The Latest Breaking News from Edward Heath

The last few years of drama at Westminster have set the bar pretty high for shock and surprise, but the sudden departure from government of Sue Gray, second permanent secretary to the Cabinet Office, and her proposed appointment as chief of staff to the leader of the Labour Party really…

Busy and diligent Labour MP disappointed in his hopes of becoming sports minister under Tony Blair

It also has a self-healing fuel tank and a tamper-proof exhaust

A reckless dash for growth is nothing new. Ted Heath’s chancellor Anthony Barber tried one in 1971, but it didn’t turn out well

Queen Elizabeth shared warm relationships with many US presidents

The monarch got on well with most of her premiers so why did she clash with her longest-serving prime minister, asked the Observer’s political editor in 1988

The Government is pressing ahead with the energy plan while parliament is postponed

She succeeded to the throne in 1952 when Winston Churchill was running the country

The Queen held weekly meetings with the prime minister of the time throughout her long reign.