The Conservative Party leadership contender claimed serving burgers and cleaning toilets alongside single parents at the fast-food chain gave her ‘humility’

Rachel Reeves pipped her to the grace-and-favour residence and the deputy prime minister’s allies fear that it is one of many signs she is being sidelined

Labour’s ‘pitifully paid’ special advisers are involved in a vicious briefing war against Keir Starmer’s chief of staff after learning of her £170,000 salary

The Labour chief of staff receives a wage of £170,000 — £3,000 higher than the prime minister — despite being accused of cutting the salaries of other special advisers

Ten years after the Scottish referendum, young voters still see independence as an expression of identity and belonging

The failure to exclude shipbuilding from trade rules means costs are set to hit £300m, while the setbacks will make rescue operations in the Channel harder

Apparent success of Davey’s stunts only deepens Lib Dem misunderstanding of their fortunes

Members of Aslef union vote in favour of three-year offer worth about £9,000 to most drivers

The health secretary has suggested that others will pay for the £22 billion black hole in public finances — not only those who will lose the winter fuel payment

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