Council elections will take place on Thursday.

Michelle Donelan says it is better to encourage female candidates to get into parliament ‘on merit’

All-women shortlists ‘demeaning’ to female candidates, says government minister

The former justice minister said his time in parliament had become ‘increasingly tumultuous’.

The number of patients receiving treatment for the disease has also risen.

Updating its figures for Sunday, the Ministry of Defence confirmed 254 migrants were detected in small boats.

Jo Cullimore has spent a decade helping children from the town of Borodyanka in northern Ukraine.

Crispin Blunt’s departure will spark battle for safe Tory seat at next general election

Locally-produced renewables ‘key’ to helping energy crisis, Tory MP says

Even as anger rises over Partygate, the Conservatives sense a once-unthinkable council coup may be possible on Wearside

Senior Tory MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith called on the Spanish government to fulfil its side of the agreement

Senior Tory MP Sir Iain Duncan Smith called on the Spanish government to fulfil its side of the agreement

Government’s ‘anti-woke agenda’ has helped fuel rise in misogynistic behaviour in parliament, says Dame Margaret Hodge

The young royal was snapped by the Duchess of Cambridge in Norfolk this weekend.

There have been warnings of cancelled holidays due to delays in processing applications.

Government spokesperson calls crossings ‘overt abuse of our immigration law’

A lack of candidates means the outcome of some ballots has been decided by default.

Health reports are a major focus for the nation’s papers on Monday.

Former offenders held their first pop-up this month in east London

Liberal Democrats have called for a sewage tax on water companies’ profits to clean up coastlines, rivers and lakes

Tories are the sole right-of-centre party facing three ‘progressive’ choices in more than four out of 10 contests in England

Lawyers warn move will be ‘counter-productive’ in tackling Covid logjam

Javier Figueroa said the islands’ sovereignty remains an issue of ‘huge visibility in public opinion and the ruling class’.

The findings of the survey will be presented in a Channel 4 documentary on Monday.

But the move has been branded ‘counter-productive’ by lawyers.

In additional the Department for Education will share data on schools’ use of the scheme with Ofsted.

The brewing giant said that 660 pubs will be upgraded as part of the move.

The Prime Minister reportedly told officials to revive the previously mooted plans in the last fortnight.

‘Dental deserts’ are reportedly forming across England, making it more difficult for patients to get check-ups or have tooth problems treated.

Formal identification of pair is yet to be carried out, police say

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace sounded the alarm over a real-terms cut in security spending in a letter according to The Sun.

Cabinet minister Kwasi Kwarteng blames misconduct in Westminster on ‘bad apples’

Exclusive: Government must bring in law to tackle oligarchs’ London ‘enablers’, says Bill Browder

The leaders of the five largest parties in Northern Ireland participated in the UTV Election Debate show.

The collision happened on the eastbound M4 near Heathrow Airport.

Witnesses reportedly saw large groups being brought ashore by UK Border Force officials on Sunday.

Thousands of people of all ages took part in the first Westminster Mile event for two years.

Exclusive: Demand follows revelations in The Independent about non-dom status of chancellor’s wife

Asda boss warns government has been ‘slow’ to react to rising prices

Man arrested on charges including dangerous driving

Post-mortem examination finds 33-year-old died of head injuries

Kwasi Kwarteng said the problem is a ‘really intense environment, there are long hours’ after a series of scandals in Parliament.

A petition urging the release of father-of-two Jim Fitton has received more than 97,000 signatures in the three days since it was launched.

Ms Kenyon, 33, from Padiham, Burnley, was last seen on Friday April 22.

Sue Gray report delayed until after Metropolitan Police inquiries complete

Claim seen as reflection of worries that traditional Conservative voters flirting with switch to Lib Dems

On Monday, Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan.

PM is ‘right man’ to lead Tories into next general election, says Kwasi Kwarteng

The collision happened in Peacehaven, East Sussex, at just after 11.10pm on Saturday.

‘I never felt I was able to report it’: MP did not raise complaints for fear of becoming ‘part of the story’

Qari Asim said many traditions which were ‘sorely missed’ over the last two years will finally return.

The First Minister was asked about sexual misconduct claims within her own party.

Campaigners welcomed on doorstep in Labour stronghold South Shields as internal polls predict party will make large gains across the country

‘Fish rots from the head’: Labour leader says misbehaving MPs cannot hide behind excuse of work pressure and long hours

The pair reunited at the home of Rend Platings in Cambridge on Sunday.

Anna Ermakova said she wrote a letter to the judge, expressing concerns that her 12-year-old half-brother will have no father figure.

Former PM Sir Tony Blair has endorsed the party’s current leader ahead of the local elections.

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said Boris Johnson’s leadership is not ‘at threat at all’.

Airdrie and Shotts MP Anum Qaisar made the revelation after Tory Neil Parish resigned after admitting that he had been watching porn in the Commons.

Airdrie and Shotts MP Anum Qaisar made the revelation after Neil Parish resigned as Tory MP

The claims from Conservative chair Oliver Dowden were branded ‘pretty desperate’ by Sir Ed Davey.

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng voiced vehement opposition after Chancellor Rishi Sunak raised the possibility.

The Alliance Party leader said ‘no-one is losing sleep’ over the consequences of the Northern Ireland Protocol.