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Former Wilko chair Lisa Wilkinson appearing before the Business and Trade Select Committee in the House of Commons, London answering questions on the subject of the collapse of Wilko. Picture date: Tuesday November 28, 2023.

Watch moment Wilko boss tells MP she has 'let down' staff and shoppers

Channel 4's hit show The Great British Bake Off (Photo: Mark Bourdillon/Love Productions)

Channel 4 commissioning fewer shows during 'really tough year'

Home Secretary James Cleverly arriving in Downing Street, London, for a Cabinet meeting. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

James Cleverly shows callous disregard for ‘levelling up’ - Jayne Dowle

James Cleverly is Home Secretary (Picture: Daniel Leal/AFP via Getty Images)

Home Secretary apologises for using four-letter word to describe fellow MP

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak holds a press conference in Downing Street.

Rishi Sunak promises emergency legislation to get Rwanda flights off by spring

Bradford Council is facing its own financial troubles relating to ballooning costs for children's services.

No solution to 'broken' children's services, MPs warned

King Charles III, wearing the Imperial State Crown and the Robe of State, and Britain's Queen Camilla, wearing the George IV State Diadem, leave after he read the King's Speech in the House of Lords chamber, during the State Opening of Parliament.

Rishi Sunak places tackling crime at the heart of Government agenda

A general view of the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London. PIC: David Mirzoeff/PA Wire

Why the state opening of Parliament will feel like a charade - Andrew Vine

Home Secretary Suella Braverman with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he hosts a policing roundtable at 10 Downing Street, London. Picture: James Manning/PA Wire

King's Speech 2023: What to expect from Rishi Sunak's policies

Xand Van Tulleken and historian Tracy Borman on the show. (Pic credit: Channel 5)

Channel 5 series uncovers Gunpowder Plot set up by Yorkshire soldier Guy Fawkes

Tim Reynard, the creator of “Uprooted”

North Yorkshire set for comedy drama about MPs setting up a new Parliament

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves during a visit to the London Stock Exchange Group, in September, to outline Labour's plans to bring growth and stability back to Britain's economy. Photo: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves on the women who have shaped modern economics

Bibby Stockholm barge used to house asylum seekers

'Huge challenge' over asylum cases backlog, MPs warn

George Jabbour is the councillor for Helmsley & Sinnington.

Tax on second homes in North Yorkshire is needed - George Jabbour

Rishi Sunak and Michael Gove during a visit to a housing development.

Michael Gove: 'Stars are aligned' for drive economic growth in Leeds

Tory MP Peter Bone. Credit: PA

Tory MP 'should be suspended over bullying and sexual misconduct'

Fines to be issued over Covid-19 lockdown-busting Tory HQ party

Fines to be issued over Covid-19 lockdown-busting Tory HQ party

Former SNP MP Dr Lisa Cameron, left, who has defected to the Tories, and SNP leader Humza Yousaf. Credit: PA/Getty

SNP MP defects to Tories after claiming 'toxic and bully treatment'

The protest was one of more than 30 events taking place in Britain – plus two in Spain – on what was dubbed a “Day for Rejoin”. Pictured here is Steve Bray.

Anti-Brexit protester Steve Bray ‘wrestled out’ of Tory conference

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a visit to Wormley Community Centre in Hertfordshire. PIC: Hollie Adams/PA Wire

What happened to honesty, integrity and accountability? - YP Letters

While government announcements were welcomed on Back British Farming Day, more can be done said the NFU.

"What we have is still a million miles away" - NFU on help for farmers
The NFU has welcomed a number of government announcements on farming and growing following Back British Farming Day last week but says that more still needs to be done on the key issue of farm support, with many farmers facing a cash-flow crisis.

Rachel Maclean MP is Minister of State for Housing and Planning. PIC: Parliament

We need to create a stronger, fairer housing market - Rachel Maclean

Dehenna Davison speaking on stage during the Conservative Party annual conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham.

Dehenna Davison quits as levelling up minister because of chronic migrane

A person uses a ticket machine at Waterloo train station in London. PIC: PA

Ticket office closures are about modernising passenger experience - Huw Merriman

An information sign for the Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) on Brownhill Road in Lewisham, south London. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Air pollution is a serious issue that warrants serious debate - YP Letters

Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen at the Teesworks site.

Ben Houchen accused of 'wasting public money' on libel legal advice

Queen Elizabeth II died peacefully in her Platinum Jubilee year at the age of 96. PIC: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

A year on, Queen Elizabeth's example still endures - The Yorkshire Post says

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Michael Gove, Minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, speak to a Trainee Assistant Site Manager during a visit to a Taylor Wimpey housing development. PIC: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Amount of nutrients entering rivers from new homes is small - Michael Gove

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt is due to deliver an Autumn Statement in the new few months

Manufacturing sector downturn highlights economic challenges: Olga Watterich

One in four teachers brought in food for children during the summer term due to welfare concerns, a survey suggests. PIC: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Teachers bringing in food for pupils highlights failure of state - The YP says

Lucy Letby received a rare whole life order after being convicted of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six more while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital neonatal unit between 2015 and 2016.

Criminals must face victims for sentencing after Lucy Letby’s no-show

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan talks to a student who has just received their GCSE results. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Young people need to realise that career paths aren’t linear - Justine Greening
Looking at news reports of students getting their A-level and GCSE results this past fortnight, I recall how easy it is at that age to feel like you should have your whole life mapped out.

'Across the country, prisons are full – dangerously so, some would say'. PIC: PA

Hard to see how prison numbers will come down - Dr Alan Billings

A view of the cooling towers of the Drax coal-fired power station near Selby

Drax set to be probed by MPs over subsidy profiteering allegations

'This country is one of the best in the world for studying in higher education'.

All parts of the higher education sector needs to deliver value - Gillian Keegan

Yorkshire Water is facing questions about its finances.

Yorkshire Water's finances to remain ‘under the spotlight’

Holly Mumby-Croft is the Conservative MP for Scunthorpe. PIC: Parliament

Proposal to close Scunthorpe ticket office is not acceptable - Holly Mumby-Croft

A general view of Yorkshire County Cricket Club's Headingley Stadium in Leeds. PIC: Danny Lawson/PA Wire

How do organisations regain and retain people’s trust? - Dr Alan Billings

Minister for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, delivers a speech on planning reforms at Kings Place in King's Cross, north London. PIC: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Tackling inflation is critical to implementation of housing plan - Michael Gove

Keir Mather. Credit: Getty

Johnny Mercer launches attack on Keir Mather - what was said

Labour’s Keir Mather becomes the UK's youngest MP.

Labour see huge win in Selby as youngest MP elected

Ben Wallace will step down as defence secretary at the next cabinet reshuffle

Ben Wallace to step down as defence secretary

Conservative MP Alan Mak will be back in his home city of York today. Picture: WWW.NK-PHOTOGRAPHY.CO.UK

Tory MP Alan Mak: Going to private school in Yorkshire changed my life

Chris Pincher scandal: Ex-Tory MP faces eight week suspension over groping claims - what did he do?

Chris Pincher scandal: Ex-Tory MP to face eight-week suspension

Boris Johnson giving evidence to the Privileges Committee at the House of Commons, London in March

Tory MPs on Privileges Committee deserve cross-party respect: Andy Brown

Former UK health secretary Sajid Javid

Senior Tory Sajid Javid says MPs £86,000 salary ‘should be doubled’

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

No evidence Boris Johnson knowingly misled Parliament - Yorkshire Post Letters

Several Tory MPs have been outed as trying to prevent a Parliamentary inquiry doing its work in pursuit of the truth regarding Boris Johnson and his deliberate misleading of Parliament (Getty)

Named and shamed Boris Johnson cultists' utter disdain for the integrity of Parl...

Partygate probe: Nadine Dorries and Jacob Rees-Mogg named in privileges committee special report

Privileges committee publishes damning report on Conservative MPs

Sir Greg Knight, who first came to Parliament in 1983 and has represented the seat of East Yorkshire since 2001, this week announced that he will not be seeking re-election.

Greg Knight to stand down at next election

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a PM Connect event at the IKEA distribution centre in Dartford, Kent. PIC: Kin Cheung/PA Wire

Rishi Sunak is the next barrier to integrity in the Commons - YP Letters

The front page of the House of Commons Committee of Privileges report into whether former prime minister Boris Johnson misled Parliament over partygate. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

Why Boris Johnson's political career is not over - Matthew Flinders

The Union flag at the Houses of Parliament. PIC: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Closing the Westminster bars could help achieve better output - YP Letters

I shall not join in the public chorus of "j'accuse!" against Boris Johnson – Yorkshire Post Letters
CREDIT: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

I shall not join in the public chorus of "j'accuse!" – Yorkshire Post Letters

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Why section 21 could have a dire effect on student lets in Yorkshire

Boris Johnson makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street, London, before resigning as Prime Minister on September 6, 2022. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire.

Sunak should boot Boris Johnson out of the Conservative Party - Andrew Vine

Majority of MPs approve Privileges Committee Boris Johnson Partygate report

Boris Johnson suffers resounding defeat over ‘Partygate’ report

Jacob Rees-Mogg, holds a copy of the House of Commons Committee of Privileges report into whether former prime minister Boris Johnson misled Parliament over partygate. PIC: James Manning/PA Wire

What brought Boris Johnson down wasn’t policy but his conduct - Justine Greening

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak watches an immigration raid in north west London. Picture date: Thursday June 15, 2023. Photo credit should read: Susannah Ireland/PA Wire

Boris Johnson: What happens next?

'Boris Johnson wasn’t “forced” or “kicked out” of Parliament. It was his decision alone.' PIC: PA

Boris Johnson wasn’t forced out of Parliament, he chose to resign - YP Letters