he vowed to 'get to the bottom' of claims at the inquiry's opening statement.

Boris Johnson was interrogated for more than three hours over his Partygate claims to the Commons - but not all of it was captured on the TV cameras. Here's what it was like to be in the room for the ex-PM's Privileges Committee evidence

The Conservative deputy chairman, who previously slated MPs for having second jobs, will work just eight hours a week for the bumper salary, to the £84,144 he already earns as an MP

The multi-millioniare Tory leader first pledged to publish his tax return during his failed leadership campaign against Liz Truss in the summer of 2022 - and again after becoming PM.

Mr Johnson is fighting for his political future as the Commons Privileges Committee probes whether he misled Parliament - which could see him suspended

Ex Prime Minister's Liz Truss and Boris Johnson announced they would rebel over the key vote on the Stormont brake on Wednesday alongside hardline Brexiteer MPs on the Tory benches.

The Prime Minister appeared to forget that the latest Office for National Statistics figures show UK inflation rose to 10.4% in February, up from 10.1% in January, when he made the claim