PM wrong to attend lockdown party, says Grant Shapps
But the transport secretary says Boris Johnson did not intend to break Covid laws and should stay on....
Nursing and teaching bodies complain about MP’s lockdown drink comments
Michael Fabricant’s claim nurses and teachers would drink in staff rooms is demoralising, union says....
Sir David Amess murder: Ali Harbi Ali given whole-life sentence
The MP’s family say it breaks their hearts he would have “greeted the murderer with a smile of friendship”....
Grant Shapps: PM is mortified over party fines
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says he feels the same anger as the public about lockdown parties in Downing Street....
Soaring petrol costs drive UK inflation to 30-year high
Prices went up by 7% in the 12 months to March, as food and fuel costs continued to climb....
Chris Mason appointed new BBC political editor
He replaces Laura Kuenssberg, who is taking over from Andrew Marr on BBC One’s Sunday morning show....
Crispin Blunt apologises for defending sex offender MP Imran Ahmad Khan
The former Tory minister had called Imran Khan’s sex assault conviction “a miscarriage of justice”....
MP Jess Phillips shocked Sir David Amess’ killer considered her as target
The Birmingham Yardley MP found out Ali Harbi Ali researched her when he was convicted....
TUC: Frances O’Grady to quit as leader after nine years
Frances O’Grady said leading the trade union group had been the “greatest honour” of her life....
Rape prosecution plan lacks ambition, say MPs
MPs say there is little belief the government will reverse the “shocking” collapse in prosecutions....