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An early image of what the Type 31 general purpose frigate could look like. The Type 32 is expected to take inspiration from the Type 31's design. In the most recent National Audit Office report, it was revealed that the MoD is running a near £17bn deficit on its defence equipment plan, with the new entries into the ship-building pipeline being unaffordable by £5.9bn. Photo: BAE Systems

Defence equipment plan has £17bn spending "blackhole"

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

Bay House School pupils with MP Caroline Dinenage. Pic: supplied

Students joined by Gosport MP Caroline Dinenage to celebrate Parliament Week

Dame Caroline Dinenage with teenager Jack Harley

Gosport MP calls for VAT to be removed from sales of defibrillators

Stephen Morgan MP

MP calls for constituents to offer suggestions for Remembrance tribute

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

Stephen Morgan MP has launched his Big Conversation

Off The Fence with Stephen Morgan MP: Unlocking Portsmouth's potential

Chris Packham presented a new documentary this week, pondering whether the campaign influence governments on climate change needs to change (Picture: Rob Parfitt/Channel 4)

TV naturalist fights the law, and the law mainly wins

Frozen in time - a Girl Guides Camping trip in the 1970s

MP ‘deeply concerned’ by Girlguiding plans to shut Hampshire activity centre

Caroline Dineage and Sophie Fairall

Gosport MP pushes Rishi Sunak in PMQs to publish Childhood Cancer Action Plan

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

'No-fault' evictions have accounted for 22,440 repossessions across England and Wales since April 2019

Rising number of rental properties repossessed without explicit reason given

Fratton Railway station. Picture: Habibur Rahman

MP to hold online meeting about planned closure of rail ticket offices
Portsmouth South MP Stephen Morgan wants to hear the concerns of constituents who will be affected by the government’s proposed rail ticket office closures.

Keir Mather. Credit: Getty

Johnny Mercer launches attack on Keir Mather - what was said

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

Ben Wallace to step down as defence secretary

The UK is not on track to reach legally binding targets to reduce carbon pollution. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Where does the UK sit in the world rankings?

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

Former UK health secretary Sajid Javid

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

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

Privileges committee publishes damning report on Conservative MPs

Majority of MPs approve Privileges Committee Boris Johnson Partygate report

Boris Johnson suffers resounding defeat over ‘Partygate’ report

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson

MPs find Boris Johnson ‘deliberately misled’ Commons multiple times

Home secretary Suella Braverman has been pushing for legislation to 'Stop The Boats'. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images.

Fareham MP admits Stop The Boats bill may not fit with Human Right convention

Former British prime minister Boris Johnson (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

Will Boris Johnson stand as an MP in a different seat?

Boris Johnson has resigned as an MP with immediate effect

Boris Johnson resigns as MP over Partygate report
Boris Johnson has resigned as the MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip with immediate effect over the Partygate report.

Boris Johnson. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Boris Johnson quits as MP as he accuses Partygate probe driving him out

Labour shadow minister Bambos Charalambous suspended

Green Party’s only MP to stand down at next election

Andy Orr with Gosport MP Dame Caroline Dinenage

Orr blimey! Andy collects Parliamentary Taxi award

Longer lorries to be allowed on Britain’s roads under new laws

Mindful Movement Coach Claire Tamplin

Mindful Movement Coach Claire Tamplin nominated for prestigious national award

Andrew Bridgen MP

MP expelled from Conservative Party

Rishi Sunak could be forced to apologise to the House of Commons is he is found to have breached the MP’s code of conduct (image: Getty Images)

What time is PMQs on today?

Rishi Sunak is under investigation by the Parliament’s Standard Watchdog after allegedly failing to declare an interest

Sunak under investigation over alleged failure to declare interest

Margaret Ferrier MP was given a 270-hour community payback order for breaking lockdown rules by travelling on a train despite testing positive for Covid

Disgraced MP Margaret Ferrier facing 30 day suspension

Max, Rachael and Ken with members of PDSA and government Minister Tom Pursglove

'Wonderful to see young adults with Down syndrome shaping policy’

TikTok is the world's most popular app

TikTok to be blocked from ‘all parliamentary devices’

Boris Johnson will give evidence this week on whether he misled parliament during the Partygate scandal

Watch live as Boris Johnson faces MPs at Privileges Committee

Boris Johnson will give evidence this week on whether he misled parliament during the Partygate scandal

Boris Johnson to give evidence on Partygate this week

TikTok has been banned on all UK government devices

Oliver Dowden confirms TikTok now banned on all government devices

TikTok is set to be banned on UK government devices

TikTok expected to be banned on government devices over data fears

The red briefcase being held by chancellor Gordon Brown in 2007 (Photo: Getty)

Spring Budget 2023: what is in the iconic red box?

TikTok is to be investigated by National Cyber Security Centre

UK TikTok ban not being ruled out by government

Microchipping your pet cat will become compulsory from next year.

New law makes microchipping pet cats compulsory - or face £500 fine

This is when the clocks will go forward in 2023. Picture © Royalty-Free/Corbis

This is when the clocks go forward in 2023

: Members of the General Synod react after blessings for same-sex couples was approved in a vote by the General Synod at The Church House.

Church of England votes to offer blessings to same sex couples

President Zelensky to visit the UK for the first time since Russian invasion - everything we know so far

President Zelensky to visit the UK - everything we know so far

Aslef is one of four unions striking on 1 February

TUC organise ‘Right to Strike Day’ on February 1

Taxpayers face huge bill to cover Boris Johnson’s Partygate legal fees

MPs are set to discuss the consequences of Brexit for the first time.

Consequences of Brexit to be debated by MPs for the first time

Top 10 ugliest buildings in the UK and architectural eyesores including MI6 building & Scottish Parliament

Top ten ugliest buildings and architectural eyesores in the UK

Free School Meals For All bill reading delayed in Parliament

Penny Mordaunt has sent a letter to the Church of England asking them to back the reform which will allow parishes and clergy to conduct weddings of same sex couples.

MP urges the church to change same-sex marriage rulings