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The Prime Minister's official spokesman said the comments allegedly made by millionaire Tory donor Frank Hester were 'clearly unacceptable' but repeatedly refused to say whether they were racist

Millionaire Tory donor Frank Hester apologised last night following a report, which alleged he said that former Labour frontbencher Diane Abbott 'should be shot'

The standard inheritance tax rate in the UK is 40% on estates valued over £325,000

The move has been criticised by Labour who say it will lead to higher energy bills and less energy security

Supporters of Boris Johnson have launched a fresh bid to oust Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after MP Lee Anderson joined Reform UK, the party founded by Nigel Farage

The Princess of Wales may have had the best of intentions when she edited the charming Mother’s Day picture her husband took - but it only backfired, fuelling more speculation

Millionaire businessman Frank Hester, who has donated £10million to the Tories in the last year, is claimed to have said former Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott 'should be shot'

As Lee Anderson walked out on stage to be unveiled as Reform UK’s first ever MP, the Conservative Party's ex-Deputy Chairman looked as if he was having second thoughts

Former Prime Minister Sir John Major criticised Tory MPs trying to oust Rishi Sunak and install the fourth PM since the election as he spoke alongside Gordon Brown at an event

In 2020 Lee Anderson, who has now joined Reform UK, supported a Bill saying MPs who switch parties should face a recall petition, as he blasted Tory failure to run the country

Ashfield MP Lee Anderson has joined Reform UK after losing the Tory whip over a slur he made against London Mayor Sadiq Khan. Here are just some of his long string of controversies

Labour leader Keir Starmer will reiterate his call for every child to have the chance to play a musical instrument as he visits a school in the East of England on Monday

Since the Tories came to power the money available to fund dental work on the NHS has been cut by a third. They should finally wake up to the crisis they've created

Wallowing at the bottom of most polls the Tories are resorting to divisive culture war issues to drum up support, but bread and butter issues will decide the next election

The British public have warned that it would be unacceptable for Rishi Sunak to put off a general election until January, amid speculation he could set the date within days

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has faced criticism after saying he wants to abolish National Insurance Contributions for good - even though it raises £46billion a year

The alert follows the death in 2022 of Emily Chesterton, 30, of Salford, from a pulmonary embolism after being misdiagnosed twice by a PA at a London GP practice

The rock star-turned-MP hopeful told us of his plans and reminisced about 90s Cool Britannia. Asked if Keir Starmer could bring back that feeling, he said "Let's hope"

New figures show how lucrative the Prime Minister's widely criticised chopper stop in Altrincham was - as his party later netted a whopping donation from the co-owner of B&M Bargains

Tory plans to abolish National Insurance would cost £46billion, more than the tax cuts announced by the former PM in a budget that sent mortgages skyrocketing

While the Tories flounder at the bottom of the polls and with major pressure on Rishi Sunak, the best thing would be to call an early election in May to get the pain over and done with

Eight Tory MPs - including former prime minister Liz Truss - lapped up freebies and benefits during a recent jaunt to Davos, all while junior doctors were forced to strike over low pay

Serving ministers Tom Tugendhat and Anne-Marie Trevelyan posted a plea for more defence spending on LinkedIn for some reason - and didn't clear it with No10 first

The painting of former Tory Prime Minister Lord Arthur Balfour was painted red and slashed by pro-Palestine protesters at Cambridge University's Trinity College on Friday

A new poll found just 19% of voters in Tees Valley planned to vote for incumbent Ben Houchen - one of only two metro mayors the party has - with 45% backing Labour