Politics

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

It comes after Rishi Sunak faced a barrage of criticism over a £2.1billion round of levelling up funding, which saw cash go to a string of wealthy areas while a number of deprived communities missed out

Age UK warned people in their 50s face 'devastating consequences' over reports the Government is considering raising the retirement age to 68 as early as 2035 - but the DWP insists 'no decision' has been made

Labour’s number-crunching found amount of Mr Zahawi’s tax that went unpaid until recently would be enough to cover this year’s increase for 86,044 people.

Research commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council, which represents bookmakers, suggested a rise in visits to black market sites that are not regulated in the same way

Shadow Public Health Minister Andrew Gwynne accused the Government of 'denial and buck-passing' as he suggested the Health Secretary is burying his head in the sand like an 'ostrich'

Rishi Sunak promise to restore 'integrity' to Government after Boris Johnson's time in Downing Street was dominated by allegations of sleaze and scandal. Let's see how that's going...

Changes to state pension age mean millions of us are set to graft for longer - but is it right?

The Shadow Foreign Secretary said that police fines for both Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunk while in No10 - and Tory legislation that aimed to flout international law 'damages our moral authority and political credibility'

The President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine Dr Adrian Boyle told MPs he is worried 'burn out will lead to burn away' with existing health service staff overwhelmed

Tory Caroline Nokes said the row over Nadhim Zahawi's taxes was a 'hangover from Prime Ministers past', in a swipe at Boris Johnson whose time in No10 was dogged by allegations of sleaze

A study researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University says firms are wasting time wrestling with 'large volumes of irrelevant job applications'

The Archbishops of Canterbury and York today warn that parts of the UK have become "care deserts", while millions of unpaid carers are "largely invisible and frequently exhausted".

William Shawcross, the Commissioner for Public Appointments, will lead a probe into Richard Sharp’s appointment as BBC chair. But Mr Shawcross’s daughter, Eleanor, is head of No10’s policy unit

The cast list is small but it involves three Prime Ministers, the party’s chairman and two multi-millionaires

Rishi Sunak ordered a probe and admitted there were 'questions that need answering' as the Tory party Chair and former Chancellor hung onto his job for another day

Labour party chair Anneliese Dodds urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to get on with his pledge to publish his tax return, which he made shortly after entering Downing Street

The 12 positions were advertised by Michael Gove's department last year - but minister Dehenna Davison today told a cross-party committee that this is now under review

As thousands of ambulance workers went on strike and lined picket lines in the freezing cold - ministers were accused of spending too much time in “nice toasty offices” than finding out what the situation was like on the frontline

Darren Lewis is appalled by reports that defenceless kids are being abducted from a Government-run hotel for asylum seekers

At least three individuals who called the charity's emergency helpline when The Mirror visited the office had been served with Section 21 eviction notices - something the Tory Government pledged to abolish back in 2018

A row over his tax bill threatens to derail the career of the top Tory, who arrived in the UK from Iraq as a 11-year-old and has since held some of the most senior jobs in Government

Jared O'Mara is on trial for allegedly submitting 'dishonest' invoices to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority - prosecutor James Bourne-Arton told a court the former MP had 'a significant cocaine habit'

Allies of the Tory chairman say he has no plans to quit despite paying a multi-million pound penalty to resolve a dispute with HMRC - but critics say he has questions to answer

The former Labour Prime Minister made the remarks after Rishi Sunak proposed charging patients for missed NHS appointments in the summer and ex-Health Secretary Sajid Javid also raised the prospect of charges