Politics

Industry leaders highlighted the figures to show how the sector could continue to ease pressure on the NHS and carry out other routine work, freeing up other staff

Teachers in 67% of the schools polled warned that children’s learning had been impacted as kids arrived in class tired, hungry and unable to concentrate on their studies

The Tory candidate in the Mid-Bedfordshire by-election Festus Akinbusoye didn’t mention that the Conservative-controlled local council had signed off an erosion of green belt land

The Commission launched by the 49-day Prime Minister will unveil an alternative agenda on 14 November - a week before the Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers the Autumn Statement

The SNP leader Humza Yousaf said his in-laws Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla were out on the street in war-torn Gaza after being evacuated from a house in 'false alarm'

One survey this weekend shows the party's lead over the Conservatives has increased to 16 points - up from 14 last week - while Keir Starmer's personal ratings are also on the rise

Research shows Labour’s plan for a publicly-owned energy transmission company could upgrade the UK’s creaking network much more cheaply than the current privatised firm

It comes after party leader Keir Starmer was targeted with a 'deepfake' audio of his voice apparently berating an aide

Brendan Cox said he was worried for Keir Starmer and wife Victoria in that moment - "not knowing if it was just a random protester or somebody with the worst intent"

As the fight between Labour and the Conservatives gets even more intense after their conferences, the question over which party has the interests of younger voters at heart is more important than ever

Ministers have failed to insist that UK-produced steel is used to build a £1.6billion fleet of naval supply vessels which will restock frigates and destroyers on operations

The Prime Minister spoke out following a spike in incidents where Jews have been targeted in Britain, and backed a crackdown on hate-filled extremists in the UK

WhatsApps shown to the Covid Inquiry reveal Cabinet Secretary Simon Case complained about Carrie Johnson's influence and warned the Government risked appearing a 'terrible, tragic joke' over lockdown flip-flopping

An audience member was applauded when he told Conservative Minister Victoria Atkins: 'I truly struggle to understand how the Tories believe that they are helping young people with housing'

Conference-goers and the general public were able to visit 35 portraits at the Museum of Liverpool from our People Move Instagram project to celebrate 100 extraordinary people

Keir Starmer pledged to cut the number of people waiting for treatment in England with a £1.1billion overtime fund designed to create an extra 2million appointments and scans a year

The annual get-together needs to be slimmed down and modernised, says party member Paul Routledge

Rishi Sunak has announced two Navy ships and UK military aircraft will be sent to help Israel as violence the country and Gaza escalates following Saturday's attack from Hamas

The overall waiting list was up by almost 100,000 last month despite Prime Minister Rishi Sunak making cutting treatment waiting lists one of his priorities for 2023

The warning from the Government's own climate advisers - the Climate Change Committee (CCC) - comes almost a month after the Tory leader watered down key targets

The Prime Minister is ready to ban disposable vaping if necessary and wants to set out plans to raise the smoking age by 'one year, every year' as early as next month

Lisa Cameron said she does not 'feel able to continue in what I have experienced as a toxic and bullying SNP Westminster group, which resulted in my requiring counselling'

Nathaniel Dye, 37, who lives in Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s Ilford North constituency, introduced the frontbencher’s speech at Labour conference in Liverpool

Messages from Dominic Cummings to Boris Johnson in the run-up to the first lockdown have been published by the Covid Inquiry as it begins scrutinising the Government's handling of the pandemic

The Labour leader said members of his wife Victoria's family are living in Israel and experiencing a 'deep sense of shock' following the attacks by Hamas terrorists at the weekend