Sam Merriman

The Communities Secretary said she cannot give up smoking e-cigarettes despite trying to quit because her nicotine addiction has led her to a 'lifetime of purgatory'.

Angela Rayner has admitted that she still vapes and her children are ‘disgusted' by her habit – on the same day she launched a crackdown on vape shops.

Sam Merriman, Political Correspondent The cost to the public of paying wind farms to switch off when the national grid can't cope has reached £1billion this year in record time.

The cost comes from paying wind farms in remote areas to turn off when they are generating too much power to be transported - while also paying gas power plants near cities to cover for this.

One in every £5 of tax paid by future generations is set to be swallowed up by interest on government debt, according to new analysis by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).

Andy Burnham 's favourite think tank has warned that the Government is building up a mountain of debt to hand over to the next generation.

Andy Burnham's vow to bring down the cost of living was in tatters yesterday after the water regulator announced bills will rise again for more than 30million people.

Millions of people have been told their water bills will be hiked – in the midst of mass hosepipe bans and with three quarters of the country in drought.

Thousands of prison cells are lying empty even though Labour is releasing criminals early to tackle overcrowding.

Thousands of prison cells are lying empty even though Labour is releasing criminals early to tackle overcrowding.