Politics

An RAF helicopter flew from London to a field in Defence Secretary Grant Shapps' Welwyn Hatfield constituency, where it picked him up to take him to Yorkshire for Cabinet

The number of MPs who say they have no confidence in Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has reached 77, up from 71 on Friday amid anger over last week's Gaza ceasefire vote

Former Tory minister Paul Scully claimed in a radio interview that parts of Tower Hamlets in London and Sparkhill in Birmingham were 'no-go areas', sparking an angry backlash

Some 67 MPs - more than a tenth of the Commons - have signed a motion expressing no confidence in the Speaker - but most Mirror readers say he should stand his ground

Ashfield MP Lee Anderson has insisted he won't apologise for claiming London Mayor Sadiq Khan is controlled by 'Islamists" as Tory ministers suggest he could be welcomed back

Most readers say police should be allowed to ban drink or drug-drivers at the roadside, but some voiced concern about handing such power to the force

WhatsApp messages shared between Tory backbenchers show anger about Lee Anderson's suspension in a racism storm with MPs griping that they'd faced a backlash from voters

Lee Anderson was suspended on Saturday following a vile attack on London Mayor Sadiq Khan which has been branded Islamophobic - but the door has been left open for his return

At a special Cabinet meeting in Yorkshire and the Humber Rishi Sunak will say the North and Midlands will receive £4.7billion in funds reallocated from the axed northern leg of HS2

The joint statement from almost 50 organisations comes after ministers kick-started a consultation last month to reintroduce fees at employment tribunals

More than 100 members of the One Nation group of Tory MPs have called on Jeremy Hunt to abandon cuts to inheritance tax and focus on childcare, stamp duty and first time buyers

Mirror columnist Kevin Maguire says the Tories will 'suffer grievously' as more and more of its frontline MPs go public with their deranged claims and conspiracy theories

As well as a who’s who of speakers who are too edgy for Fox News, some of the biggest Trump fans on planet earth flocked to the nation’s capital. Here's six reasons you should never ever go there - plus a cute cat

Angela Rayner hit back at claims of hypocrisy after details of the sale of her former council home were reported in a new biography of Labour's Deputy leader by billionaire Tory peer Michael Ashcroft

The Muslim Council of Britain also accused the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Cabinet of remaining 'silent' over Lee Anderson's 'racist' remarks as they called for a probe

Risk assessments found three MPs - including Tory and Labour members - face a heightened threat amid concerns about safety with Lindsay Hoyle appealing for better protection

Oliver Dowden claimed Liz Truss may not have heard ex-Donald Trump advisor Steve Bannon describe Tommy Robinson as a 'hero' after she was criticised for not challenging him

Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden told the BBC's Sunday withLaura Kuenssberg that he doesn't believe Lee Anderson intended to be Islamophobic and defended Suella Braverman

RMT boss Mick Lynch said Keir Starmer won't get a 'free pass' and said he would support Jeremy Corbyn if he stands as an independent candidate at the general election

Ashfield MP Lee Anderson was suspended by the Tories after refusing to apologies for remarks he made about Sadiq Khan, with Nigel Farage saying he should join Reform UK

Moderate Tories are fleeing their party in droves, unable to put up with the effluent flowing from the hard right

Lee Anderson was tonight suspended by the Conservative Party after making vitriolic remarks on GB News about Labour Mayor of London Sadiq Khan

At a time when it's vital for people to be paying attention to politics, carnivals of point-scoring like what happened over the Gaza ceasefire vote shows why there's a lack of faith in politicians

Controversial Lee Anderson has been suspended after the MP for Ashfield, Notts, told GB News that Sadiq Khan had 'given our capital city away to his mates'

Writing for the Mirror, Labour Party Chair Anneliese Dodds says it's 'appalling' Lee Anderson would have remained a Tory MP if he'd apologised for Sadiq Khan slur