Politics

The Deputy PM, who was standing in for Rishi Sunak, got muddled as MPs celebrated the the 'national treasure and true Northern star' following his unexpected death

Dominic Raab and Angela Rayner stepped in at PMQs in the absence of the PM and Keir Starmer, who were attending the funeral of Baroness Betty Boothroyd, the only woman so far to be elected speaker of the House of Commons

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride was unable to answer basic questions from MPs including whether he knew the average amount a person loses when they are sanctioned

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick will announce the use of two RAF sites - Wethersfield and Scampton - on Wednesday, but one council is already seeking a High Court injunction.

Around 10million meals will be given to low income families thanks to a £3.5million emergency funding package to help people with the worsening cost of living crisis

Seven in ten children from families on Universal Credit are not eligible for free school meals because they earn more than £7,400 a year after tax, the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned

The Prime Minister refused to back down as he was confronted by one of his own MPs over his 'horrendous' asylum plan that has been likened to Donald Trump's 'caging of children'

The Shadow Foreign Secretary took aim at the Government in a new pamphlet, which he launched today and is to be published by the Fabian Society. It sets out his plans to reform the Foreign Office if Labour gets into power

Mr Johnson is fighting for his political future as committee members weigh up whether he is guilty of contempt of Parliament - but most of you think he should fall on his sword

Labour's governing body - the National Executive Committee (NEC) - signed off a motion proposed by Keir Starmer not to endorse the former leader at the next Westminster ballot.

The Shadow Climate Change and Net-Zero Secretary told the Mirror Labour was 'very interested' in the idea - adding: "We will say more about it"

After nearly nine years in power, Nicola Sturgeon has officially tendered her resignation as First Minister of Scotland in a letter to King Charles.

The Government announced today it is to give Afghan refugees, who fled to the UK following the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021,It has sparked concerns some - including children - could be left homeless.

The call comes as Shadow Climate Change and Net Zero Secretary Ed Miliband prepares to set out Labour's green energy plan in response to Joe Biden's Inflation Reduction Act

It comes as Rishi Sunak fights off rebels from his own party on his controversial Illegal Immigration Bill. MPs debated the details of the bill, which seeks to introduce powers to remove people who have entered the UK illegally

The Prime Minister rejected calls to tighten the rules on MP second jobs after ex-ministers Kwasi Kwarteng and Matt Hancock were filmed offering to advise a fake South Korean company for up to £10,000-a-day

Humza Yousaf narrowly won the SNP leadership contest with 52% of votes. Tomorrow he will officially be appointed as Scotland's First Minister, becoming the first British Asian and Muslim to hold the post

The announcement follows a divisive five-week campaign to replace the Scottish First Minister Ms Sturgeon who announced her shock resignation in February

Sleazy Tories only want second jobs because they're about to lose the first, says Fleet Street Fox. It's time to clean the House of Commons

The Prime Minister and the Home Secretary appeared alongside police officers in Essex before Mr Sunak set out his 'zero tolerance' approach to anti-social behaviour.

The party leader will stop his predecessor from representing the party at the next ballot, under plans going before Labour's ruling National Executive Committee tomorrow

The fate of the three candidates - Humza Yousaf, Kate Forbes and Ash Regan - will be revealed at around 2pm on Monday at the BT Murrayfield stadium in Edinburgh.

Campaign group Britain Remade said cutting planning bureaucracy would accelerate green energy projects, “unlock billions in investment and create tens of thousands of jobs in Britain’s former industrial heartlands in the North and the Midlands”.

Rishi Sunak has pledged to open new safe routes, but has failed to give details or a timeframe for when it will happen - a new poll shows the public wants ministers to take action

With nearly one third of the young people Electoral Commission believes are adrift less likely to choose Tory, Kevin Maguire argues more should be done to let everyone get the chance to vote