Politics

Millionaire Sam Blyth, a distant relative of Mr Johnson, allegedly stepped in to acted as a guarantor to up to £800,000 of credit to fund the ex-PM’s his lavish lifestyle when he found himself in financial trouble in 2020

It comes as the the Tory Chairman desperately clings onto his job amid warnings the row over his tax affairs has made his position "untenable"

Allies of the Cabinet Minister said he had no plans to quit despite paying a multi-million pound penalty to resolve a dispute with HMRC but critics said he had questions to answer

Shocking figures show a record 350,000 patients waited over 12 hours at A&E last year. Seven years ago just 1,306 people waited more than that time between a decision being made to admit them and admission

Confederation of British Industry director general Tony Danker will warn in a speech today that parents are being forced to limit the hours they work because affordable childcare is not available

Labour plans to give small firms vouchers so it is cheaper for them to switch to heat pumps and electric vehicles under a £700million scheme to encourage businesses to go green

With worries mounting over paying bills amid the cost of living crisis, the public not only want a Government on their side but also one that is behaving properly

As the PM reels from his fine over not wearing a seatbelt, Boris Johnson is facing fresh calls for a probe over an £800,000 loan, while Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs are under scrutiny

Labour's Jonathan Ashworth said over-50s have 'huge talents and experiences we can ill afford to lose from the labour market' as he proposed help to get older people back to work

Unite General Secretary Sharon Graham leader said the Government must offer a double-digit pay rise to NHS staff instead of 'dancing round their handbags' as thousands of workers prepare for walkouts

Ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson visited Bucha and Borodyanka to the north of Kyiv on Sunday morning, the scenes of some of the worst atrocities committed by Russian forces during the war

Conservative MP Lee Anderson claimed there was a 'whole industry' behind food banks leaving people reliant on help - but Lib Dems said it was a 'direct result of industrial scale neglect' by the Tories

Chris Webber joined a veterans meeting with the Prime Minister after claiming he was a Falklands hero but now it has been revealed he bought his green beret from the internet

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly's claim was branded a 'dog ate my homework excuse' by critics as questions mount for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and under-fire Tory chairman Nadhim Zahawi

Reports emerged last week that the big-spending ex-PM's distant Canadian cousin stepped in to help Boris Johnson fund his lavish lifestyle when he found himself in financial trouble in 2020

A number of high ranking and wealthy Conservative party members have links to private health care companies which, in turn, are profiting from the current NHS crisis

Our high streets used to be thriving places - but now it's just a chip shop and a bookies, says columnist Keir Mudie. Where's all this 'levelling up' money going to?

The CPS said it is considering whether to appeal the decision which cleared Radical Haslam, 29, of Salford and Ruth Wood, 52, of Cambridge of harassing IDS with threatening, abusive or insulting words or behaviour

Rishi Sunak announced £2.1billion of levelling up funding last week to much fanfare but received a furious backlash from local authorities which did not get any

In her brief spell as PM Ms Truss wanted to extend the support for three and four year olds from 30 hours to 50 hours a week

The increase will see the typical dual user paying £500 more a year than the £2,500 they do now even though wholesale prices are falling.

Nadhim Zahawi, who was then education secretary, charged an enormous bill to the taxpayer for chauffeur-driven limos to ferry him around the Cop26 summit in Glasgow

Mark Steel says the PM's approach to Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs is a new liberal approach to the law – that it’s alright to try and swipe millions of pounds as long as you hand it back if you’re caught

A campaign group has written to Conservative chairman Nadhim Zahawi demanding activists stop distributing the leaflets and overhaul rules about campaign material

Emails revealed for the first time by the Mirror show what happened when Matt Hancock met with Palantir - a controversial firm founded by Donald Trump donor Peter Thiel