Politics

The decision to axe the high speed rail line from Birmingham to the North West of England comes as the Tories gather in Manchester for their annual party conference

Cabinet Minister Grant Shapps lashed out at the Twitter billionaire after he admitted thwarting a seaborne assault by Kyiv on Russia's Black Sea fleet at anchor in Crimea

Liz Truss has escaped again, they think Boris Johnson was a brilliant PM, and Rishi Sunak swears down he's onto a winner. The Tory Party is so deluded it should be on medication, says Fleet Street Fox

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt hopped on a BA flight from London to Manchester, which usually takes around an hour, rather than a two-hour, 15-minute rail journey

Blackpool South MP Scott Benton is being investigated by the Commons sleaze watchdog after he was filmed offering to lobby ministers and leak confidential information

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps insisted British support for Kyiv must continue, regardless of whether the Republican wins the US presidential race taking place next November

The Chancellor was grilled on whether he plans to maintain the policy, which puts up the state pension each April in line with whichever is highest - inflation, average wage increases or 2.5%

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan will unveil plans to outlaw smartphones during the school day as she believes devices distract children and can be used to bully others

The Refugee Council has rubbished Suella Braverman's claim that those who make the dangerous journey are not genuinely in need of protection

Junior doctors and consultants will walk out for three days from Monday in their longest period of combined strike action - but 42% of people point the finger at ministers

The unrepentant ex-Prime Minister will gather her allies for a "growth" rally at Conservative party conference, where she will demand cuts to corporation tax for big businesses

It comes despite a Government report warning earlier this year that claimants who have faced a sanction get back into work less quickly and earn less when they do

Ending child hunger, guaranteeing a mid-day meal for every primary school pupil in England – to level it up with Wales and Scotland – is a no-brainer as well as only fair.

A host of well known faces today throw their weight behind the Mirror's push for Free School Meals for All to end child hunger and boost children's life chances

Watching up close a government disintegrating is like buying a ticket to a zombie movie, with the walking dead stumbling around before the electorate finishes them off

Cabinet Minister Mark Harper doubled down on moves to shut 974 railway station front counters in a bid to save money, despite the plan triggering a huge backlash

Michael Gove said state schools should provide a more rigorous education, giving the example of one academy that provides activities like 'putting on a play in ancient Greek'

Polling by the West Midlands Combined Authority, which is run by Tory mayor Andy Street, found 72% feel that London and the South East get more money than the rest of UK

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps revealed the deployment of British fighter jets to NATO ally Poland to deter Russian aggression following the Kremlin's invasion of Ukraine

Helen Lomas, 40, was one of thousands of protesters who rallied against Conservative failures outside the Manchester Central Convention Complex, where top Tories were assembled

While Rishi Sunak was not represented anywhere in the shop’s stock - party faithful could pick up any number of Thatcher-branded novelties, including tote bags, a Christmas jumper and matching baubles

The Streetlink app allows members of the public to alert local homelessness support services if they see someone sleeping on the streets in their area

As well as an £8,000 payout after being sacked by Liz Truss, the Mirror can reveal Johnny Mercer was handed £5,500 when he was given the heave by Boris Johnson

The PM slapped down Defence Secretary Grant Shapps after he said he was holding talks with Army chiefs about moving a British-led training programme for Ukrainian troops to the war zone

Home Secretary Suella Braverman sparked outrage by telling an American audience last week that multiculturalism has 'failed' and illegal migration poses an 'existential challenge'