Politics
Zahawi gets paid second job at right-wing think tank
Nadhim Zahawi's appointment comes with conditions applied by the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments.
Sunak urged to correct the record over Johnson’s legal fees
Labour MP Karl Turner said taxpayers paying the former PM's legal fees for a parliamentary inquiry was without precedent.
Flynn reprimanded after accusing Sunak of taking ‘honesty lessons from Johnson’ on living costs
The SNP Westminster leader questioned Rishi Sunak’s ‘economic optimism’ over recent months.
Lee Anderson’s U-turn on MP’s second jobs gives you a measure of the man
The deputy Tory chair is set to start a new £100k second job after previously saying MPs shouldn't take £100k second jobs
Farage asks ‘what was it all for?’ as UK economy tanks
“In economic terms, in competitive terms, we’ll ask ourselves, what was it all for?”, the former Brexit Party leader said.
Rejoin EU to stand in Boris Johnson’s old seat to send voters two key messages
Johnson held his west London seat with a majority of 7,210 in 2019, but the odds are stacked against the Conservatives this time round.
Sunak’s five pledges lie in tatters ahead of next election
A barrage of bad news released this week shows the prime minister is facing an uphill battle to deliver on any of his key commitments.
Thousands of mental health patients travel more than 60 miles for treatment
Thousands of mentally ill people are being forced to have inpatient treatment miles from home despite a Government pledge to end the practice
Lords appointments system set to be focus of new MP-led inquiry
The launch of the inquiry comes amid an ongoing row over Boris Johnson’s much-criticised resignation honours list.