Labour's Alan Johnson is to step down as an MP after the prime minister called for a general election in June. In a letter to his constituents, the former home secretary said he would not be standing ...

Alan Johnson MP (and former postman) tells the story of 500 years of the Royal Mail, and discovers how the humble British postal system changed the course of British history. Alan started out as a ...

Alan Johnson says he has "already" started to miss being a Hull MP, as he prepares for life outside of frontline politics. The city MP of 20 years on Tuesday called an end to his career, which has ...

The return to Westminster after the two-week Easter break tends to be a slow, sluggish affair as MPs get back in the swing of things – but not this time. MPs were still returning to London or sorting ...