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Boris Johnson has now been in office longer than Theresa May, but how will he be remembered in comparison?  The Telegraph’s Gordon Rayner analyses the premierships of the two leaders, who have regularly clashed horns and barely concealed their contempt for one another.  Whether you love him or hate him, …

More details for how the £400 energy payment will be paid have been confirmed following confirmation by the Government that the scheme would go ahead. Officials confirmed on Friday, July 29, that the £400 energy payments would be paid to all households this winter as part of Energy Bills Support …

Sir Iain, who is backing Ms Truss, said the electronic ballots are “just ludicrous”, adding: “It is complex and will lead to all sorts of challenges, no one will know whether someone voted or did it for them. There hasn’t been a dry run – these things are really complex. …

Exclusive: Rail strikes are due to cripple much of the network for three days next week. Wales Trades Union Congress President Brendan Kelly believes the action could – and should – spread to other industries Miners during the 1926 General Strike ( Image: Amberley Books) A top union chief raised …

The decision to sell off the publicly owned broadcaster has sparked fury, with ministers accused of being “un-Conservative” and breaking promises on levelling up Video Loading Video Unavailable The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Jeremy Hunt hits out at plans to privatise Channel 4 Boris Johnson is facing a …

Tory MP Caroline Nokes, chair of the Women and Equalities Committee in Parliament, says the government needs to crack on and criminalise public sexual harassment Tory MP Caroline Nokes writes for the Mirror ( Image: PA) If ever there seemed an appropriate time to make misogyny a hate crime then …

Frustrated Londoners are asking politicians to “fix the broken postal service” as it was found that a third of all UK postcodes affected by Royal Mail delays last Thursday were in London. Royal mail’s website reveals that London has been hit uniquely hard by “Covid-related” closures to post offices and …

The self-isolation period has been discussed a lot in the last couple of days, with Deputy First Minister John Swinney hinting at a cut in Scotland from 10 to seven days, at the First Minister’s latest announcement tomorrow. However, something that is not talked about a lot is the list …

People looking for Covid tests have been warned to expect weeks of disruption after Conservative Health Secretary Sajid Javid warned the system will need to be “constrained” on and off for a fortnight. Boris Johnson had urged people to check their status before Christmas and New Year’s Eve parties, leading …

Royal Mail has started work on a super-sized parcel hub – with the capacity to one day process more than a million items a day. The 840,000 sq ft Midlands parcel hub will be its biggest yet, covering an area the size of more than 10 football pitches and reflecting …