Politics

Shadow Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said it was time for a complete overhaul of the 'complex and confused' childcare system - and said 'bolting on' more hours would not fix it

Charlotte Nichols - the MP for Warrington North since 2019 - also claimed that separately she had been 'repeatedly sexually propositioned' by a Tory MP 'old enough to be my grandfather'

'Anyone with an ounce of sense should be terrified by the prospects of a pan-European War' - Mirror readers have their say after UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace called on our government to prepare for tough years ahead

The imminent announcement has sparked fury, with one Tory MP saying his constituency has been "blighted" by fields being turned into construction sites

The former Prime Minister is understood to have spoken to Adam Tolley KC, who is carrying out an investigation into allegations of bullying by Mr Raab, and is claimed to have privately warned him about his behaviour

Council tax will soar by up to 5% for the majority of people in England on April 1 - in a fresh squeeze on family finances. Use our calculator to see how your bills will be affected this year

Labour claims that failure to negotiate return agreements with countries like France, and new restrictions under the Illegal Immigration Bill will leave tens of thousands of people holed up in hotels "indefinitely"

A survey by childcare charity Coram found only half (50%) of areas in England have sufficient provision for kids under two as cost of living pressures push early years providers to the brink

Right-wing MPs demanding ex-footballer's sacking would have more credence if they were also critical of others who have tested the limits of BBC impartiality

Eva Simpson asks why there is one set of rules for one set of people and one for others, when we should be showing compassion to people fleeing war and persecution regardless of where they are from

Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said some of those on the soldier sick list were waiting for appointments with a dentist - and would be sent into battle "if the balloon went up"

Westminster City Council will extend its provision of free school meals to thousands of children in nursery and secondary schools in an unprecedented move to help familes

The elderly woman called Jean drove herself to hospital in Eastbourne after being told she would have to wait eight hours for am ambulance. She collapsed in A&E and died an hour later

Armed Forces Minister James Heappey faced calls to deploy a batch of British fighter planes to "backfill" air defence roles in countries which have aircraft bteter suited for Ukrainian forces

Conservative Party deputy chairman Lee Anderson has got a show on GB News despite previously suggesting MPs wanting to earn big money should give up their day jobs in Parliament

Union boss representing senior civil servants has written to Rishi Sunak and urged him to order the Home Secretary to withdraw and apologise for the comments to Tory supporters on Tuesday

In a bruising encounter, the PM faced a barrage of questions about his new "far-right appeasing, anti-refugee" immigration laws, which MPs heard would see Olympic legend Sir Mo Farah kicked out of the country

Weeks after winning the keys to No10 after Liz Trus's short-lived Government collapsed, the PM said at in November he stood by the vow to lift the lid on his vast wealth

The Scunthorpe-based company, which announced plans for hundreds of job losses last month, revealed it had netted a deal for a Guinea freight line

Labour's Clive Lewis urged the government to follow the example of the wealthy Trevelyon family who apologised for their ancestor's exploitation in Grenada by pledging to fund community projects, as MPs warned failure to do so was akin to 'collusion'

The Home Secretary floundered on where she will detain asylum seekers, when she will begin deporting them and how much it will cost - and when the Government's controversial Rwanda flights will begin

England women’s captain Leah Williamson welcomed new rules ensuring boys and girls get chance to play same sports as 'the legacy that we want to live much longer than us as a team'

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has announced all planned industrial action on Network Rail has been suspended after receiving a new offer

The two-time Labour leadership hopeful left the door open to a Westminster comeback - but insisted he was 'genuinely excited' about more powers being handed to the North.

The Greater Manchester Metro Mayor piled pressure on Labour leader Keir Starmer to back the Mirror's calls to extend free school meals to all primary school pupils in England