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Backbench Conservative MPs have rejected accusations by the Home Secretary that rebels including Michael Gove had staged a coup against the government over initial plans to scrap the 45p tax rate.
A pioneering ethnic minority women’s organisation is giving a “ray of hope” to survivors of honour-based abuse.
The pandemic has revealed the devastating and real extent of honour-based violence in the UK, according to the founder of a leading charity which supports survivors.
When Nadine Dorries became Culture Secretary, she probably didn’t imagine she would soon be dropping her first rap on TikTok. Zoe Crowther explores MPs’ relationship with social’s fastest growing platform.
Leading historian and the biographer of a string of recent Prime Ministers Sir Anthony Seldon has predicted a less than prosperous trajectory for Boris Johnson's future in Number 10.
Foreign secretary Liz Truss has defended the controversial Northern Ireland Protocol Bill as MPs prepare to vote on scrapping parts of the Brexit trade agreement, but said negotiation with the EU would be preferred.
Conservative MPs are coming forward to deny they are going to defect to Labour, as questions surrounding Boris Johnson’s leadership continue in the fallout of last week’s by-elections.
Lord Baker, a former cabinet minister and Conservative Party Chairman, has accused the Prime Minister of neglecting the needs of Conservative voters, and that rural Tories could turn against him in the next general election.
The Conservative Party’s double by-election defeat could spell trouble for the Prime Minister and other senior Tories whose own seats hang in the balance.
Having left their homes and families behind, millions of Ukrainian refugees have had to start afresh in strange, new surroundings across the world – and some are sharing every step of their journey on social media for others to see.
The menopause is universal, but the shortage of HRT is a uniquely British problem.
This year’s local elections have been largely described as a ‘disaster’ for the Conservatives and the ‘blue wall’ stronghold shows signs of crumbling in many cabinet ministers’ constituencies.
Along with five other speakers from British Overseas Territories (BOTs), White joined Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle at a conference in Westminster earlier this month to discuss their nations’ constitutional relationship with the United Kingdom.
Voters up and down the UK are today deciding who will run their councils, but some areas have more seats up for grabs than others in these local elections.
Council tax will increase for most UK households this month, but some residents will continue to pay much more than others.
Labour shadow cabinet ministers visited Tooting Market on International Women’s Day to champion the importance of women-led businesses and call for the government to do more to support them.
To mark International Women’s Day, two Labour shadow cabinet ministers visited Tooting Market to discuss the challenges faced by women and female-led businesses.
The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) could be extended to cover all the Greater London boroughs and the commuter belt in 2023.
The Light Festival at Battersea Power Station has returned to Nine Elms, featuring the work of artists from across the globe.
Politicians across south west London are calling for PM Boris Johnson to resign after he admitted attending a ‘bring your own booze’ party during lockdown.
