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Gordon Brown is calling for an emergency budget

Families facing ‘financial timebomb': Gordon Brown calls for emergency budget in cost of living crisis

7 hours ago

Jacob Rees-Mogg has called for a review of 'flexitime' Whitehall working arrangements

Rees-Mogg demands probe into civil servants on ‘flexitime’ deals

10 hours ago

Mr Sunak said he wants 'a tougher approach to university degrees that saddle students with debt, without improving their earning potential'

Rishi Sunak wants to phase out degrees that do not improve ‘earning potential’

1 day ago

Eco protesters crashed the event.

Truss hits back at 'militant activists' after eco mob crash hustings

2 days ago

A new video has emerged of Rishi Sunak appearing to brag about diverting funding from "deprived urban areas" at a Conservative Party leadership campaign event on July 29, 2022 in Tunbridge Wells.

Fury as video shows Rishi boasting about taking money from 'deprived urban areas' for wealthy towns

2 days ago

Migrants convicted of criminal offences will be required to scan their faces with smartwatches under Home Office plans

Facial recognition smartwatches to be used to monitor foreign offenders in UK

2 days ago

Keir Starmer broke MP's conduct rules after he failed to register a range of gifts including football and food festival tickets

Keir Starmer breached code of conduct after failing to register football and food festival tickets

3 days ago

The Bank of England is hiking interest rates to tackle soaring inflation

What the Bank of England's interest rate hike could mean for you and your money

3 days ago

Grant Shapps threatens Just Stop Oil protesters with prison

Grant Shapps threatens prison to Just Stop Oil protesters who block M25

4 days ago

Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are facing off in the Tory leadership race

Tory leadership vote delayed by 'hacking fears'

5 days ago

Liz Truss has widened her lead over rival Rishi Sunak.

Liz Truss widens Tory lead over Rishi Sunak despite U-turn over civil service pay cuts

5 days ago

Liz Truss reversed her position on public sector pay

Liz Truss rapidly U-turns on £9bn public sector pay cut after rivals tear plans to shreds

5 days ago

Jacob Rees-Mogg said civil servants had been offered a course on witchcraft

Courses on Check Yo Privilege and witchcraft for civil servants are a waste of time, says JRM

5 days ago

Liz Truss has been criticised for a number of planned changes to the civil service.

Truss' war on civil service: Tory leadership hopeful pledges to cut pay and holiday if she becomes PM

6 days ago

Liz Truss has branded Nicola Sturgeon an "attention seeker".

'Ignore her!': Liz Truss brands Nicola Sturgeon an 'attention seeker' in blistering attack

6 days ago

Penny Mordaunt has announced she is backing Liz Truss

Penny Mordaunt backs Liz Truss as next Prime Minister in blow to Rishi Sunak

6 days ago

Boris Johnson described his removal as a 'stitch-up'

My removal is greatest 'stitch-up' since Bayeux Tapestry, jokes Boris Johnson at wedding party

6 days ago

Nadine Dorries has been told to "wind her neck in" by fellow Conservative ministers

Nadine Dorries shares 'dangerous' mock-up image of Rishi Sunak stabbing Boris in back

Liz Truss has played down her lead over Rishi Sunak in the contest to become PM

Truss plays down lead over Sunak in make-or-break weekend for Tory contest

The Russian ambassador told Tom Swarbrick the row over Boris Johnson's meeting with Lebedev is a "non-story"

Boris Johnson's meeting with Lebedev is a 'non-story', says Russian ambassador

Liz Truss has come under fire over her remarks about her old school

'She's lying through her teeth': Leeds residents blast Truss over tough upbringing claims

Ben Wallace is backing Liz Truss

'Feisty' Truss is my choice for PM, says Ben Wallace as he reveals endorsement

Liz Truss has said single sex toilets should return in schools

Children shouldn't be allowed to make 'irreversible' gender changes, says Truss

Sir Keir Starmer hit back amid the row over the sacking of Sam Tarry

Keir Starmer hits back after sacking shadow minister for making up policy 'on the hoof'

'Totally invented tosh': Nadine Dorries dismisses claims she'd give up her constituency seat for Boris

'Totally invented tosh': Nadine Dorries dismisses claims she'd give up seat for Boris

Rishi Sunak has pledged to make downblousing a criminal offence

Sunak pledges to make downblousing criminal offence in crackdown on sex offenders

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Sam Tarry appeared on the picket line

'Dozens will be sacked': Tarry warns Labour are on 'direct collision course' with unions

Liz Truss has outlined plans to crack down on violence against women and girls

Truss vows to outlaw catcalling and wolf-whistling as part of crackdown on misogyny

Sunak is 'opposed to transparency' over police league table plans, says minister

Sunak is 'opposed to transparency' over police league table plans, says minister

Boris Johnson is believed to be holding a party at Daylesford House

Boris and Carrie 'planning to hold wedding do at billionaire Tory donor's home'

The debate was cancelled after the presenter fainted and collapsed

Tory leadership debate cancelled after presenter Kate McCann faints on air

Simon Clarke has said Rishi Sunak appeared "extremely aggressive"

Rishi Sunak was 'extremely aggressive' as leadership debate began, minister says

Liz Truss has announced a series of measures aimed at preventing trade unions from causing disruption

Truss pledges to stop 'militant action' from trade unions 'paralysing' the economy

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Fire chiefs want people to hold off having barbecues in gardens during the heatwave as they can easily spark large fires

Fire chiefs urge against barbecues in 'tinder dry' gardens as heatwave returns

A picture of the guns was posted on Facebook

Family find Uzi submachine gun and revolver while paddling in London river

Palestinian demonstrators burn tyres as they block the main street near the Hawara checkpoint in protest over Israeli airstrikes

Gaza ceasefire comes into effect after days of violence

70 firefighters were called to tackle the blaze

Firefighters tackle huge blaze behind homes near Heathrow Airport

A passer-by was killed at the castle in the Netherlands after being hit by a stray hammer from a Highland Games event (file image)

Man dies after being hit by stray hammer 'that flew over hedge' at Highland games tournament
Owami Davies has been missing for a month and several arrests have been made

Fifth arrest as police continue to investigate disappearance of student nurse Owami Davies

George Eustice spoke amid a prolonged dry spell

Impose more hosepipe bans, environment sec urges ahead of mid-30C temperatures

Archie Battersbee died after a series of legal fights to keep him on life support and moved to a hospice

Archie Battersbee's family says they were 'backed into corner by the system' and 'stripped of their rights'
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A leaked military document suggests just under 40% of migrant crossings in June and early July came from Albania

'Can't be tolerated': Four in ten migrants 'came from peaceful Albania instead of war-torn nations' says report