Politics

Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer has announced applications will open within weeks for nuclear test medals, following a four-year Mirror campaign to gain recognition for our veterans

Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride conceded that creating "friction" with major trading partners will have an impact, after the head of the International Chamber of Commerce UK said Labour is now winning the argument on business

Pete Weatherby KC, representing the Covid Bereaved Families for Justice group, told a preliminary hearing today that he backs a call by the TUC for austerity to be looked at in the long-anticipated probe

Conservative Deputy Chairman Lee Anderson, who was promoted by Rishi Sunak last week, said the Tories would likely put a 'mix of culture wars and trans debate' at the heart of its general election offer

The Prime Minister will lead the moment of reflection from Downing Street at 11am next Friday to show the UK’s unwavering solidarity with Ukraine as it continues its courageous fight against Putin

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg was forced to deny the coalition is at war with Moscow despite NATO's backing for Kyiv as the first anniversary of the invasion approaches

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council leader Drew Mellor slammed the Treasury which he said appears 'determined that the future of local government is one of maximum council tax and cuts to services'

A new report on the night time economy - which also looks at how music venues, theatres and cinemas are faring - found that most are in "survival" rather than "thrive" mode amid calls for VAT to be cut in the upcoming Budget

BBC chairman Richard Sharp apologised for introducing Canadian businessman Sam Blyth to Cabinet Secretary Simon Case in 2020 when Mr Blyth was offering to guarantee a loan for the ex-PM

Town hall leaders have begged for more cash in the upcoming Budget as they grapple with the 'most difficult circumstances in decades', with inflation close to a 40-year high and spiralling demand for social care

'War profits should not be channelled into the wage packets of bosses already on huge money when householders and businesses are being fleeced in a broken energy market'

It comes less than a week after Rishi Sunak appointed the Tory MP Mr Anderson to the central Conservative Party role - despite a string of controversial comments

Chief executive Chris O’Shea is expected to be in line for the windfall on the back of a soaring profits at the energy giant, which is forecast to announce a £3billion haul this Thursday

Darren Lewis says the weekend's events in Knowsley reminded him of the troubles seen during his childhood, and it stemmed from years of hostile Westminster fire-stoking

The Broadcast 2040+ campaign is stepping up its battle - and a petition by a leading pensioners' group has crossed the 10,000-signature milestone, forcing a response from the Government

Among the splurges included more than £8,000 at a luxury lighting designer, over £3,000 at The White Company on home decor - and more than £30,000 went to luxury furniture stores

A traumatised refugee who fled persecution in his native Iran told The Mirror that if the government wants to tackle small boat crossings, it needs to create ways of applying for asylum from outside the UK

Union bosses have hailed an "important pay victory" after reaching a deal to break the deadlock with London-based bus firm Abellio.

Around 85 percent of respondents believe the PM is 'too weak' to lead the UK government - but what do you think? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg will tell a crunch gathering in Brussels tomorrow that Russian president Vladimir Putin is prepared to take heavy losses in a new assault on Ukraine.

The Tories are sending the carers they clapped for to the disability scrapheap without a backwards glance, says Fleet Street Fox. We owe them our lives

Labour veteran Douglas Alexander - who served in both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown's Governments - announced he was standing in the Scottish constituency of East Lothian at the next general election

The Prime Minister refused to say whether any incidents had been reported in UK airspace, but said the UK is protected by a quick reaction alert force

Former LGBT+ champion Iain Anderson said he was disillusioned with the Conservative party he's supported for nearly 40 years, saying: 'It’s not the party it used to be - I can’t defend it'

International Development Minister Andrew Mitchell's comments are at odds with the Government after Rishi Sunak made it a key priority to stop people making the perilous Channel crossing in small boats