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A new plan which would make harassing someone on the basis of their sex a specific criminal offence is now one step closer to becoming law (Photos: Adobe Stock)

Plan to make sex-based harassment a specific offence clears Commons

Boris Johnson’s political future is hanging in the balance as he awaits the verdict of the Privileges Committee, which has been tasked with deciding whether he lied to Parliament over the partygate scandal. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

What happens next in the Boris Johnson partygate probe?

Boris Johnson has insisted he did not deliberately mislead Parliament over lockdown rule breaches at Downing Street. Credit: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld

What were the Covid rules when Boris Johnson attended No 10 parties?

Former prime minister Boris Johnson leaves his home in London. Mr Johnson will give evidence as to whether he knowingly misled Parliament over partygate at a hearing of the Commons Privileges Committee in Portcullis House in central London. Picture date: Wednesday March 22, 2023. Credit: PA

What punishment Boris Johnson could face after Partygate inquiry

Smoking is now at least 15% more expensive following Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget 2023 - Credit: Adobe

Bad news for smokers: Cigarettes now cost more than ever

Photo dated 13/11/20 issued by the House of Commons showing then prime minister Boris Johnson at a leaving gathering in the vestibule of the Press Office of 10 Downing Street, London. Credit: PA

Date set for Boris Johnson’s live grilling over Partygate

Jeremy Hunt will give his Spring Budget 2023 speech on Wednesday (images: PA/Getty Images/ Adobe)

Jeremy Hunt Spring Budget preview - 9 things to expect from speech

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Home Secretary Suella Braverman have unveiled a controversial new bill aimed at stopping illegal migrants across the channel (Image: Kim Mogg / NationalWorld / Getty)

PM slams Starmer as 'another leftie lawyer' in way of migrants bill

In pictures obtained by ITV News, Boris Johnson can be seen toasting a drink at an illegal gathering, for which he was not fined by the Met Police. (Credit: ITV)

Partygate rule breaches would have been ‘obvious’ to Boris Johnson

Betty Boothroyd, the first woman to be Speaker of the House of Commons, has died, according to current Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who said she was "one of a kind". Issue date: Monday February 27, 2023.

First woman Speaker of the House Betty Boothroyd dies aged 93

Matt Hancock has launched his own TV company, Greenhazel

Matt Hancock sets up TV company following I’m A Celeb stint

Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper have been Labour Party colleagues as well as husband and wife (image: Getty Images)

Ed Balls reveals he is sharing house with Ukrainian refugee family

Suella Bravermna was forced to break her silence on a number of matters, after being criticised for sensitive email security breaches and her handling of migrant Channel crossings. (Credit: Getty Images

Braverman defends migration handling amid overcrowding in centres

Home Secretary Suella Braverman is under fire for breaking the ministerial code and her migrant centre policy. Credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Politics: Braverman says ‘stop pretending’ all migrants are refugees

Guia, a Labrador rescued from Ecuador, waits outside a polling station in 2017 (Photo: Anthony Devlin/Getty Images)

General Election: when could the next UK vote be?

How Prime Minister Liz Truss voted in Labour bid to ban fracking

Suella Braverman is no longer the Home Secretary. Credit: PA

Suella Braverman out as Home Secretary as Tory party chaos continues

Former Health and Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, was made Chancellor of the Exchequer by PM Liz Truss after she sacked Kwasi Kwarteng from the role

Live Politics: Hunt addresses Commons after Truss misses urgent question

Corporation tax is a major source of money for the Treasury but Conservatives argue it harms the UK’s attractiveness to businesses (image: AFP/Getty Images)

Corporation tax explained as Jeremy Hunt confirms government u-turn

Liz Truss is set to speak at Conservative Party Conference having had her premiership deeply damaged in recent days (image: Getty Images)

Liz Truss speech: when PM will address Conservative Party Conference

There are six recesses in the Parliamentary year, with the UK government currently off for the conference break(Pic: Getty Images)

When will Parliament be recalled and why are they on a break?

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced cuts to income tax and a reverse to the National Insurance hike. Credit: Mark Hall / NationalWorld

What has Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced in the mini budget?

Kwasi Kwarteng has scrapped the top rate of income tax (Photo: PA)

Kwasi Kwarteng axes 45% top rate of income tax in mini budget

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng will deliver a mini budget today (Photo: Getty Images)

Chancellor to deliver mini budget ‘focused on growth’ to boost economy

Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, and Britain ‘s Prime Minister Liz Truss (Getty Images)

When does parliament resume following death of Queen Elizabeth II?

MPs will spend five days in Parliament between 21 July and 17 October

British Labour Party MP Nick Brown (Getty Images)

Nick Brown has been suspended from the Labour Party

How much an energy price cap freeze could save you

Sir Ian Duncan Smith has said he was offered the role, but turned it down (Pic: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg)

What does leader of the commons do? Penny Mordaunt’s role under new PM

Handout photo taken with permission from the twitter feed of Extinction Rebellion of protesters who have superglued themselves around the Speaker's chair in the House of Commons chamber, as they call for a Citizen's Assembly. Picture date: Friday September 2, 2022.

Extinction Rebellion have superglued themselves to part of Parliament

Labour says Parliament must be recalled to deal with the cost of living crisis.

Labour says Parliament must be recalled amidst cost of living crisis

Boris Johnson will today face a vote of no confidence

Boris Johnson’s government faces no confidence vote