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Robert Jenrick squirmed as he was challenged on Conservative promises, days after figures showed 606,000 more people came to the UK than left last year

The former PM has caused a huge headache for Rishi Sunak by releasing documents to the Covid Inquiry despite the Government refusing to - and lawyers have reportedly written to him threatening to withdraw his legal support funding

Plan will see new jobs for plumbers, electricians, engineers and technicians to work on projects aiming to reduce the use of fossil fuels and tackle the climate emergency

For someone so passionate about education he’s willing to invest his cash in it, maybe Mr Sunak should sort out the schools budget in the UK and end teachers’ strikes

Stage one of the public inquiry will examine the UK's "resilience and preparedness" for the crisis, with ex-PM David Cameron and his Chancellor George Osborne set to appear.

The Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary said the policy ushered in by austerity Tory ex-Chancellor George Osborne is 'absolutely keeping children in poverty'

Some stats this week show just 14% of people polled said MPs had the public’s best interests at heart

The Cabinet Office launched a judicial review to block requests from the inquiry chairwoman to hand over unredacted WhatsApp messages between Boris Johnson and officials involved in the crisis

Unpaid carers are urging the Government to raise the pay cap to qualify for Carer’s Allowance from £139 to £218.92 a week. Carer’s Allowance increased by 10.1% in April, to £76.25

Ex-Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said the move to stop Jamie Driscoll standing to become the first Mayor for the North East region showed 'factionalism in the party is completely out of control'

'It is an outrage that Baroness Hallett is having to fight the Government tooth and nail to access the records of ministers and officials'

Government is going to court to challenge a demand it hands over documents and evidence that will shine a light on its handling of the pandemic

Friends of the former PM accused Rishi Sunak’s ministers of going to court to challenge the request because they do not want to hand over the contents of their phones

The Liberal Democrats are calling on the government to step in and provide extra funding for cash-strapped NHS trusts to ensure they can afford to provide decent meals

They believe pubs and workplaces are full of people disgusted with student demands to pull down statues of slave owners, who vomit into mixed-gender toilets

The flash-in-a-pan former Prime Minister supports a charge led by mega-rich Nadhim Zahawi, who said he's "haunted" by the prospect of his estate being taxed when he dies

Tory millionaire Nadhim Zahawi is leading the charge to get inheritance tax scrapped. Inheritance tax currently raises more than £7billion a year to help fund public services such as the NHS and schools.

An ugly legal spat has erupted between the Government and the official Covid-19 inquiry which it set up after officials were ordered to hand over tens of thousands of unedited messages. Here we explain what's happening after days of twists and turns

The Lionesses have pushed women's football to exponential heights in the UK since their historic Euro2022 triumph, and success in Australia and New Zealand this summer would further galvanise momentum.

In a bold challenge to Rishi Sunak, the former PM says he's not prepared to become a "test case" after the Government demanded a judicial review and refused to hand over unedited messages

Court documents show the Covid-19 Inquiry has asked the ex-PM to answer questions including whether he suggested being injected on TV and whether Matt Hancock should have been sacked

Lord Chris Patten told a BBC Question Time audience he has little in common with "flat earthers" within the modern-day Conservative Party as said the UK doesn't look like "a country which has things going for it"

Labour says it takes the allegations against Geraint Davies, which he denies incredibly seriously and has encouraged anyone with a complaint to come forward

Holly Willoughby is expected to return to This Morning on Monday after enjoying the sun in Portugal

The former PM was forced to switch phone in April 2021 after it emerged that his personal number had been freely available online for 15 years