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Pollster Savanta said it was the lowest vote share it had recorded for the Tories since Liz Truss was forced to resign as Prime Minister in 2022 after trashing the economy

Conservative Minister Kevin Hollinrake made the extraordinary admission as the Government battles the move on from the row over Frank Hester's alleged comments about Diane Abbott

Businessman Frank Hester, who gifted the Tories £10million, allegedly said seeing Diane Abbott on TV made him 'want to hate all Black women' and that she should be 'shot'

Vladimir Putin's show of strength to the West has seen the dictator send up strategic bombers over the Baltic Sea - and has declared weapons "exist to use them"

Britain is gearing up for a general election this year after 14 years of Tory rule. Here are the latest polls and odds on Labour, the Conservatives, Reform UK, Lib Dems and more

New legislation to finally clear the names of hundreds of wrongly-convicted postmasters will at last be introduced today after they had their lives ruined by the Horizon scandal

The Labour leader Keir Starmer who spoke with Dame Esther Rantzen over the phone committed to holding a free vote in Parliament within five years if he wins the general election

The arrogance of the government spokesman trying to claim the remarks were not gender or race-based would be laughable if this wasn’t so serious, writes Darren Lewis

A video showing Donald Trump apparently accidentally ignoring his own grandson, Ivanka's son Joseph, as the likely future Republican candidate shook hands with audience members and other celebrities before snubbing his own grandson

The PM earlier declined to say whether millionaire Frank Hester’s alleged comments that Diane Abbott made him 'want to hate all black women' were racist - only that they were 'unacceptable'

Frank Hester, who is the Conservative Party's biggest donor, allegedly said looking at Diane Abbott made him 'want to hate all black women' and that she 'should be shot'

Ministers have announced emergency measures to let prisoners out early to free up jail space - but there are concerns the probation service will not be able to cope

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch is the most senior politician to say that Frank Hester's alleged comment that Diane Abbott made him 'want to hate all black women' was 'racist'

Voters in marginal seats are being bombarded with videos of their local Tory candidates every time they log onto Facebook amid growing speculation about a May election

Emma Osborne says she was told her stepfather Danny Middleton may have been one of the 34 bodies removed from the Legacy funeral home in Hull as Humberside Police investigate the firm

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

Tory Immigration Minister Tom Pursglove said there is 'no specific evidence' to support Suella Braverman's claim that churches are helping bogus asylum claims

The pair will talk about their lived experiences starting their own businesses as young women in a society recovering from decades of violence

The Charles Church builder saw pre-tax profits fall to £351.8 million in 2023 from £730.7 million the previous year

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 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

Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho said Britain needed a back-up for when the weather 'doesn’t power up our renewables', but Labour accused the Tories of failing to cut bills

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

Dermot O'Leary said it was 'inspiring' that the RNLI rescued the lives of everyone at sea regardless of where they are from, both then and now, adding it shouldn't be politicised