Politics

More than 70 MPs have announced plans to quit at the next election after a turbulent period in politics - including 43 Tories, as Labour surges ahead in the polls

There is detailed research showing the link between attainment and poverty - when children are going hungry at school it is no surprise this affects their ability to study

The Eris Covid strain is the latest cause for concern, Paul Routledge says, and with free booster jabs now ruled out for many aged 50-65, it looks like only the well-off will get protection this winter, when we all need access to a vaccine

Just 17.6% of teenagers in the North East received the top grades of 7/A or above in their GCSE results, compared to 28.4% in London - a 10.8 percentage point gap

'Addressing the impacts of poverty on education is likely to go a long way towards closing regional gaps,' writes Carl Cullinane, Director of Research and Policy at the Sutton Trust

The RMT's Mick Lynch said the plan to shut ticket counters at 974 stations across England would result in vital staff members being cut, leaving vulnerable passengers without support

Writing exclusively for The Mirror, Labour Party chair Anneliese Dodds said vital cost of living support is finally being given by 22 new council leaders who got to work after election success

The Mirror is hosting an online event to fight railway ticket office closures TODAY at 5pm. You can watch live on this page or our YouTube channel

Damning new figures reveal the scale of the asylum crisis, with over 175,000 living in limbo as they await a decision and fears Home Office failings are pushing people "underground"

Conservative London mayoral candidate Susan Hall has repeatedly called for the festival celebrating Caribbean culture to be moved from Notting Hill, where it's been held since 1966

Accounts published by the Election Commission show Keir Starmer's party boosted its fortunes, leaving Labour with a £2.7 million surplus in 2022 - despite losing nearly 25,000 members

Data from the Home Office shows a massive 175,457 people were waiting for an initial decision on an application at the end of June - a 44% rise from 122,213 a year earlier

The former Home Secretary has said sorry for causing "embarrassment and difficulties" after she is claimed to have sent an email suggesting a review of the Duke of York's protection

Commons' standards commissioner Daniel Greenberg found the Prime Minister had "inadvertently" broken the MPs' code of conduct by not revealing Akshata Murty's stake in Koru Kids

Schools Minister Nick Gibb has signalled that students will no longer be allowed to rely on extra support brought in to ease disruption to education caused by the Covid pandemic

The Government has refused to meet consultants since the British Medical Association balloted to strike so action will start from 7am today until the same time on Saturday

Campaigners say the standard Universal Credit payment is £35 less than the cost of essentials - leading Brits struggling to afford vital medicines or bus fares to hospital appointments

Labour says it will 'end the licence to undercut pay' by employing staff from abroad and focus on training UK workers ahead of the latest immigration figures being published

Rail bosses have given no thought to travellers who need additional assistances, and they are blind to the fact that many prefer to buy tickets in person

Carralyn Parkes, mayor of Portland in Dorset, says she's confident the Home Office broke planning laws - and is ramping up her legal challenge against the barge project after raising £18,000 from disgruntled locals

John Robinson was at the medal factory in Birmingham to see the first medal roll off the production line after a five-year Mirror campaign to honour Britain's nuclear test veterans

Anyone who follows football will tell you that hope was a distant dream for Spurs last season, as they lost match after match by some margin - but now I have cause to hope

Tory Cabinet minister Grant Shapps called on London Mayor Sadiq Khan to expand the £15 Congestion Charge in the capital in October 2020 when he was Transport Secretary

Dame Alison Rose was forced to quit following complaints from the former Ukip leader Nigel Farage over the closure of his account with Coutts, the private bank run by NatWest

Analysis released by the Lib Dems found that a loaf of bread has gone up by 37p, while a pint of milk is 24p more expensive than it as in 2021 amid calls for more Government action