The Latest Breaking News from Boris Johnson

Scrapping planned hike could cost around £16 billion

It is estimated that waiting staff miss out on £2,000 a year in tips, with the problem getting worse during the Covid crisis because of the move to a cashless society

He has said he will remain as caretaker Prime Minister until a new leader of the Tory party is chosen by September 5

Italy is entering five days of political and financial uncertainty after the 5-Star Movement sparked a government crisis by withholding support on a government-sponsored bill

A committee of lawmakers has requested diaries, emails, photos and mobile phone messages from Boris Johnson's office as part of an inquiry into whether the prime minister misled parliament over COVID-19 lockdown-breaking events in Downing Street.

The Commons Privileges Committee wants to see WhatApps and other pieces of evidence from the Prime Minister.

Climate experts, business leaders and senior Tories stress need to protect policy, as several candidates express scepticism

12 years of Tory rule have also shredded the safety nets on which people used to rely. At the same time they have turned the screws on the unions and failed to deliver on their promises to improve employment rights. Here's 50 reasons the patience of workers has finally snapped

A second round of voting among Conservative MPs has whittled the candidates in the running to replace Boris Johnson as leader down to five. Rishi Sunak, the former chancellor, finished top with the votes of 101 Tory MPs, Penny Mordaunt, the international trade secretary, was second with 81, and the…