Sadiq Khan joins growing chorus of top Labour figures backing a return to the party for Diane Abbott from suspension over anti-Semitism probe as London mayor brands her a 'fighter against racial injustice and social injustice'

The London mayor today admitted he was 'partial' in the row over whether her suspension over alleged anti-Semitic remarks should go on.

Rishi Sunak rejects bid by Labour's Harriet Harman to allow MPs to WFH to stop them feeling 'under pressure' from protesters at Parliament

The ex-Cabinet minister made the call for a return of WFH practices in the House of Commons as she revealed MPs have had their votes influenced by threats.

QUENTIN LETTS: When David Cameron and his even smoother deputy Andrew Mitchell meet, it must be like swimming in double cream

QUENTIN LETTS: On their walk to No 10, Mr Mitchell stayed half a pace behind his new Secretary of State, as decreed by political etiquette.

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Jimmy Savile claimed King Charles asked him to rehabilitate Sarah Ferguson after her notorious 1992 toe-sucking episode

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Sexual predator Jimmy Savile (pictured) claimed Charles, then Prince of Wales, asked him to rehabilitate Fergie after her notorious toe-sucking episode.

Harriet Harman jokes she may go 'bonkers' living on her own as she discusses life as a widow following the unexpected death of her husband of 40 years, Jack Dromey, in 2022

Harriet Harman has spoken about how she is set to live alone for the first time in her life after being unexpectedly widowed last year in an interview with the Sunday Times.

Did an alleged 'Chinese spy' help this senior Tory MP get her role on the foreign affairs committee?

Sources told the Mail that the parliamentary researcher, in his twenties, was 'part of' Alicia Kearn's campaign team and 'followed her around like a flunkey'.

JENNI MURRAY: The last thing we need is a Minister for Men!

When JENNI MURRAY heard the MP for Don Valley, Nick Fletcher, on Woman's Hour advocating for a Minister for Men, she couldn't help wondering what planet he was on.

PETER HITCHENS: I've learned one precious lesson... our expansion of universities has failed

PETER HITCHENS: Good secondary schools, good technical and vocational colleges, good polytechnics are what this country really needs and has not got.

Partygate probe committee condemn MPs and peers

In a highly unusual report, the Commons privileges committee said MPs and peers who criticised its proceedings as a 'witch hunt' were guilty of 'an attack on the integrity of Parliament itself'.

MP who owes his seat to Boris Johnson faces a Red Wall revenge, writes ANDREW PIERCE

ANDREW PIERCE Like so many Tory MPs, Andy Carter owes his seat to Boris Johnson and his staunchly pro-Brexit platform at the last general election.

NEIL DARBYSHIRE: When I met up with Boris in Downing Street, all I saw was a lot of people working

NEIL DARBYSHIRE: By a strange turn of events, I was present at what could be described as an impromptu 'gathering' in the Downing Street garden before the final lifting of Covid restrictions.

'Spiteful' Partygate report leaves Tories fuming: Party faces revolt over 'vindictive' probe

Led by Labour's ex-deputy leader Harriet Harman, the committee said Boris Johnson's conduct was so serious he would have faced a 90-day suspension had he remained an MP.

Boris Johnson makes fresh blast at 'absurdly unfair' Partygate probe

BORIS Johnson warned last night that he would never accept the findings of his 'absurdly unfair' Party-gate inquisitors as they delayed publication of their controversial report into his conduct.

Allies of Boris Johnson attack Partygate investigation's 'extraordinary prejudice' despite warnings

The Commons Privileges Committee reacted angrily at the weekend after Boris Johnson branded it a 'kangaroo court' over its 'biased' investigation into claims he lied to MPs.

Furious Tories round on Boris Johnson and say he must 'shut up and go away'

Boris Johnson was 'grim-faced' when he reportedly decided to resign on a flight from Egypt - now seething Conservative MPs are begging with the former Prime Minister to stop damaging the party

Labour-led 'Kangaroo court' which forced resignation of Boris Johnson had already found him guilty

The former prime minister named committee chairman Harriet Harman, charging her with overseeing a 'kangaroo court' after he received its findings over whether he misled Parliament.

Boris Johnson's resignation letter in full after he quits as MP

Boris Johnson has quit as an MP tonight over the findings of an investigation into Partygate lawbreaking in Downing Street during the pandemic.

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: It's time we all drew a line under the Covid madness

RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: The seven dwarfs sitting in judgment on Boris Johnson - with Hattie Harman doubling up as Snow White - are not expected to deliver their final report until June.

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Farcical show trial demeans democracy

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: One great big, honking whopper was told during Boris Johnson's inquisition by the Commons privileges committee… and it did not come from the former prime minister.

DAN WOOTTON: Westminster's crooked kangaroo court tried its hardest, but failed

DAN WOOTTON: Without any legal norms or protections, Boris was subjected to over three hours of state sanctioned harassment over the most tedious technicalities of so-called 'gatherings'.

How Boris Johnson's Partygate showdown played out in front of MPs

After months of build-up, leaks and behind-the-scenes squabbles, Boris Johnson finally had his 'day in court' yesterday before the committee of MPs judging whether he lied to parliament.