Politics

The former President of the COP26 climate summit announced he was quitting Parliament, just days after blasting Rishi Sunak's watering down of net-zero policies

Greenpeace blasted the Rosebank oilfield decision by the North Sea Transition Authority, but supporters said it will create jobs and boost the UK's energy security amid the war in Ukraine

Rishi Sunak is considering abolishing inheritance tax despite warnings it will starve the NHS and schools of much-needed cash. Only wealthy families would benefit

With discharging untested Covid patients into homes at the start of the pandemic ruled unlawful at an earlier hearing, Hancock will be at forefront of new court case

During a speech in Washington, DC, Ms Braverman claimed only “some” of the thousands who die crossing seas are real asylum seekers as she said multiculturalism is a "failure"

The refugee convention exists for a reason – to keep these people safe, and it’s rooted in a belief that there is a shared humanity with a shared set of rights

Since the Conservatives took power in 2010, the number of guards in high security jails with more than three years’ experience has dropped from 4,148 to 2,993

The Home Secretary has sparked outrage by demanding the 1951 United Nations Refugee Convention - written to provide protection for asylum seekers in the aftermath of World War Two - is ripped up

Mirror columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey has been left unimpressed with the government's latest disability awareness campaign

In his conference speech in Bournemouth, Sir Ed Davey said the public are 'desperate for change' as he attacked the Tories' record on crime rates, crumbling schools, and the NHS

The Home Secretary is set to demand the United Nations Refugee Convention is ripped up as she's accused of trying to make the world more dangerous for torture survivors

Party members, MPs and staff sang the words from a hymn-style booklet at the Liberal Democrats' conference's infamous annual singalong event, Glee Club, in Bournemouth

The gold medal-winning rower has been selected at the Conservatives' candidate to fight the constituency of Colchester, Essex, where the party's majority is less than 10,000

Home Secretary Suella Braverman has flown to the US to give a speech on rewriting international human rights rules as thousands of desperate people make dangerous Channel crossings

Community union’s general secretary Roy Rickhuss will hold crisis talks with staff at the South Wales factory over the deal between Tata and the Tories for electric arc production

The Lib Dems have called for the Russian Embassy to pay the £6million congestion charge bill and for the money to be donated to Ukraine by UK authorities

Lib Dem MP and former leader Tim Farron faced boos after he described the target to build 380,000 new homes a year as 'pure Thatcherism' and an 'electoral gift to the Tories'

Greater Manchester night time economy adviser Sacha Lord says the PM is failing to plan for the future by threatening to scrap the HS2 link between Birmingham and Manchester

The former Prime Minister and ex-Labour leader made the intervention for a windfall levy as preparations intensify for this year's COP28 climate conference in Dubai

The Prime Minister is reportedly planning to cut death duties and outline a path to axing it completely, as he battles to win back wealthy voters ahead of the general election

The Prime Minister was quizzed about plans for the high speed railway, which have already been scaled back and could face another overhaul in a bid to save cash

Nanny Theresa Dawes says she was sacked by Carrie Johnson days after starting work for her after her mum saw her enjoying a glass of wine with Boris to celebrate the birth of baby Frank

There was a 26% increase in rough sleeping in autumn 2022 - compared to the previous year - while the number of people living in temporary accommodation broke records

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey, whose party obtained the damning figures on operation cancellations, said it is 'a scandal that patients are being so catastrophically let down'

The Lib Dems want severance pay scrapped for those who serve under 12 months after its research showed over half a million pounds was paid to ex-ministers in one year