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The move has been criticised by Labour who say it will lead to higher energy bills and less energy security

Supporters of Boris Johnson have launched a fresh bid to oust Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after MP Lee Anderson joined Reform UK, the party founded by Nigel Farage

Energy Secretary Claire Coutinho said Britain needed a back-up for when the weather 'doesn’t power up our renewables', but Labour accused the Tories of failing to cut bills

The Princess of Wales may have had the best of intentions when she edited the charming Mother’s Day picture her husband took - but it only backfired, fuelling more speculation

Dermot O'Leary said it was 'inspiring' that the RNLI rescued the lives of everyone at sea regardless of where they are from, both then and now, adding it shouldn't be politicised

Millionaire businessman Frank Hester, who has donated £10million to the Tories in the last year, is claimed to have said former Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott 'should be shot'

Former President Donald Trump is attempting to delay his hush money trial, one of the four criminal indictments he faces, until the Supreme Court rules on whether he has immunity in the election interference case he also faces

As Lee Anderson walked out on stage to be unveiled as Reform UK’s first ever MP, the Conservative Party's ex-Deputy Chairman looked as if he was having second thoughts

Former Prime Minister Sir John Major criticised Tory MPs trying to oust Rishi Sunak and install the fourth PM since the election as he spoke alongside Gordon Brown at an event

Ex-Tory Armed Forces minister Mark Francois savaged the Government after Jeremy Hunt failed to commit more funds to defence in the Budget despite the growing threat of war

China's consumer price index bounced back by 0.7% in February, hitting an 11-month high, driven by a surge in spending over the holiday season, according to data from China's statistics bureau

In 2020 Lee Anderson, who has now joined Reform UK, supported a Bill saying MPs who switch parties should face a recall petition, as he blasted Tory failure to run the country

Former Tory MP Lee Anderson confirmed that he had defected to right-wing Reform UK despite repeatedly criticising the party and calling boss Richard Tice a 'pound shop Farage'

Ashfield MP Lee Anderson has joined Reform UK after losing the Tory whip over a slur he made against London Mayor Sadiq Khan. Here are just some of his long string of controversies

Former Conservative vice chairman Lee Anderson lost the whip after he suggested the London Mayor is controlled by 'Islamists' and had 'given our capital city away to his mates'

Security Minister Tom Tugendhat suggested it was important images were not misleading after a picture of the Princess of Wales and her children was pulled by agencies

Good Morning Britain hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls have been discussing the alleged editing of a photograph of the Princess of Wales, which was released to mark Mother's Day yesterday

The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave.

A leap in the number of cars on the roads of the Greater Manchester area could be the cause of a sharp rise in the number of children having to be hospitalised with breathing difficulties and lung problems

Labour leader Keir Starmer will reiterate his call for every child to have the chance to play a musical instrument as he visits a school in the East of England on Monday

Since the Tories came to power the money available to fund dental work on the NHS has been cut by a third. They should finally wake up to the crisis they've created

Wallowing at the bottom of most polls the Tories are resorting to divisive culture war issues to drum up support, but bread and butter issues will decide the next election

The British public have warned that it would be unacceptable for Rishi Sunak to put off a general election until January, amid speculation he could set the date within days

TV chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall said ministers have done 'next to nothing' to help 'ailing, struggling citizens' in an on-air clash with Health Secretary Victoria Atkins

Labour Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves said she's 'under no illusions' about the state of public finances, telling the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg cuts may have to happen