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The prime minister has awarded seven peerages and more than a dozen other gongs to allies

She started her working life as a nurse before pursuing a career in business.

The former Culture Secretary, who has been an MP since 2005, released a bombshell statement today saying she would quit with immediate effect - triggering a by-election in an act of revenge against Rishi Sunak

MP Gavin Robinson said there was "no point asking now, or continuing to ask in a couple of hours, or anybody else enquiring"

Joanna Cherry said she does not see 'what the SNP would have to lose' from the former first minister’s proposal.

Figures including Paddy Tipping have already said they want to be Labour's candidate

Former leader Adam Price stepped down in May after a report found a culture of harassment within the party

The former culture secretary said it is time for "someone younger to take the reins"

Lynton Crosby, the Australian political strategist who has run multiple general election campaigns for the Conservatives, is a font of striking sayings. From the ‘dead cat strategy’ (see Michael Fallon) to the idea you ‘can’t fatten a pig on market day’. But right now, it’s all about another of his…

The East Belfast MP defeated Ulster Bann MLA Jonathan Buckley in the vote of party MPs and MLAs

The Conservative stalwart, who unleashed devastating austerity cuts in 2010, told a Tory event: 'We are in charge of our country’s destiny and we should stop blaming others if we don’t get things right'