Scott Challinor

In his final PMQs, Boris Johnson looked back fondly on his time in office and thanked colleagues, before departing the chamber to raucous applause from his own MPs as he bombastically signed off with the film quote: “hasta la vista, baby!"

Former equalities minister Kemi Badenoch is the latest candidate to drop out of contention in the Conservative leadership contest, having finished last in the fourth round of voting on Tuesday.

Labour shadow climate change and net-zero secretary, Ed Miliband, has accused those in the running to succeed prime minister Boris Johnson of “running away” from the UK’s target of hitting Net-Zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Ex-chancellor Rishi Sunak remains in the lead following the third round of voting in the Tory leadership contest, while backbencher Tom Tugendhat became the latest to bow out on Monday evening.

Speaking in Darlington, County Durham this week, Labour shadow levelling-up secretary Lisa Nandy unveiled a scheme which will give community groups first refusal on assets of community value [ACVs] which go up for sale in their area.

As the UK experiences soaring summer temperatures this week, the GMB union has called on government to introduce a legal limit on maximum workplace temperatures.

The five remaining contenders in the Conservative leadership contest have intensified their attacks on each other’s policies in the latest TV debate before voting resumes on Monday (July 18).

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, and its official charity CW+, has recently launched Eirene, a unique project which involves the use of a Smileyscope virtual reality [VR] headset to help support women who experience loss in the early stages of their pregnancies.

Relay Rugs, a subsidiary brand of Melrose Interiors Ltd, is celebrating a quadruple success at the annual Carpet Recycling UK conference and awards showpiece held at the end of June.

St. Dominic’s Sixth Form College based in Harrow on the Hill, Middlesex, has received an ‘Outstanding’ outcome in its first Ofsted inspection since April 2008.

Trade minister Penny Mordaunt has hit back at criticism of her credentials to become the next prime minister, suggesting rivals are attempting to prevent her getting to the final two since they do “not want to run against” her in the race for Conservative grassroots members’ votes.

Rail workers at the RMT union have said that they will strike again on July 27, while train drivers associated with the Aslef union will walk out on July 30.

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak once again secured the most votes in the second round of voting in the Tory leadership contest, with attorney general Suella Braverman the latest to drop out of contention.

The second round of voting in the Conservative leadership contest is now underway, after former chancellor Rishi Sunak emerged with the most votes from round one.

Speaking in what could be his final Prime Minister’s Questions as UK premier, Boris Johnson told MPs that he would look back on his time in Number 10 with his “head held high.”