UK economy to fare worse than any other country in developed world this year, IMF forecasts
Britain's economic reputation has been dealt a further blow after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast that this year the...
Politics
Thousands of ambulance workers in England to strike on 10 February over ongoing pay dispute
Thousands of ambulance workers in England will strike on 10 February, Unison has announced.The union said workers across five services...
Jacob Rees-Mogg says people are getting ‘snowflaky’ about bullying allegations levelled at government ministers
Jacob Rees-Mogg has warned that people are getting "a bit snowflaky" about bullying allegations levelled at government ministers.The former cabinet...
Matt Hancock claims he did not ‘primarily’ go on I’m A Celeb for the money and defends ‘decent’ charity donation
Matt Hancock says he did not "primarily" go on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! for the money.He...
Minister dismisses International Monetary Fund’s warning of sharp contraction for UK economy as ‘wrong’
The UK will outperform the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) economic forecasts as the body has been "wrong" before, a minister...
Labour pushes for increase to neighbourhood policing as communities face ‘3,000 anti-social incidents a day’
Labour will push the government for an increase to the number of neighbourhood police officers on Tuesday, saying communities are...
Rishi Sunak says he acted ‘decisively’ in sacking Nadhim Zahawi following tax affairs row
Rishi Sunak has insisited he acted "decisively" in sacking Nadhim Zahawi as chairman of the Conservative Party after a row...
Rishi Sunak urged to ‘come clean’ over what he knew about Nadhim Zahawi tax scandal after Tory chairman’s sacking
Rishi Sunak has been urged by Labour to "come clean" over what he knew about Nadhim Zahawi's tax affairs after...
Nadhim Zahawi sacked as Tory chairman over tax affairs row
Nadhim Zahawi has been sacked as Tory party chairman after an ethics inquiry into the handling of his tax affairs...
Who is Nadhim Zahawi? The child refugee turned multimillionaire politician sacked over his tax affairs
He is a former child refugee who sold Teletubbies merchandise, founded the UK's best known polling company and was a...
Rishi Sunak: From Zahawi and Raab to seatbelt gaffe – the U-turns and scandals of his first months as PM
Rishi Sunak's first three months as prime minister have been far from plain sailing.Significant storm clouds are hanging over the...
Why voters will see Sunak as weak leader over his handling of Zahawi tax affairs row
Ministers will emphasise the pace at which this investigation into Nadhim Zahawi was carried out and the speed Rishi Sunak...
In full: Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s letter sacking Nadhim Zahawi
Here, in full, is the letter sent by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to Nadhim Zahawi sacking him from his role...
Michael Gove apologises to Grenfell victims’ families after ‘faulty and ambiguous’ government guidance allowed tragedy to occur
Michael Gove has apologised to the families affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy and admitted that "faulty and ambiguous" government...
Boris Johnson told to stop asking Richard Sharp for financial advice days before he was made BBC chair – reports
Boris Johnson was reportedly told to stop asking Richard Sharp for "advice" about his "personal financial matters" just days before...
Jeremy Hunt dismisses economic ‘gloom’ as he dashes Tory hopes of tax cuts
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has dismissed economic "gloom" in a major speech today as he promised to use "Brexit freedoms" to...
NHS crisis: Politicians are not offering a comprehensive solution on how to fix the health service
The NHS is in the worst crisis in its 75 years, say health experts.And you only had to listen to...
Jeremy Hunt confirms HS2 will reach central London after reports it might stop in suburbs
HS2 will end at Euston after reports the high speed line could stop before reaching central London, the chancellor has...
Ex-chancellor Philip Hammond says he would not have accepted job if taxes were under investigation
The former chancellor Philip Hammond said he would not have accepted the job if he was being investigated by the...
Man charged with assaulting Matt Hancock on London Underground
A 61-year-old man has been charged with assaulting former health secretary Matt Hancock on the London Underground.Geza Tarjanyi, from Leyland,...
