Politics

Government lawyers revealed the figures at the High Court, where the claim against a PPE company linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone was having its preliminary hearing

Conservative MPs have begun submitting letters of no confidence that could trigger a vote in Rishi Sunak's leadership as he suffers biggest crisis since becoming Prime Minister

Boris Johnson endured another gruelling day of questions at the Covid Inquiry after admitting the Government underestimated the danger posed by the virus in early 2020

Robert Jenrick’s resignation as Immigration Minister is merely the latest manifestation of this relentless decline

As he appeared at the Covid Inquiry, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson complained that the characterisation of lockdown-busting gatherings in No10 had been 'absolutely absurd'

Boris Johnson fell silent during the second day of his Covid Inquiry grilling as he was forced to listen to evidence of him wanting to let the virus 'rip' in autumn 2020

An extract from Sir Patrick Vallance's diary from September 2020 appears to show Boris Johnson callously joking about soaring cases of the virus in Wales

Rishi Sunak is facing the biggest crisis of premiership as Tory MPs threaten to oust him from No10 as he struggles to contain the civil war ripping apart his party

Rishi Sunak defended the Government's 'toughest measures yet' on illegal immigration in a Downing Street press conference after one of his most loyal supporters Robert Jenrick announced his resignation over the Rwanda bill

The Prime Minister twice refused to say if he plans to send the country to the polls as he pleaded with rebellious Tory MPs to back his plan to revive the Rwanda asylum scheme

Russia's security service has compromised the private conversations of high-profile British politicians, also targeting them through 'cyber interference' in an effort to interfere with UK politics

The Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is expected to appear around 11am and comes amid warnings from his own MPs that he faces 'electoral oblivion' at the next general election.

Former Home Secretary Suella Braverman endured a bruising encounter on BBC Radio 4's Today programme after she urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to change course on Rwanda

The readiness of naval support ships during 10 years of Tory rule has come under the microscope after parliamentary questions from Labour amid warnings about availability

Boris Johnson's appearance at the Covid Inquiry was a reminder of how ill-served the country was to have such a shambolic and incompetent person in charge during the pandemic

Greater Manchester has become the first region of England to regain control and its mayor, Labour’s Andy Burnham, hopes for cheaper fares and better services on the Bee Network

Jason Beattie says Boris Johnson couldn't bring himself to mention the deaths in care homes and the failure to grasp more quickly the threat posed by the virus at the Covid Inquiry

Bereaved families said they have been 'traumatised by the cavalier, callous, cruel decisions' made by Boris Johnson throughout the Covid pandemic. The Mirror heard their stories

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said Labour is considering making vapes prescription-only as he accused the industry of 'crying crocodile tears' about surging use by children

Robert Jenrick has cast himself as a standard bearer for the Tory right since the sacking of Home Secretary Suella Braverman last month

Ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson is giving evidence to the Covid Inquiry over two days after damning testimony from aides, politicians and scientists about his response

Appearing at the Covid Inquiry, former Prime Minister Boris Johnson admitted he should have 'twigged much sooner' about the danger the country faced at the start of pandemic

Former PM Boris Johnson endured a mammoth grilling at the Covid Inquiry where he finally admitted shaking hands in hospitals and allowing mass gatherings to go ahead was a mistake. Here's what you need to know

In words that many will seen as a challenge to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s leadership, ex-Home Secretary Suella Braverman told MPs she would not 'sit by and allow us to fail'

The Covid Inquiry has heard former Prime Minister Boris Johnson took a 10-day break during the February half term in 2020 when he received no briefings on the virus