Politics

In a letter to Local Government Minister Simon Hoare, the cross-party House of Lords Constitution Committee said the elderly and disabled people are among those worst affected

Analysis by Labour found 54% of dental surgeries in England aren't accepting any new patients - with 82% refusing to take on adults and 71% shutting their doors to new child patients

Rishi Sunak quashes speculation he would cling on until the last possible moment in January 2025 - as the Prime Minister confirms the UK will head to the polls in 2024

Members of Parliament are set for a 7.1% salary increase from £86,584 to £92,731 next year- way ahead of inflation, which is running at 4.6%

The Government has announced a 6.5% rise rise in council cash next year, but local authority bosses warn this isn't enough after Nottingham City City became the eight to declare itself bankrupt since 2018

Brendan Clarke-Smith said ministers can 'always rely' on the RAF amid reports commercial airlines are 'running a mile' from the Rwanda deportation scheme

The Treasury has announced a carbon border adjustment mechanism so UK manufacturing firms, including in the steel industry, are not undercut by imports from foreign firms

Britain's infested by shameless liars on the take, says Fleet Street Fox. Please Santa, can we have a general election?

Former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace urged Benjamin Netanyahu to heed the lessons of Northern Ireland, saying a 'disproportionate' response is a terror group's 'best recruiting agent'

A study by the Education Policy Institute think tank today lays bare the gulf between kids from different backgrounds, including how poorer children are more than 18 months behind wealthier pals

Every man and woman for themselves – doing and saying what is in their own best interests – is a case of rats abandoning Sunak’s sinking ship.

Keir Starmer has called on Rishi Sunak to back overtime plans for doctors and nurses funded by scrapping the non-dom tax status

Hendry, Ramsay & Waters has been blasted by animal welfare campaigners including Sir Ranulph Fiennes for selling trips to go reindeer hunting in Norway, with the hunts available to book as Christmas approaches

Campaigners have called on the Tories to outline how they plan to back trophy hunters bringing their sick souvenirs back to Britain after a Private Member's Bill ran out of time

A study by he Common Wealth think tank has revealed that 40% of the licences for North Sea oil and gas are owned by firms based abroad, with profits going to overseas companies and investors

The Ministry of Defence had been set to scrap a contract for two helicopters in order to save cash, but it has emerged Rishi Sunak intervened to stop this happening

Baroness Michelle Mone claimed she had "no case to answer" but admitted she could gain from profits from £200 of PPE contracts, while husband Doug Barrowman said the pair were treated like "Bonnie and Clyde"

A dissident in Rwanda who spent eight years in prison for challenging the regime has raised alarm about the money the UK is sending to the country in an attempt to get its migrant deal underway

Jeremy Hunt's national insurance cut will land in pay packets next month but it is less a handout and more sleight of hand because we will still pay more tax overall

Analysis of Arts Council England data shows that the number of choirs in English state schools has dropped by a third in the last decade

It comes as British charity workers renewed calls on UK ministers to follow Australia and issue temporary visas to children and their families fleeing the war

Martin Griffiths, who has served as a councillor for 17 years, and is a former leader of Wellingborough Borough Council, said the area needs an “honest MP. Someone with integrity who puts residents first.”

Lib Dem Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Layla Moran explains the harrowing situation her extended family members find themselves in

Keir Mudie says Rishi Sunak is a Scrooge who hasn’t learned any lessons, despite what the ghosts are telling him - and a horrible festive season is in store for him

Households are expected to spend an average of £279 on Christmas presents this year, but a typical family is likely to be hit with £800 worth of tax hikes as a result of Mr Hunt’s decision to freeze income tax thresholds