Politics

BBC Chairman Richard Sharp, whose appointment is under investigation after it was claimed he helped Boris Johnson get an £800,000 line of credit, was Rishi Sunak's boss at Goldman Sachs, before being brought in to advise Rishi Sunak during Covid

The Ashfield MP sparked fury this week by claiming foodbank users squander their money on “fags and booze”

A spokesman said: "The thoughts of everyone in the Welsh Government are with the family at this time and we ask that their privacy is respected"

It came just weeks after the Commons Standards Committee recommended he should be handed a six-month suspension for causing "significant damage" to the reputation of the House

Pressure is mounting on Downing Street to order the former Chancellor to step aside while the investigation is ongoing

The former Culture Secretary announced on Friday that she would be launching a chat show on Talk TV, to start in February - with Boris Johnson as her first guest

The former health chief said the NHS could not survive much longer without radical change and the UK should extend "the contributory principle" to tackle waiting times - what do you think?

In a speech at London Labour’s annual Conference, the party's Leader will emphasise his promise to 'give people the change they’ve demanded' by pushing power out to communities

Former TUC General Secretary John Monks told the Mirror there has been a dislike of trade unions within the Tories ever since Margaret Thatcher succeeded Ted Heath in 1975

King Charles wants Britain's nuclear test heroes honoured before his coronation, but the MoD is accused of creating "unreasonable delay"

Actor David Harewood today said the decision to drop three key reforms brought in following the Windrush scandal was 'awful', while Baroness Floella Benjamin said the move would cause 'even more pain and hurt'

The figures on old ambulance stations were revealed in a parliamentary question by Lib Dem health spokeswoman Daisy Cooper, who said: 'Across England too many NHS buildings are life-expired or crumbling'

The shamed former Prime Minister, who was booted out of office last year after a rebellion by his own MPs, will be the first guest on new show Friday Night With Nadine, TalkTV has announced

The Chancellor claimed that people at home were not 'remotely interested in personal tax affairs' after delivering a speech on the government's economic priorities

The Chancellor has said he does not see any "conceivable circumstance" in which HS2 would not end in central London - after reports suggested the plan could be scrapped

The former Health Secretary has donated three per cent of his I'm A Celeb pay packet to charity, but do you think he should have given more? Vote in our poll to have your say.

The dismal analysis came as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gave a speech laying out the government's plans for investment and growth

Today, the Mirror joins with the TUC and many others in fighting this assault on working people, and the unions they organise within, to Protect The Right To Strike

Jake Berry said that there needs to be a "mechanism" for ministers who are under investigation to stand down, saying it is "unsustainable" to remain in post while an investigation is going on

Britain's flagship HS2 rail could end up only running to the suburn of Old Oak Common in West London rather than the central Euston location as the shambles sparks fears the Birmingham to Crewe and Manchester legs could also be scrapped in their entirety

Burnout and poor pay and conditions have been causing record numbers of NHS staff to leave their jobs, with 148,640 staff quitting in the 12 months to September

As Sir Rod Stewart becomes the latest Tory backer to denounce the party, it's no wonder polls show they're haemorrhaging voters - 13 years of neglect have left NHS waiting times at levels never seen before

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has earned £510,000 as an advance for an upcoming book on his time in power after signing a deal with publisher Harper Collins

Labour’s Wes Streeting said it was 'staggering' the taxpayers’ money had been 'wasted on useless' as he warned the Conservatives can 'never again claim to be the careful stewards of the public finances'

In France people have taken to the streets over plans to raise the state pension age to 64, while we risk a hike to 68 and barely whimper, says Paul Routledge