All news by author: Ashley Cowburn

Keir Starmer says Rishi Sunak should 'have the backbone' to call a general election to be held on May 2 and give voters the chance to end 14 years of Tory 'chaos, division and decline'

Tory peer and chairman of supermarket giant Asda Stuart Rose said the 'sooner we call an election the better' and even suggested he could endorse Keir Starmer's Labour

In a fiery PMQs exchange Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, and other MPs discussed a Tory donor's racist comments about Diane Abbott - but the veteran MP was not chosen to ask the PM a question

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 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announces an NI tax giveaway and non-dom tax U-turn at the Budget in a desperate attempt to turn around the Tories' dire ratings in the polls

Multi-millionaire couple Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty discuss how they split chores in the No10 flat while the PM says he's 'too exhausted' to read after work

The comments from Trade Minister Greg Hands come after the Conservatives were hit by a humiliating blow as the party sunk to its lowest poll rating in almost 50 years

Figures last month showed over 850,000 people aged 16-24 were not in education, employment or training - an increase of 20,000 in a year and the highest level since 2016

In 138 out of a list of Labour leader Keir Starmer's possible 150 target seats - currently held by the Tories or the SNP - pressure on families' budgets is the top issue

A group of 35 cross-party MPs and charities have urged the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to use this week's Budget to abolish VAT on school uniforms to support cash-strapped families

The national campaign will target voters who face being excluded at the ballot box by new photo ID rules that led to thousands being turned away at last year's local elections

Ahead of the Budget this week, unions representing millions of stretched frontline workers warn the Chancellor staff face 'intolerable pressure' and are quitting in their droves

The Standards Commissioner has launched a probe into Housing Secretary Michael Gove after he admitted failing to declare Queens Park Rangers football tickets from a donor

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt had described scrapping the status as the 'wrong thing to do' but is now desperately searching for cash to fund a general tax giveaway at the Budget next week

In an open letter to Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer the celebrities demand action at the election as they warn hundreds of thousands of people are being failed by a 'broken' housing system

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will unveil his pre-election Budget today with measures expected on tax, tobacco levies, fuel duty and mortgages for first-time buyers

The Government is said to be consulting with concerned Tory MPs in WhatsApp group on watering down a five-year old commitment to abolish no-fault evictions in England

New figures released by the National Audit Office show the staggering increase in the overall cost of Universal Credit is largely down to inflation and the delayed timetable

The joint statement from almost 50 organisations comes after ministers kick-started a consultation last month to reintroduce fees at employment tribunals

At a special Cabinet meeting in Yorkshire and the Humber Rishi Sunak will say the North and Midlands will receive £4.7billion in funds reallocated from the axed northern leg of HS2

Angela Rayner hit back at claims of hypocrisy after details of the sale of her former council home were reported in a new biography of Labour's Deputy leader by billionaire Tory peer Michael Ashcroft

The Muslim Council of Britain also accused the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his Cabinet of remaining 'silent' over Lee Anderson's 'racist' remarks as they called for a probe

Dozens of MPs have signed a motion of no confidence in Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle after he helped Keir Starmer dodge a rebellion over a Gaza ceasefire vote

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle will hold talks with party leaders after more than 50 MPs signed a motion declaring no confidence in his position - leaving him fighting for his position

Labour leader Keir Starmer accused the Government of writing off people who are unable to work because they are languishing on record NHS hospital waiting lists