We speak to the TUC General Secretary Frances O'Grady - and begin by putting it to her that Jeremy Hunt simply had no choice but to act to placate the markets.

With all the drama of soggy bottoms, fallen souffles and underbaked sponges - Bake Off the Musical is heading for London's West End. 

We’re joined from Westminster by the author of the government-commissioned National Food Strategy and co-founder of Chefs in Schools, Henry Dimbleby.

More than 80 percent of teachers say primary school children are coming to class hungry - leaving them anxious, struggling to concentrate, with some even stealing snacks from classmates to get by. 

We're joined by Tobias Ellwood, chair of the Defence Select Committee and Conservative MP for Bournemouth East.

The chancellor is promising us more "eye watering" decisions on government spending and taxes as part of his mission to get the public finances back on track.

As one Tory MP wrote this afternoon in what seemed a very thinly veiled metaphor: putting a dumpster fire out may be messy, but it's better to put it out quickly.

An economic crisis cooked up here in Downing Street provided Nicola Sturgeon with an ideal backdrop as she set out her economic plan for an independent Scotland. Unveiling the 108-page document, the first minister said splitting from the UK would bri...

The new Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley came into the job five weeks ago with a promise to restore faith in the UK’s largest police force. Today, after a damning report found systemic failings in how the Met handles misconduct allegatio...

Each time the Met Police fails in its duties, there are consequences – and sometimes they’re devastating. In July last year, a member of the public became concerned about the welfare of a woman, who they’d spotted alone in a park la...

We spoke to the Conservative MP Philip Dunne and began by asking whether he agrees with his colleague, Crispin Blunt, that it's time for Liz Truss to resign.

The game is up for Liz Truss, that's the verdict of one former Tory minister and not the message the prime minister will want to hear, hours before the markets open in Asia. 

We spoke to Conservative MP Richard Graham, who's a member of the backbench 1922 committee executive. 

Following our exclusive poll yesterday showing just how low support for Liz Truss has sunk, even among Tory voters, more than half thought she should resign.

On his first full day in office, the new Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has admitted that 'mistakes were made' in the Government's economic strategy. as he warned of "difficult decisions" to come, including some tax rises and cuts in public spending.