Politics

Emails revealed for the first time by the Mirror show what happened when Matt Hancock met with Palantir - a controversial firm founded by Donald Trump donor Peter Thiel

The former chancellor, who attends Rishi Sunak's Cabinet, has been under pressure since it was reported that he paid HM Revenue & Customs a seven-figure sum to end a dispute

The former health chief said the NHS had become unsustainable and the UK should extend "the contributory principle" to tackle waiting times

If President Volodymyr Zelensky and the Ukrainian forces are to drive the Russian military from their country they need their allies to supply more equipment and munitions

Three tax avoidance schemes linked to businessman Doug Barrowman have been named - HMRC previously described AML Tax as part of his Isle of Man-based Knox Group

NHS Providers director of policy Miriam Deakin says the government’s disastrous handling of the NHS has brought nurses and ambulance staff ­to breaking point - and the workers to the picket line

In a speech on Saturday the Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves will urge the Prime Minister to pass on a recent fall in wholesale gas prices to struggling households as the cost-of-living crisis bites

Richard Murphy, Professor of Accounting Practice at Sheffield University Management School, economic justice campaigner and a chartered accountant, has calculated the the NHS is underfunded by £30billion a year

Brian Reade says the Tories are fine with huge salaries and bonuses in the private sector - it's the market - but won't apply the same logic to public sector wage rises

Lancashire Police have given Rishi Sunak a fixed penalty notice - after a spokesman for the Prime Minister said it 'was a brief error of judgement'

Reports emerged today claiming that Mr Zahawi agreed to settle a £3.7 million sum with an additional 30% penalty - with an expert suggesting this means he admitted carelessness

A Redfield and Wilton poll for the Mirror found 39% support the teachers’ strike compared to 32% who oppose it. The public believes Rishi Sunak has been 'absent' from efforts to end walkouts across public sector

If the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Bill does become law, companies could face punishment if they do not pass over tips - a move the government has repeatedly promised but failed to deliver

It's only the latest mishap from Prime Minister, who has been branded 'out of touch' for a series of gaffes and missteps. Here we look at some of Rishi Sunak's most bizarre blunders

As the Tories tell us hunger is just a matter of better budgeting, Fleet Street Fox can't help but agree

A massive £2.1 billion was distributed between 111 places across the UK whose bids for cash were accepted, but many of the decisions have been met by a massive outcry

Reverse vending machines will be introduced at places such as supermarkets - however the plan has faced some criticism for not being introduced until 2025 and not including glass bottles

The Mirror is campaigning for all public buildings to be equipped with the lifesaving devices - and the Government vowed to put defibrillators in all state schools by June this year

The Prime Minister oversees one of the biggest rackets in Britain – the Government’s levelling up fund, but instead of allocating the funds based on need, they are predominantly funnelled towards Tory-run parts of the country

Instead of showing any understanding, the energy companies are forcing more and more people on to meters, and obtaining warrants so they can enter homes to fit the devices

A YouGov poll shows 61% of those diagnosed with a health condition back nurses, paramedics and other health workers - as Lord Winston accuses the Government of having 'lost control' of the NHS

Sharon Graham, General Secretary of Unite, says the National Health Service is on its knees but this is just a snapshot of the sickness at the heart of politics in this country

The Johnsons visited a lavish multi-million pound house in the Kent countryside, featuring nine bedrooms, a wine store, stables, sauna and tennis court

A Labour backbencher has revealed the reply he received from a Conservative Health Secretary after raising fears about a cut in training places for budding nurses

The Topaz Tangaroa has berthed at Birkenhead where she will be repainted, fitted with military equipment and renamed before being relaunched for her vital missions