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The desperate ex-Prime Minister will be hauled before the Commons Privileges Committee for a four-hour showdown that could ultimately lead to him being ousted as an MP

Keir Mudie says the BBC is putting local news coverage to the sword, replacing dedicated programming with one-size fits all stuff that will be broadcast everywhere

The Deputy Prime Minister is being investigated after civil servants who worked for him complained they suffered breakdowns or even felt suicidal as they felt there was no escape

The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union announced the 'significant' escalation in industrial action. It also accused the Government of failing to engage in 'meaningful' talks.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies delivered its scathing verdict on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt's Budget, warning that slashing public sector pay in real terms would have damaging consequences

In a bitter blow to those hoping for a helping hand as the cost of living crisis deepens, a source revealed there will be no cash for key workers in today’s Budget

At 12.30pm on Wednesday the Chancellor will deliver his first Budget in the Commons amid a backdrop of mass industrial action, sky-high inflation, and a cost-of-living crisis.

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace wanted an £11bn boost to take account of the war in Ukraine and the rising threat posed by China, but has been forced to make do with far less

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

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 salty remark to the Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg accused the respected senior servant of "conniving in secret meetings" and Conservatives vented their anger over Sue Gray's departure to become Keir Starmer's chief of staff

Conservative MPs turned on Boris Johnson after the ex-PM attempted to discredit a Commons committee inquiry into whether he misled parliament over Partygate - despite photos showing him at gatherings

The former PM claimed it was 'surreal' the Commons Privileges Committee, which is investigating him, will use evidence from Ms Gray given she is poised to become Keir Starmer’s chief of staff. Labour dismissed the comments as 'ludicrous'

Matt Hancock's leaked WhatsApp messages reportedly reveal that plans were being drawn up for tougher lockdowns that would ruin Christmas for many, on the same night as a Downing Street party

Teachers and unions have hit back after leaked WhatsApps between Sir Gavin and the-then Health Secretary Matt Hancock show the pair criticising staff for wanting to ensure schools were safe

The senior civil servant, who authored a bombshell report into lockdown-busting parties in No10, became a household name during the scandal that rocked Boris Johnson's Government

The Labour leader is reportedly mulling hiring the top official who authored a report into lockdown-busting parties in No10 during Boris Johnson's Government as his chief-of-staff.

The messages raise further serious questions about why ministers during the Covid pandemic failed to protect care home residents and why the testing regime was dogged by failures

Nuclear veterans will get their long-awaited medal this summer - but Rishi Sunak still refuses to fulfil his promise to meet them, says Fleet Street Fox

Refugee campaigner Lord Alf Dubs – himself evacuated as a child from Nazi Germany via the ­Kindertransport - began raising Valya Pylypenko’s case to then Home Secretary Priti Patel, in the House of Lords, to news outlets and to civil servants

Campaigners had called for a judicial review into the Met Police decision not to send the shamed former PM a questionnaire over Partygate gatherings in November and December 2020 - even though others present were fined

Trade union Aslef has announced a walkout on March 15 after 99% of members who voted back industrial action in a dispute over pensions and working arrangements

The Government's controversial law is currently making its way through Parliament and comes amid a wave of industrial action among desperate NHS staff, civil servants and railway workers

The Commons Privileges Committee is due to begin taking evidence - including from the former Prime Minister - this spring. Opponents believe he misled Parliament - a claim he denies

Workers at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), who grant permits for the import of exotic and endangered animal products, are on strike this week after being denied a proper pay rise for 11 years