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Rishi Sunak has been accused of 'running scared' after he doused feverish speculation that he could send voters to the polls on May 2 to tie in with the local elections

The Conservatives promised to end no-fault evictions in the 2019 manifesto - preventing landlords from kicking out tenants without good reason - but the ban has been repeatedly delayed

Keir Starmer accused the Tories of thinking 'working people don't need culture' and presiding over a 'creativity crisis', with GCSE enrolment in arts subjects down by 47% since 2010

The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) confirmed today that MPs will get a £4,762 hike to the £86,584 basic salary from April - a rise of 5.5%

Businessman Frank Hester allegedly said that seeing MP Diane Abbott on TV made him 'want to hate all Black women' and that she should be 'shot' in a meeting in 2019

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'

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

After former Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson defected to Reform UK, reports swiftly emerged that Boris Johnson could be deployed to help the Conservatives cling on in the North and the Midlands

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

Millionaire Tory donor Frank Hester apologised last night following a report, which alleged he said that former Labour frontbencher Diane Abbott 'should be shot'

Former Tory MP Lee Anderson confirmed that he had defected to right-wing Reform UK despite repeatedly criticising the party and calling boss Richard Tice a 'pound shop Farage'

Former Conservative vice chairman Lee Anderson lost the whip after he suggested the London Mayor is controlled by 'Islamists' and had 'given our capital city away to his mates'

David Neal was sacked as the UK's top immigration inspector after he warned that 'high risk' private jet flights were landing in the UK without proper checks

Tory Education Secretary Gillian Keegan told headteachers she would 'probably have punched' rude Ofsted inspectors if she was a teacher in her latest outspoken remarks

Outspoken Tory Education Secretary Gillian Keegan was immediately criticised for 'making light of violence in schools' after her remarks about Ofsted inspectors

Operation Kenova published damning findings about the actions of 'Stakeknife', who was a British mole embedded in the IRA unit responsible for interrogating and torturing suspected informants

Treasury Minister Gareth Johnson botched the numbers when challenged by Sky News' Anna Jones on whether Conservatives are quitting because they fear electoral wipeout

Nervy Conservatives MPs are turning their minds to the possibility of a Labour victory - and with several 2019 MPs deciding to quit before the next general election

John Camp, of the Association of School and College Leaders, warns a breakdown of the 'unwritten social contract' between families and schools is fuelling the absence crisis

Experts warned that older people will be worse off after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Budget, with millions facing an average £1,000 hit to their incomes because of tax changes

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled the 2024 Budget today with tax cuts and freezes to alcohol and fuel duty as he tried to drum up support for the flailing Tory party

The majority of households in England will see their council tax soar by up to 5% on April 1. Use our handy calculator to see how your bills will be affected this year

Rishi Sunak became the first Prime Minister to address the National Farmers Union conference in 15 years - since Gordon Brown in 2008 - as he tried to woo rural voters