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In a bruising encounter in the Commons, 'Tory Gandalf' Sir Geoffrey Cox demanded to know why ignoring orders from the European Court of Human Rights was needed amid concerns over the power it would give Suella Braverman

Keir Starmer urged the "out of touch" PM to scrap his "beloved non-dom status" as he took aim at the tax loophole Rishi Sunak's mega-rich wife has benefited from

Rishi Sunak rejected a call from Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy to offer a meaningful apology for Britain's role in colonialism and the slave trade and to make reparations following mounting calls

The controversial Conservative MP said the life-saving jabs were "the biggest crime against humanity since the Holocaust" in an incendiary tweet that was widely condemned

The Tories’ 'flawed' payment contract for dentists has been blamed on increasing numbers cutting their NHS work and going private - and some patients resorting to ripping their own teeth out

Hundreds of campaign leaflets including the incorrect advice were sent in "error" to residents ahead of next week's local elections. New Voter ID rules have been introduced

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley clashed with Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson after he accused him of not doing his job properly

Daniel Gibbin, chair of a local children's services board, will sit as an independent after he was suspended from the Conservative Party for alleged jokes about rape

Hundreds of Britons have been airlifted from Sudan, with more evacuation flights taking off today as the UK scrambles to rescue its citizens from the war-ravaged nation

Campaigners are furious after the Ministry of Defence confirmed not every veteran who took part in Cold War nuclear tests will get a medal

The Home Secretary had gone on ITV's Good Morning Britain to boast about police recruitment but was forced to admit the Conservatives slashed 20,000 officers after coming into power

The Trussell Trust has smashed all records for the number of emergency aid parcels handed out with enough ingredients for 26.8 million meals distributed in one year

The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services today issues a warning for the future of the sector amid staff shortages and funding rows as it publishes its latest report

Donald Trump was not required to be in court today after his lawyers had indicated he would not be testifying as the trial is in a federal civil court meaning - and isn't in danger of going to jail

Devalued wages, soaring prices, rocketing bills and inadequate welfare help in a terrible cost of living crisis is impoverishing people at a rate thought impossible only a few years ago

The deadline to apply for the free document closed at 5pm - fears are now setting in that millions of people will be at risk of being turned away from polling stations

One of Britain's leading midwives pleaded for ministers to set targets to reduce Black women dying in childbirth as she said: 'They have set targets for stillbirths, for premature births, but never for black women'

Top SNP figures made 'mind boggling' admission that they were unaware the party had splashed out on a luxury Niesmann+Bischoff campervan - worth more than £100,000 - until it was seized by police

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick said that he expects the number of people fleeing Sudan arriving in the UK by small boat to rise, but said the Government had no immediate plans for a Ukraine-style refugee scheme

The Conservatives publicising their benefit fraud raids is a tactical campaign to get the public’s support in killing disabled and other at-risk people

The Tory Government's controversial austerity programme is expected to be examined by the Covid inquiry, as well as Exercise Cygnus - the codename of a 2016 simulation of major flu outbreak

A Tory councillor has denied sending appalling jokes about rape and sexual assault to a WhatsApp group chat, including one which said a woman had to say no 'at least 10 times'

Refugees could help tackle labour shortages and begin contributing to the economy sooner if they were allowed to get jobs while their applications are being considered, campaigners argue

But not all the UK passport holders stuck in the war-torn nation are expected to make it onto British military flights during the 72-hour ceasefire

The Labour leader was asked if he was 'frustrated' at Diane Abbott's comments distracting from 'the job in hand', after he suspended the whip from the veteran left-wing MP