Politics
Top Labour donors would not get ‘automatic pass’ to honours, party chair says
Anneliese Dodds hit out at Rishi Sunak for recommending a knighthood for major Tory backer Mohamed Mansour.
Both MPs who blocked upskirting bill have now been knighted for ‘services to public life’
A cross-party bill to make the taking of photos up women's skirts a criminal offence was 'talked out' by Philip Davies and Christopher Chope.
Andrew Bridgen ordered to pay Matt Hancock £40,000 following libel battle
Mr Bridgen wants to ‘clear his name’ after allegedly being accused of antisemitism in a social media post by Mr Hancock, the High Court has heard.
Major Tory donor and four Conservative MPs given honours
Tory senior treasury Mohamed Mansour, who gave £5 million to the party, has been awarded a knighthood.
Government ‘dodging scrutiny’ of post-Brexit trade deals, says MP
Business and Trade Committee chair Liam Byrne criticised the Government’s response to his committee’s report on the CPTPP deal.
Laurence Fox barred from London mayor race after nomination forms error
London Elects said the actor had not submitted valid nomination papers on time and would therefore not be a candidate for Mayor of London.
Police to reassess decision on probe into Angela Rayner election registration
A Tory MP has alleged the Labour deputy leader made false declarations about where she lived on the electoral register.
Ministers urged to consider changes to minimum wage eligibility
The rate for those aged over 21 increases by almost 10% from April to £11.44 an hour.
Water industry under fire over ‘3.6 million hours of sewage spills last year’
Campaigners accused the sector of ‘running amok with billpayers’ money’ and demanded shareholders foot the bill for protecting rivers and the sea.