All news by author: Dan Bloom

Labour say the multi-millionaire former Chancellor - who is chairman of the Tory party - has ‘questions to answer’ over the way his family’s trust held shares in the polling firm he founded

Keir Starmer said he had 'concerns' over Scotland's reforms to the law for trans people, but did not say if he would block the law as PM, adding he did not want it to be a 'toxic political football'

Labour's leader defended his tough stance on NHS reforms, vowing to take on 'bureaucratic nonsense' and 'mind-boggling inefficiencies' in the health service

New claims have emerged about the big spender ex-PM's unusual financial arrangements - despite his £159,000 salary and earnings of more than £1million since he left

A government source denied claims of a split as the Royal College of Nursing warned it will send members out this Wednesday - and twice as many in February if things aren't resolved

Keir Starmer pledged in 2020 to scrap £9,250-a-year university tuition fees - but it could be the latest pledge on the scrapheap as he blames the Tories' 'huge damage to our economy'

RMT chief Mick Lynch said he was “working jointly towards a revised offer” with the Rail Delivery Group after four hours of talks - and eight months of on-and-off strikes

Atos and Capita have had their lucrative PIP assessment contracts extended for the fourth time without going out to competition - despite a litany of complaints

The former Labour leader was told he 'only has himself to blame' after he stood by his claim that the scale of antisemitism cases in Labour was 'grossly exaggerated'

Fresh allegations have emerged about a party the night before Prince Philip's funeral in April 2021 - when stringent lockdown rules still applied to social gatherings in England

Tory ministers are looking at changing the way fit-for-work tests happen as part of a change to the benefit system - but the details have not yet been nailed down

The RMT and TSSA will hold talks with rail firms' reps on Thursday - as sources voiced hope that ministers will come up with something new to break the deadlock

The Prime Minister made the confession as he was grilled in a fiery first PMQs clash of the new year - where Keir Starmer said 'his response to the greatest crisis in the history of the NHS is to threaten to sack our nurses'

The grim verdict came in a fiery committee hearing where leaders laughed in a Tory MP's face - and the RMT's Mick Lynch said he was 'more popular than many politicians in this room'

'Everyone was laughing' as the ex-Prime Minister made the joke at a Friday night leaving bash during a national lockdown, a source said. He later claimed all rules were followed

Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Jonathan Ashworth said conditions on benefits were “important” to uphold people's “rights and responsibilities”, and will continue

Welfare chief Jonathan Ashworth pledged to “de-risk the journey into work” if Labour get into government - but he warned benefit sanctions would remain for some who refuse to engage

One minute you'll see nurses maybe getting a cash payment - the next minute the Tories are cracking down on the right to strike. It seems both could be true, but one might be more true than the other...

'This story has no teeth. It’s hair today, gone tomorrow," said Matt Hancock, who is still paid £84,144 as an MP. His spokesman also insisted he did not buy any knock-off Calvins

Business Secretary Grant Shapps will publish his Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill today to combat what he called 'forever strikes' - as he launched a new war of words on rail workers

The Elected Representatives (Codes of Conduct) Bill - put forward by a Labour back bencher - would make the ministerial ethics tsar 'fully independent' of the Prime Minister

Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Jonathan Ashworth will announce a string of planned reforms to the DWP system, in a bid to get more people into work

MPs approved a suspension for Andrew Bridgen after a standards body blasted his "careless and cavalier attitude" to the rules. But the punishment is not severe enough to trigger a by-election

Claire Perry O’Neill said the Conservatives are now “dominated by ideology and self-obsession” while Keir Starmer is offering "sober, fact-driven, competent political leadership"

Waiting times for Access to Work grants have skyrocketed - as one employment advisor told the Mirror 'the delays have caused my customers to lose their jobs'