Politics

Sir Rod Stewart was an unexpected caller to Sky News this afternoon where he attacked the Government over the state of the NHS and offered to pay for scans for people stuck on waiting lists

Labour frontbencher David Lammy said those affected by the Windrush scandal were being 'once again spat on' after Home Secretary Suella Braverman's decision to ditch a set of key reforms

North West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen was stripped of the Tory whip after he appeared to compare the effects of coronavirus jabs to the Holocaust

At least 24 civil servants have made bullying claims against Dominic Raab - but do you think the deputy PM should resign?

The Liberal Democrats, who uncovered the figures, accused the Tories of 'allowing eye-watering amounts of taxes to go unpaid while our local health services are left desperately underfunded and overstretched'

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride is reportedly plotting moves to encourage stay-at-home mums to return to the office, including an advertising blitz and a letter writing campaign

Today a senior civil servant confirmed that the estimated cost in defending the shamed former Prime Minister had soared by more than £90,000 since 2022

The permanent secretary at the tax office Jim Harra also said HMRC would 'help with the inquiry' into the Tory Chairman 'in any way we possibly can' if requested by Rishi Sunak ethics adviser

The former US president was suspended from both platforms following the Capitol riot in 2021.

Archie Norman, who is a former Tory MP, is the latest business leader to criticise ministers over their economic policies, warning Foreign Secretary James Cleverly in a letter that labelling changes would be "baffling"

Shadow Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds pledged to help the steel industry go green as he gathered the bosses of firms and trade union representatives for a summit

A Home Office source told The Mirror that a crackdown on nitrous oxide, known as "hippy crack" is being weighed up by ministers - with drug laws expected to be updated later this year

The Prime Minister's top team will today meet for an away day at his grace-and-favour country house, Chequers, in Buckinghamshire as pressure mounts over Nadhim Zahawi's tax penalty

A grim survey by the Sutton Trust found that hard-pressed students are also skipping meals, cutting down on socialising, using less electricity and gas and spending less on supplies

Some children are turning having been toilet trained or having basic language skills - as teachers say parents are spending too much time on their electronic devices could be a factor

Claims against the Deputy Prime Minister include people being physically sick before meetings, regularly being in tears and being left feeling suicidal due to his behaviour

The People Poll for GB News showed Labour support surging five points in a week to 50% as the Tories trail on 21%. Almost half (49%) have a negative opinion of Rishi Sunak

Alba Party MP Kenny MacAskill compared the freezing conditions to like those in 'war' - as more than three million people were left without heating or power last year because they ran out of credit on their meter

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick today said no decision had been reached on whether families with children should be deported under the controversial Rwanda project - but hinted the government favours the move

JCVI bosses issued the fresh guidance as they revealed that the universal Covid vaccine programme would end this year - and urged healthy Brits who haven't had their booster to get jabbed while they have a chance

Labour MP Dawn Butler outlines how the outgoing New Zealand Prime Minister was a welcome break from the macho, egocentric primarily male politicians that dominate the world stage, and why it's so important more follow in her footsteps

Earlier today the Prime Minister's press secretary repeatedly refused to answer questions over whether Rishi Sunak had ever been asked to pay a penalty by HMRC like under-fire Tory Nadhim Zahawi - but later clarified that he hadn't

The Levelling Up Secretary admitted that wealth, influence, high-wage jobs and high quality schools are concentrated in the South East, after a damning report lifted the lid on the north-south divide

The Labour leader blasted the Prime Minister saying he is 'overseeing chaos' and 'overwhelmed at every turn' as the Tory Chairman fights to keep his role in the Cabinet

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ordered his ethics chief Sir Laurie Magnus to launch an investigation into Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs as he scrambles to quell a fresh Tory sleaze row