Politics

An average of £25billion was wasted by the Tory Government every year since the 2019 election – almost all when Rishi Sunak was Chancellor or Prime Minister, claim campaigners

Despite describing her old boss as “tepid and timid” and slamming his “lack of moral leadership”, she’s declining to publish the papers proving he accepted her demands before making her Home Secretary

Spending was due to be cut from September with the Government promising not to renew a £40million contract which funded the flights - but we can reveal the deal has been extended

Nadine Dorries' supposedly tell-all book about the inner workings of No 10 Downing Street failed to sell as many copies as the ex-Tory minister's own romance novel

Rishi Sunak dragged the failed ex-Prime Minister out of retirement this week, making him Foreign Secretary in a move that shocked Westminster

Since 11 May 2010, a member of the Bullingdon Club has been either Prime Minister, Foreign Secretary, or Chancellor for 4122 days – over 11 years continuously

Columnist Keir Mudie says we can’t continue with these lunatics from the Tory Government falling out with each other, jostling for position while the country burns

A Chancellor with his finger on the nation’s pulse would be looking to boost school and hospital spending, ease the social care crisis and support four million children in poverty

The DWP want to scrap specific parts of the work capability assessment that are designed to help those who are too sick or disabled to work

Save the Children UK says the DWP's cost of living payments are being spent on debts and overdue energy bills as they called on the Tories to increase benefits in line with inflation

The TUC and Tax Justice UK have issued a last minute plea urging the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, not to slash inheritance tax in the Autumn Statement on Wednesday

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt cut the duty charged on draught pints by 11p in August, but at the same time increased levies on all other alcohol by an average of 10.1%

It's been another week of infighting and disasters for Rishi Sunak's party - just don't forget it all when it comes to election time

The Redfield & Wilton poll found almost a third of voters (29%) believe new Foreign Secretary David Cameron achieved nothing at all in his six years as Prime Minister

The Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is said to be looking at plans to halve the 40% rate of inheritance tax as he prepares to unveil the Autumn Statement next week.

Conservative MPs have suggested the Prime Minister could call an election if his latest attempt to salvage his Rwanda migrant plan gets blocked by the House of Lords

After Prime Minister Rishi Sunak unveiled ambitious plans to gradually phase out cigarette smoking over the course of many years, we asked readers in our poll if they agreed with the scheme

Former Conservative Party Chairman Brandon Lewis has started working as a senior adviser for LetterOne. He now has five paid roles on top of his job as the MP for Great Yarmouth

Rishi Sunak has faced his biggest blow yet as Prime Minister after the Supreme Court ruled his Rwanda scheme unlawful. His sinister plans to save the illegal project should worry us all

The sacked Home Secretary has suggested introducing emergency powers to exclude "all avenues of legal challenge' in a bid to get flights to Rwanda off the ground

Despite some projects allegedly being 'shovel ready' the National Audit Office says delivery across three government funds worth up to £9.5billion is behind schedule

Experts warn the average monthly household energy bill could rise to £220 if Ofgem raises the price cap, and unlike last year there will be no extra support from the Government

SNP Health Secretary Michael Matheson said his sons had watched football on his parliamentary-issued iPad and added he did not reveal this publicly in a bid to protect his family

Labour leader Keir Starmer said managing his party is 'secondary to the international situation' as he considers replacements for eight shadow ministers who quit over the Gaza vote

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the changes with tougher penalties for those subject to benefit sanctions for more than six months ahead of next week's Autumn Statement