All news by author: Sophie Huskisson

Some 2,336 sexual offences were committed on trains last year, according to Lib Dem research. The British Transport Police have launched a campaign to catch more sexual predators

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss stayed at a five-star hotel called The Cloister on a private American Island for a gathering hosted by a group that 'values selfless leaders'

Andy Burnham furiously hit out at George Galloway after the new Rochdale MP suggested he would run against the Greater Manchester Mayor in the mayoral elections in May

Dame Meg Hillier, chair of the Public Accounts Committee, said the levels of delay in the Tories’ flagship plan were 'absolutely astonishing' and hit out at a 'waste of resources'

Rishi Sunak has been accused of 'squatting in Downing Street' as the Prime Minister ruled out holding a general election on May 2 as the Tories fall behind in the polls

Concerns have been sparked about whether the Government will clampdown on TikTok after the US House of Representatives passed a landmark bill that could ban TikTok in the country

MP Diane Abbott has sat as an independent since April last year after Labour withdrew the whip following comments over the Jewish, Irish and Traveller communities

Anti-extremism campaign group Hope Not Hate raised concerns about the rhetoric being used by politicians about immigration, calling out Suella Braverman to Rishi Sunak

The former Shadow Cabinet Minister Andy McDonald had the Labour whip suspended in October over comments he made at a pro-Palestine rally. He has since sat as an independent MP

Diane Abbott was not selected to ask a question during a fiery Prime Minister's Questions exchange that centred on racist comments made by a Tory donor about her

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'

More than 100,000 households, including more than 140,000 children, are living in temporary accommodation due to a dire shortage of social housing across the country

Burglars and shoplifters are among prisoners who will be released two months early as the country runs out of spare jail cells, the Justice Secretary has announced

Former Prime Minister Sir John Major criticised Tory MPs trying to oust Rishi Sunak and install the fourth PM since the election as he spoke alongside Gordon Brown at an event

An estimated 17,000 children are affected by having a mum in prison every year and many will be separated on Mother’s Day this Sunday as experts call for more support

Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt has defended Science and Tech Secretary Michelle Donelan after she falsely accused academic Professor Kate Sang of supporting Hamas

Science and Tech Secretary Michelle Donelan has faced calls to resign after taxpayers were forced to foot the legal bill after she falsely accused an academic of expressing sympathy for Hamas

Labour said the 'ink isn't even dry' on the Spring Budget after Energy Minster Andrew Bowie said it was 'deeply disappointing' a windfall tax has been extended

Labour leader Keir Starmer called the Spring Budget 'just another short-term cynical political gimmick' as he said the Tories' 'complacency takes your breath away'

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has unveiled plans to impose a new levy on vape liquids in his Budget as part of Rishi Sunak's crackdown on vaping after a surge in children getting addicted

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak failed to say when a vote on banning MPs from Parliament will be held in a sombre Prime Minister's Questions exchange on violence against women and girls

MoneySavingExpert founder Martin Lewis hit out at ministers for failing to fund financial education resources as he slammed that he was forced to cough up his own money