Politics

The clash comes after Baroness Casey's damning review into the Metropolitan Police said the force is institutionally racist, misogynist and homophobic

The DUP's Jim Shannon said I Will Always Love You - which was later covered by Whitney Houston - means the world to his wife and urged the House of Commons to wish the country icon "continued success"

The slippery former Prime Minister is arguing that he didn't mislead Parliament intentionally when he denied rules had broken at lockdown bashes because he had received assurances from aides

In dramatic scenes, Boris Johnson could be forced to pause his bombshell evidence to the Privileges Committee over whether he lied to MPs about Partygate to go and vote against Rishi Sunak's Brexit deal

The demand from the IPPR think-tank comes a week after the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt warned in the Budget that the Tory Government would apply benefit sanctions more 'rigorously'

People in their final year of life will be able to get fast-tracked access to Personal Independent Payment (PIP), Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and Attendance Allowance (AA) from April 3

Johnson is taking the country for fools by pretending he was somehow duped about the regulations he, as Prime Minister, imposed. He is a serial liar and a laughing stock

However Health Minister Will Quince revealed the true costs, which were for contracts from April 2020 to December 2021, in a parliamentary question asked by Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner

The Chancellor said the UK is in a better position than it was during the 2008 financial crash with a 'resilience that there wasn't back then'. But the chief of the OBR warned the system was 'under stress'

Alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg outlined plans to demand more money from the coalition's 30 members - even though the vast majority of countries do not even meet the current 2% benchmark

In a 52-page legal dossier, Boris Johnson scrambled to shake off criticism of his conduct ahead of an explosive grilling by MPs on Wednesday about what he knew about Partygate boozing

In a 52-page dossier, Boris Johnson tried to shift Partygate blame onto his aides, accused the media of 'weaponising' pictures of him drinking and joking with colleagues, and moaned that no one sang him Happy Birthday at a surprise do

The decision of the European Research Group (ERG) comes as the Prime Minister prepares for a showdown in the Commons on Wednesday over his Windsor Framework agreement.

In an interview with BBC Breakfast, the Prime Minister was confronted over the cost of living crisis affecting the nation, including a carer called Nikki, from Cornwall, who was forced to sit in darkness in her kitchen

The study comes as the Living Pension scheme is launched by the fair pay campaigners behind the Real Living Wage crusade

A host of organisations are demanding a new tsar to champion OAPs' rights in the corridors of power amid fears their voices are being silenced

If Johnson fails to persuade the Committee of his honesty, he could face suspension from the House and a by-election which many predict he would lose, writes MP Chris Bryant

The desperate ex-Prime Minister will be hauled before the Commons Privileges Committee for a four-hour showdown that could ultimately lead to him being ousted as an MP

MPs were told that 15 million people in the UK use cash for budgeting, and businesses which only accept cards have a negative impact on those on lower incomes, the elderly and disabled people

Insiders at Reform UK - Nigel Farage's latest political vehicle - believed he could be tempted to throw his hat into the ring one last time and stand again for the party

Women’s charities have been quick to advise how to turn off the 10-second siren - which will go off even if phones are on silent mode - amid concerns it will reveal domestic abuse victims’ secret phones

Elections experts Collin Rallings and Michael Thrasher said Keir Starmer's Labour Party could scoop 700 seats if there is a swing of 6% from the Conservatives on 4 May.

Angela Kilmartin wrote on Facebook: "I don't want pride sex flags along my High Street. I don't even want heterosexual flags along my High Street." She was suspended by Witham Constituency Conservative Association following the comments

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham has written to Rishi Sunak warning of the potential consequences of the Government failing to invest in switching to more environmentally-friendly production

Outgoing Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tried to play down the divisions that have erupted in the SNP following her decision to step down after eight years in charge