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How did my MP vote on Suella Braverman’s Illegal Migration Bill?

What is a freeport? New UK economic zones explained (image: AFP/Getty Images)
What is a freeport? New UK economic zones explained (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer Freeports explained - how tax break hubs work and where they’ll be

Karren Brady is a judge on hit BBC TV series The Apprentice (image: PA)
Karren Brady is a judge on hit BBC TV series The Apprentice (image: PA)

Karren Brady’s career explained - how The Apprentice judge got rich

A government adviser on food issues has quit the role after five years, hitting out at the failure of the Conservative Party to rein in the junk food industry. Photos: Adobe Stock
A government adviser on food issues has quit the role after five years, hitting out at the failure of the Conservative Party to rein in the junk food industry. Photos: Adobe Stock

Food tsar blames Tory inaction on obesity as he quits

A recession is forecast in 2023 (image: NationalWorld)
A recession is forecast in 2023 (image: NationalWorld)

Explainer Recessions explained after OBR reveals UK economy will shrink in 2023

Latest date next general election could be held is in January 2025

Matt Hancock is separated from his wife of 15 years Martha (image: Getty Images)
Matt Hancock is separated from his wife of 15 years Martha (image: Getty Images)

Matt Hancock’s marital status explained after Covid affair with aide

Lee Anderson has been criticised for his ‘crass’ comments on food banks (Photo: UK Parliament)
Lee Anderson has been criticised for his ‘crass’ comments on food banks (Photo: UK Parliament)

Tory Deputy Chairman says food bank users ‘can’t cook or budget’

The death penalty was abolished in the UK in 1969 (Photo: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)
The death penalty was abolished in the UK in 1969 (Photo: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

Death penalty history explained after Tory MP speaks out in support

Lucy Frazer has been a Conservative MP since 2015 (image: PA)
Lucy Frazer has been a Conservative MP since 2015 (image: PA)

Explainer Who is Lucy Frazer? New Culture Secretary’s career explained

Prime Minister Liz Truss, who said on three separate occasions she would do all she could to save Doncaster Sheffield Airport, has now distanced herself from the issue.
Prime Minister Liz Truss, who said on three separate occasions she would do all she could to save Doncaster Sheffield Airport, has now distanced herself from the issue.

How long was Liz Truss Prime Minister? Ex-PM makes politics comeback

Rishi Sunak faces a big challenge to win a majority at the next general election.
Rishi Sunak faces a big challenge to win a majority at the next general election.

Analysis John Curtice on Sunak’s chances of winning next election

Here’s how Nadhim Zahawi’s tax scandal unfolded - from the initial investigations by HMRC and the National Crime Agency, all the way to his sacking by Prime Rishi Sunak. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld
Here’s how Nadhim Zahawi’s tax scandal unfolded - from the initial investigations by HMRC and the National Crime Agency, all the way to his sacking by Prime Rishi Sunak. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

Explainer Full timeline of Nadhim Zahawi tax scandal - and who knew what when

The UK government borrows money to fund public spending (image: Getty Images)
The UK government borrows money to fund public spending (image: Getty Images)

How government borrowing works - deficit and debt explained

Nadhim Zahawi is facing calls to resign over his tax affairs (image: AFP/Getty Images)
Nadhim Zahawi is facing calls to resign over his tax affairs (image: AFP/Getty Images)

How capital gains tax works amid Nadhim Zahawi row

Explainer Nadhim Zahawi under pressure after admitting ‘careless’ tax error

Boris Johnson opened himself up to a potential conflict of interest while Prime Minister, according to newspaper reports (image: AFP/Getty Images)
Boris Johnson opened himself up to a potential conflict of interest while Prime Minister, according to newspaper reports (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Explainer Boris Johnson’s ‘£800k credit facility’ explained - why it matters

Levelling up: England’s most deprived areas that did not win funding

Rishi Sunak met with crypto firm fined $50m in money laundering probe

Conservative MP loses whip over ‘wholly irresponsible’ Covid tweet

Boris Johnson was edited out of a photo tweeted by Grant Shapps (images: Getty Images)
Boris Johnson was edited out of a photo tweeted by Grant Shapps (images: Getty Images)

Grant Shapps photoshop gaffe explained: did he edit Boris Johnson out?

Simon Pegg criticised Rishi Sunak in a foul-mouthed rant on social media. (Credit: Getty Images)
Simon Pegg criticised Rishi Sunak in a foul-mouthed rant on social media. (Credit: Getty Images)

Actor Simon Pegg criticises Rishi Sunak over maths plan

Priti Patel has been criticised for her Christmas card which depicts her as a fairy gifting her controversial Rwanda policy. (Credit: Twitter)
Priti Patel has been criticised for her Christmas card which depicts her as a fairy gifting her controversial Rwanda policy. (Credit: Twitter)

Priti Patel criticised for Christmas card featuring Rwanda policy

Boris Johnson addresses the nation as he announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street
Boris Johnson addresses the nation as he announces his resignation outside 10 Downing Street

Is Boris Johnson standing at next general election?

Rishi Sunak is seeking to take a ‘robustly pragmatic’ approach to China (image: Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak is seeking to take a ‘robustly pragmatic’ approach to China (image: Getty Images)

Explainer Rishi Sunak China speech: what PM said about UK foreign policy

Matt Hancock could be earning as much as £350,000 on I’m a Celebrity
Matt Hancock could be earning as much as £350,000 on I’m a Celebrity

How much Matt Hancock was paid as an MP while on I’m a Celeb

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab is set to be investigated after complaints were made over his behaviour. (Credit: Getty Images)
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab is set to be investigated after complaints were made over his behaviour. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Investigator could look beyond formal complaints against Dominic Raab

Downing Street has denied reports that the UK is considering a Swiss-style relationship with the EU post-Brexit. Credit: Getty Images
Downing Street has denied reports that the UK is considering a Swiss-style relationship with the EU post-Brexit. Credit: Getty Images

Government denies UK is considering Swiss-style links with EU

Jeremy Hunt delivered his Autumn Statement to the Commons (Image: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)
Jeremy Hunt delivered his Autumn Statement to the Commons (Image: Mark Hall / NationalWorld)

Economists and experts react to Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement

Pensioners will see the triple lock return from April 2023 (image: Adobe)
Pensioners will see the triple lock return from April 2023 (image: Adobe)

How the pension triple lock works and what’s happening to it

Martha Millar, then wife of Matt Hancock, arrives home in June 2021 (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)
Martha Millar, then wife of Matt Hancock, arrives home in June 2021 (Photo: Hollie Adams/Getty Images)

Matt Hancock caused mass suffering - spare a thought for his ex-wife

Exclusive: government met with Chinese-owned Nexperia in 2020

Jeremy Hunt replaced Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor of the Exchequer on 14 October (image: Getty Images)
Jeremy Hunt replaced Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor of the Exchequer on 14 October (image: Getty Images)

Jeremy Hunt’s budget - what time is autumn statement and OBR briefing

How does the UK cost of living crisis compare to those in Europe? (Images: Getty Images/Adobe/PA)
How does the UK cost of living crisis compare to those in Europe? (Images: Getty Images/Adobe/PA)

How the UK inflation rate compares to Europe - explained

Former Cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt is MP for South West Surrey where he has a majority of 8,817.
Former Cabinet minister Jeremy Hunt is MP for South West Surrey where he has a majority of 8,817.

How long has Jeremy Hunt been chancellor for? Who did he replace?

Boy George is angry at Matt Hancock for the Covid-19 pandemic (image: Getty Images)
Boy George is angry at Matt Hancock for the Covid-19 pandemic (image: Getty Images)

I’m a Celeb: Boy George considers quitting due to Matt Hancock arrival

Meeting between minister and lobbyist removed from transparency data

The Prime Minister has said he is “very disappointed” in Matt Hancock (Photo: Getty Images)
The Prime Minister has said he is “very disappointed” in Matt Hancock (Photo: Getty Images)

Sunak ‘very disappointed’ in Hancock for joining I’m A Celeb cast

The former Health Secretary has been suspended from the parliamentary Conservative Party for joining the ITV show (Photo: Getty Images)
The former Health Secretary has been suspended from the parliamentary Conservative Party for joining the ITV show (Photo: Getty Images)

‘I haven’t lost my marbles’: Hancock defends joining I’m A Celebrity

Tory MP and ardent Brexit supporter Mark Francois is the chairman of the highly influential European Research Group. (Credit: Getty Images)
Tory MP and ardent Brexit supporter Mark Francois is the chairman of the highly influential European Research Group. (Credit: Getty Images)

European Research Group’s influence on the Tory party explained

Rishi Sunak is elected leader of the Conservative Party and next Prime Minister. Credit: Mark Hall
Rishi Sunak is elected leader of the Conservative Party and next Prime Minister. Credit: Mark Hall

Rishi Sunak will be UK’s next Prime Minister after Mordaunt pulls out

Chris Bryant is an authority on Parliamentary procedure (image: Getty Images)
Chris Bryant is an authority on Parliamentary procedure (image: Getty Images)

Labour MP accuses Conservatives of ‘banana republic’ leadership race

Rishi Sunak leaves his home on 24 October (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak leaves his home on 24 October (Photo: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak is one of the richest British Prime Ministers ever

Rishi Sunak married Akshata Murthy in 2009 (image: PA)
Rishi Sunak married Akshata Murthy in 2009 (image: PA)

Akshata Murty: who is Rishi Sunak’s wife and non dom status explained

Rishi Sunak will be the next UK prime minister after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest - but how many votes did he get? (Image: NationalWorld/Mark Hall)
Rishi Sunak will be the next UK prime minister after winning the Conservative Party leadership contest - but how many votes did he get? (Image: NationalWorld/Mark Hall)

Who did my MP back for the Tory party leadership?

Rishi Sunak is fighting for his political future after revelations about his family’s tax affairs and him holding a US green card while in office (image: Adobe/Getty Images)
Rishi Sunak is fighting for his political future after revelations about his family’s tax affairs and him holding a US green card while in office (image: Adobe/Getty Images)

Rishi Sunak tax scandal: green card and non dom controversy explained

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Gatwick Airport in London, after travelling on a flight from the Caribbean, following the resignation of Liz Truss as Prime Minister.
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Gatwick Airport in London, after travelling on a flight from the Caribbean, following the resignation of Liz Truss as Prime Minister.

Boris Johnson’s statement in full as he drops out of race to be PM

Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson

Boris Johnson explains why he is not standing for Prime Minister again

Clockwise from top left: Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt, and Ben Wallace could all find themselves in No 10 sooner than they had thought (Photos: Getty Images)
Clockwise from top left: Keir Starmer, Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt, and Ben Wallace could all find themselves in No 10 sooner than they had thought (Photos: Getty Images)

Bookies favourites to be next Prime Minister have been revealed

Boris Johnson could be set for a shock return to Number 10 Downing Street (Getty Images)
Boris Johnson could be set for a shock return to Number 10 Downing Street (Getty Images)

‘Only three months ago Boris Johnson… was unfit for office’

Could Boris Johnson be about to make a political comeback?
Could Boris Johnson be about to make a political comeback?

John Curtice: why a Boris comeback could be bad news for Tories

The Conservative Party has embarked on a huge mobilisation to get elderly members’ email addresses, with concerns the online-only vote could “skew the result”.
The Conservative Party has embarked on a huge mobilisation to get elderly members’ email addresses, with concerns the online-only vote could “skew the result”.

Exclusive: Tories launch email taskforce over online vote fears

Protesters stand with placards as they take part in a protest at Victoria Square on the first day of the Conservative Party Conference in October 2022 (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
Protesters stand with placards as they take part in a protest at Victoria Square on the first day of the Conservative Party Conference in October 2022 (Photo: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

A protest calling for a general election will take place in London

Penny Mordaunt is among the front-runners tipped to become the next Prime Minister (Photo: Getty Images)
Penny Mordaunt is among the front-runners tipped to become the next Prime Minister (Photo: Getty Images)

Penny Mordaunt announces Tory leadership bid

Boris Johnson resigned as Prime Minister in July. Credit: Getty Images
Boris Johnson resigned as Prime Minister in July. Credit: Getty Images

Partygate, Pincher and Paterson: why Boris Johnson resigned as PM

Conservative Party chairman, Jake Berry (R) and Chairman of the 1922 Committee, Conservative MP Graham Brady (L) make a statement outside Parliament detailing the rules for the contest to be the next Conservative Party leader (Photo: NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP via Getty Images)
Conservative Party chairman, Jake Berry (R) and Chairman of the 1922 Committee, Conservative MP Graham Brady (L) make a statement outside Parliament detailing the rules for the contest to be the next Conservative Party leader (Photo: NIKLAS HALLE’N/AFP via Getty Images)

Candidates need the backing of 100 MPs in Tory leadership contest