Politics

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan said it would be "economically incoherent" to meet union pay demands as nearly one in ten schools in England were forced to shut because of strike action

According to his press secretary, the Prime Minister only occasionally looks at the news online, and reading the newspapers is "not something he does every morning"

Unions demanded answers from the firm as reports suggest staff posts could be at risk as the threats to the struggling sector continue to mount - raising concerns about its viability

Kim Johnson's remark was branded "completely unacceptable" by Keir Starmer's official spokesman, and she is expected to be spoken to by the party's chief whip

The former Prime Minister commissioned Bishop James Jones to investigate the victims' families experiences - but five years on the Government is yet to issue its response

The Labour leader Keir Starmer made the comment at Prime Minister's Questions as up to half a million people take part in strike action - the biggest industrial action the country has has seen in over a decade

In a heated PMQs exchange, the PM was branded "pathetic" and branded "too weak" to stand up to his deputy Dominic Raab, who faces multiple allegations of bullying

Half a million including teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university lecturers, bus drivers and security guards are all taking industrial action today

Deputy PM Dominic Raab is being investigated over eight complaints during his time at the Ministry of Justice, the Foreign Office and the former Brexit department, which are said to involve at least 24 staff. He denies accusations of bullying

The former Prime Minister told close ally Nadine Dorries in an interview set to be screened on Friday that he hopes it is "obvious" to everyone that he thought he was following the rules, despite being hit with a fine by the Met Police

The ex-Prime Minister used a surprise trip to the US to condemn Rishi Sunak's decision not to arm Kyiv with warplanes - only hours after Downing Street said the idea was 'not practical'

Antonia Lozano is one of the teachers going on strike this month. She says the main reason she voted for industrial action was how government cuts are affecting the children she teaches

Today's walkouts by five unions will be biggest day of strike action since 2011 - and will coincide with mass protests by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) against the Government's anti-strike legislation

Inheriting scandals from Boris Johnson, Sunak would have drawn a line in the sand if he was strong, but he is weak, agreeing dodgy deals and gifting Cabinet seats to tainted people, such as Dominic Raab

Witnesses allege Dominic Raab would set them lists of endless rules that were ­impossible to keep and then 'belittle, demean and humiliate' them when they failed to deliver

One thousand Border Force officers will stage strikes for four days during half term - putting school holidays in jeopardy - the Public and Commercial Services union has announced

The shadow Home Secretary urged her Tory counterpart to 'get out of the way and let somebody else do the job' as she lashed out over the government's crime failings

US heavyweight Exxon Mobil’s massive haul was not only more than it has ever made before but a historic high for a Western oil company

Alex Davies-Jones said she received the abuse to her 'inbox and my office' - as she used a Commons debate on neighbourhood policing to thank her own police force for its support

According to an anlaysis by City Hall over 1.8million children were forced to living in poor quality homes in 2019-2020 - leading the London Mayor to call for emergency action from Government ministers

Some 23,400 schools are expected to be affected by industrial action on Wednesday, when tens of thousands of teachers swap classrooms for picket lines amid fury over pay. See which schools are affected in your area

Facing MPs today, Jonathan Brearley branded the controversial step 'reasonable' - but was met by disbelief, with Labour's Darren Jones responding: 'I'd assume most people who aren't paying their bills, it's because they can't afford it.'

Mirror reader Paul Methven's controversial proposal certainly wouldn't go down well with high-earners ... What do YOU think to his suggestion?

Unison's fresh date will mean strikes will now be happening across the NHS every day next week apart from Wednesday in a rolling wave of action set to cause huge disruption across the health service

The top Tory mounted a desperate defence of Justice Secretary Dominic Raab who is being investigated over a string of bullying claims - which he denies - that reportedly involve at least 24 civil servants