Politics

Labour have held onto their seat in West Lancashire after a by-election was triggered by the resignation of veteran MP Rosie Cooper. Ashley Dalton held the seat for the party with a majority of 8,321 over Conservative candidate Mike Prendergast. Following her victory, Ms Dalton told Sky News that problems within the NHS is one

Teachers in Wales have postponed strikes set to take place next week after a new offer on pay. Members of the National Education Union (NEU) and National Association of Headteachers (NAHT) unions will not be pushing ahead with planned strikes on Tuesday after a revised pay offer from the Welsh government. Wales’s education minister, Jeremy

Boris Johnson has declared a nearly £2.5m advance payment for speaking events, bringing his earning this parliament up to £4.8m. The former PM’s latest update to the MPs’ register of interests showed he received £2,488,387.53 as an advance for speeches arranged via the Harry Walker Agency. The Harry Walker speaking agency has other high-profile clients