Politics

A new report by the Commons Defence Committee warned the fleet was “alarmingly” low in number, and would struggle to defend the UK in an “all-out war”.

More than six million who receive Universal Credit will be left worse off if Rishi Sunak decides not to raise benefits in line with inflation in the Autumn Statement

Rishi Sunak told reporters: "One of the people at the palace said to me, ‘you are the first Chancellor that's come here without your big red folder’"

The Prime Minister met her for a drink on Friday evening ahead of a gathering of world leaders at the G20 in New Delhi. The PM revealed they had agreed to team up to convince European nations to take a harder line on illegal migration

Birmingham City Council, despite going effectively bankrupt last week, paid chief Deborah Cadman a basic £244,820 in 2022/23 and other skint authorities are shelling out

Chronic understaffing by the Tories means that our prisons are at risk of failing in their primary purpose of keeping prisoners secure and the public safe

Analysis by the Scotch Whisky Association found whisky drinkers would pay £200 more a year in tax compared to people who order pints of cider

Mr Sunak and his wife Akshata Murthy handed pots of cash to Claremont McKenna College, the liberal arts college in Los Angeles where Mrs Murthy studied.

Calls grow for an nationwide audit of social housing as the crisis grows - as ministers scramble to get a grip of how many government buildings contain RAAC

As part of the “biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation”, Deputy Leader Angela Rayner is set announce outdated regulations would be updated to cover new, underhanded tactics from rogue bosses

Keir Starmer missed an "open goal" in a short-tempered Prime Minister's Questions this week, Keir Mudie argues, following the revelation schools and hospitals are crumbling

They’ve wrecked the economy, shattered the NHS and failed to control illegal immigration, and now this bunch of hypocritical cowboys are still trying to convince us they’re doing a “f***ing good job”

Despite trailing Keir Starmer's Labour in the national polls, the PM insisted he can cling to power and revealed that he wants to remain in No10 until at least 2030

The Tories have overstayed their welcome, and every day they cling on in office, the more desperate voters will be to call in the bailiffs - this government has run out of steam

Labour's deputy leader will visit Blackpool on her first official engagement in her new role of Shadow Levelling-Up Secretary, after she replaced Lisa Nandy this week

The former Prime Minister accused Mr Trump - who is bidding to become US President again - of exploiting Americans and turning on scapegoats, while also slating Hungarian PM Viktor Orban

West Lindsey District Council has issued a temporary stop notice, forcing workers on the site - where Suella Braverman wants to house 2,000 asylum seekers - to down tools

Mirror columnist Rachel Charlton-Dailey is urging people to look beyond

The Department for Education (DfE) faced a huge backlash after warning school leaders that those who don't return a RAAC survey by today could be "named and shamed"

Manchester-based Supreme 8 Ltd gave £350,000 to the party in May, a year after giving another £50,000. Its offerings include watermelon bubblegum and cotton candy ice-flavoured vapes

Up to 20,000 radiographers will walk out on October 3 when consultants and junior doctors also down tools in England amid an almost complete shutdown of non-urgent care in the NHS

The petition showing 'the power of the public' against the Tory-backed cull of 974 ticket counters comes just a fortnight after hundreds marched to No10 in protest at the plans

Labour's Shadow Energy and Net Zero Secretary said the failed auction as an 'absolute disaster for Britain' and Tory ministers should be 'hanging their heads in shame'

The PM played down expectations on getting a deal as he insisted it was 'not a given'. An agreement was due to have been signed by October last year - but negotiations stalled

Documents show the latest kill targets issued to marksmen in 21 counties as the Government steps up its controversial bid to curb bovine tuberculosis in England's cows