All news by author: Mikey Smith

Researchers say the figures show the market-led rollout of charging points is leading to regional inequalities - and called for a publicly owned company to even out the numbers

Game of Thrones star Kit Harrington and comedian Jason Manford sent messages of support as the Labour leader gave a speech to mark the last weekend before the election

Angela Rayner has promised that a Labour government would change the law and destroy illegal off-road dirt bikes and quad bikes caught on the street within 48 hours

Sir Philip Davies, a long-time supporter of the gambling industry, is said to have wagered he'd be defeated in his Shipley seat, where he's defending a 6,242 majority

The disgraced former Labour MP stepped down in 2019 after he was suspended for offering to buy drugs for sex workers and failing to cooperate with an investigation

Nick Mason, the party's chief data officer has been told he's part of the investigation engulfing Mr Sunak's already beleaguered party

Keir Starmer told the Mirror anyone standing for Parliament should make clear that Russia is the aggressor, that Vladimir Putin is to blame - and should stand with Ukraine

The Labour leader spent time with people who came to the UK during the 1970s at a coffee morning in Vauxhall, London to mark Windrush day - and told them he'd speed up compensation claims

Research by the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) found groups as diverse as PwC, Airbus, the Trades Union Council and Greenpeace had all made similar demands in recent months for a thought out plan to create better jobs and increase productivity.

Research found as many as one in four employees has to wait three days before receiving statutory sick pay - and Labour have been setting out how they'd fix that

Go inside the Tory summer party - where wealthy donors paid tens of thousands for privileged access to senior ministers - including Rishi Sunak himself - in a desperate bid to bolster the party's election coffers

Complaints have been made to the Police, parliament authorities and Speaker Lindsay Hoyle over 'thousands and thousands' of letters posted after the election was called

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting - who survived cancer in 2021 - said: "cancer doesn’t discriminate. I’m absolutely determined to make sure that you get cancer treatment fit for a king"

While school rebuilding budgets have been slashed, Winchester College has been building a state-of-the-art sports centre, paid for in part by 'the generosity of Old Wykehamists'

Treasury documents show the penny-pinching Tory upgraded his ministerial baggage with a fresh leather-bound box from official manufacturer Barrow, Hepburn and Gale

The ex-Tory, now standing for Nigel Farage's party, was snapped getting into his silver BMW X5, which had been parked in a disabled space in a car park in Sutton-in-Ashfield

Rishi Sunak faced a rough ride from medics in the audience at the Sky News debate - including one who accused him of "undermining" the NHS at every stage

It came after some people in the audience began to laugh when he mentioned his father was a toolmaker - something he's said on the campaign trail many times.

Leather seats? Check. Fully fitted kitchen? Check. All the Fanta you can drink, chilled to perfection in one of four pull-out fridges? You'd better believe it. Welcome to the Tory General Election Battle Bus.

Analysis by the Liberal Democrats found the former-PM’s departure from No10 cost taxpayers £230,000 in severance payments for sacked ministers

Messages seen by the Mirror reveal not all Tory candidates have always been entirely flattering about the Prime Minister - and some were downright scathing

Leo Docherty is facing a tough local challenge in the General Election - and a local Labour insider said: "He is never seen about and has delivered nothing locally for people."

Daisy Cooper said the Liberal Democrats would scrap severance for disgraced ministers if their party is voted in during the general election on July 4

The Shadow Home Secretary said Labour would take action to end the tide of aggression on frontline staff - and pledged to end the police practice of ignoring shoplifting reports for thefts of under £200

Richard Tice said: "There are millions still sitting on furlough, being paid not to work. Open up, stop furlough." The same year his party claimed more than £60,000 in Covid job retention scheme payments