Politics

Mega-rich Nadhim Zahawi, who was sacked as Conservative Party chairman over his own tax dealings, is leading a group of MPs who are demanding Rishi Sunak helps the rich by axing inheritance tax

The Government has implemented the 5% average wage rise for NHS workers for 2023/24 - which was agreed with a majority of health trade unions despite the pay hike being below inflation

The Trades Union Congress called on Baroness Heather Hallett's investigation to look at rules and rates for statutory sick pay, amid claims some workers could not afford to self-isolate

Research has found widespread concerns about how the country will deal with high temperatures should the mercury soar again in the coming weeks

Latest data shows that the UK spends £2.1 billion a year, up from £550 million when the Conservatives came to power in 2010 - and it's expected to go up again in 2023

Labour leader supports campaign on dangerous dogs and vowed to look at how the Dangerous Dogs Act can be toughened if he gets into No10

Ministers are due to make a decision later this year on whether the UK's existing gas grid could carry a blend of hydrogen to people's homes

The former Prime Minister has handed over unredacted messages and notebooks - and urged Whitehall to give them to Baroness Hallett's Covid-19 Inquiry

Henry Morris said he set up the Secret Tory - which has nearly 200,000 followers - when he was bored in the gym, quipping that the Conservative brand has become "toxic"

Backers say the move will help to "clean up" Westminster after a string of high-profile lobbying scandals, with Labour proposing financial sanctions to those who break the rules

People have been left puzzled after noticing something rather unusual about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's glasses, as some believe he's been wearing them all wrong

Lord George Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has asked MPs to consider legalising assisted dying because it is “profoundly Christian” to stop terminally ill people from suffering - but what do you think? Vote in our poll.

Labour has gone on the attack over Tory handling of Brexit, with Keir Starmer accusing the Government of "ducking hard conversations" and saying that competitors are "nicking our lunch money"

Dmitry Medvedev - now deputy chairman of Vladimir Putin's security council - branded Britain an "eternal enemy" of the Russian state and said officials are a "legitimate military target"

Mirror reader Shirley Broadbent is worried about the state of our economy - do you share her concerns?

Only the inquiry judge can declare what matters and what doesn’t. The unavailability or disappearance of potential evidence is unacceptable

Shadow International Trade Secretary Nick Thomas-Symonds has written a letter to the government urging ministers raising his concerns over the 'mess' of a trade deal

Grieving relatives of those killed by the virus demanded his WhatsApp texts and notebooks be handed over amid accusations of a bid to obstruct progress

No10 only said a review was ongoing into regulations for licensed dog breeders and pet sellers before any decision would be made on tightening or changing current laws

Columnist Polly Hudson on the news that the new batch of Love Islanders will be schooled on mutually respectful relationships, and controlling and coercive behaviour, in advance of their time on the show, and that it couldn't happen soon enough

Lord George Carey has written to MPs saying it is an "act of great generosity, kindness and human love" to help terminally ill patients end their lives

UK Special Forces, including the Special Boat Service and SAS, will not be able to parachute from Atlas A400(M) planes and collect boats at sea because the Government is yet to order new inflatables

These dangerous narratives ignore how the welfare system fails disabled people and the struggles we face

An ugly legal row could see a court showdown between the Government and the official Covid-19 Inquiry over the shamed former PM's messages and missing notepads

The Chief of Defence Intelligence issued a warning about the 'challenges' emerging from Beijing - and how smaller nations could take advantage of cheaper technologies to arm themselves