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Justice Secretary Alex Chalk has commissioned polling that critics warned could lay the ground for the early release of prisoners as jails struggle with overcrowding

The Conservative Deputy Chairman said the Government had allowed the situation to get "out of control" as he defended telling asylum seekers they should "f*** off back to France"

The Electoral Commission has issued an apology after it admitted hackers were able to access the names and addresses of anyone in the UK registered to vote between 2014 and 2022

The idea to send asylum seekers to the South Atlantic has been revived by desperate Tories as thousands of migrants continue to cross the Channel to Britain

Justice Secretary Alex Chalk, who previously warned about 'ugly bigotry' in British politics, defended the Conservative Party Deputy Chairman by insisting he'd said 'nothing unreasonable'

Veteran politician Sir Chris Bryant, who chairs the Commons Standards Committee and has been in Parliament for 22 years, makes the allegations in his new book, Code of Conduct

Ministers are under pressure to act after 17 people were mauled to death in the past two years alone, but the Tories are refusing to commit to strengthening the law

Labour warned that communities are being left stranded as it vowed to reverse the decline by allowing communities to take back control of local bus services

So far £140million has been spent without a single deportation to Rwanda - the Conservatives are using anti-asylum seeker rhetoric simply to win votes

Downing Street insisted it was for the ex-Cabinet minister's constituents to decide whether they were 'well served' after Sir Chris Bryant suggested MPs could forcibly remove her

The Lionesses claimed a place in the Women's World Cup quarter-finals as they saw off Nigeria in a penalty shootout, but Sarina Wiegman's side could now be without Chelsea ace Lauren James for the remainder of the tournament

The media watchdog announced investigations into programmes hosted by MPs Jacob Rees-Mogg, Esther McVey and Philip Davies amid impartiality fears

The Prime Minister claimed to be on drivers' side - but Shadow Transport Secretary Louise Haigh blasted the Premier over delays to learners sitting their tests

The Tories will claim the first migrant to board their prison hulk as a win, says Fleet Street Fox. They're crowing about their own failure

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been mocked after he shared a bizarre lip-sync video of himself miming along to The Ken Song as the clip attracted thousands of comments

Migrants have boarded the Bibby Stockholm moored on the Isle of Portland, with more due later today, as Downing Street was forced to correct a Home Office Minister over the numbers expected this week

The Labour leader hit out at the environmental group's plans to stop all fossil fuel extraction to help tackle climate change - and said he would not revoke North Sea drilling licences

Tory ministers once again are looking at proposals to move asylum seekers to the volcanic isle in the South Atlantic, which does not have a hospital or facilities for large numbers

Ministers have refused to confirm exactly when asylum seekers will step onto the vessel moored on the Isle of Portland - but reports suggest it could happen within hours

The staggering admission by the Ministry of Justice was included by mistake in an £8million contract that was published on a Government procurement website

HS2 railway bosses want permission to build a "sizeable" ventilation shaft in a flood zone in West Didsbury, in Manchester, leaving residents "very, very worried"

As the Tories' grip on power after 14 years of failure weakens by the day, they are becoming increasingly desperate in trying to shift the blame, argues Kevin Maguire

'Refusing to ban the dangerous XL Bully dog breed is unforgivable after their savage attacks - once again the Tory government is on the wrong side of public opinion'

American Bully XL dogs have killed at least nine people in the past two years including 10-year-old Jack Lis, who was mauled by an eight-stone dog named Beast, and 17-month-old Bella-Rae Birch

Shadow Immigration Minister Stephen Kinnock confirmed the party would continue to house migrants on vessels like the Bibby Stockholm, despite a huge public outcry