Politics

Some Conservatives including Caroline Nokes, the chairwoman of the Commons Women and Equalities Committee – want party to ensure candidate in by-election is a woman.

He removed a post from his website and Twitter feed in which he had claimed Khan was the victim of a “dreadful miscarriage of justice”, after the Wakefield MP was found guilty on Monday of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in 2008.

"I think this is the first time, since he left office, that Tony Blair has been so directly used by Labour in an election campaign ad. Brown, Miliband, Corbyn all had reasons not to deploy him."

Since I joined Parliament, I’ve been taken aside by female MPs to warn me about some male MPs who say ‘Actually, Anum, you’re probably better off staying away from X, Y and Z’.

"Oh Oliver! You lot did a deal with Farage.Everything must be done to get you lot out of power" tweeted Gary Neville.

Three Cabinet ministers are among 56 MPs reportedly facing allegations of sexual misconduct that have been referred to the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme.

The Tory MP is under investigation for allegedly watching pornography in the Commons chamber.

The MP was confronted with the "jaw dropping claims" on live television - he said we would have to "wait and see" what the whips' office finds.

“The next few months could be crucial for the Prime Minister and his Chancellor", Gideon Skinner said.