Politics

The UK is “really unprepared” to fight a war and has been living on a “mirage” of military strength that was shocking to discover,...

“Systematic failures” led to the Chinese spy case collapsing – and there’s a risk they could be repeated, a parliamentary inquiry has said. A...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has suffered another budget blow with a rebellion by rural Labour MPs over inheritance tax on farmers. Speaking during the final...

Sir Brian Leveson, who conducted the independent review of the courts system that guided the government’s decision to reduce on jury trials, has suggested...

The UK government has again delayed its decision over whether to approve a Chinese “super embassy” in London until January. A decision over the...

An influential parliamentary committee is launching an inquiry into the Crown Estate – the vast range of properties and land owned by the monarchy....

Over a third of people think Rachel Reeves exaggerated economic bad news in the run-up to the budget – twice as many as thought...

Sir Keir Starmer has warned China poses “real national security threats to the United Kingdom”. But the prime minister also described China as a...

The chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has resigned after an investigation into the leak of last week’s budget criticised the watchdog’s...

Sir Keir Starmer has warned China poses “real national security threats to the United Kingdom”. But the prime minister also described China as a...

Did the chancellor mislead the public, and her own cabinet, before the budget? It’s a good question, and we’ll come to it in a...

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in jail for corruption in Bangladesh. Ms Siddiq was accused of obtaining plots of...

Sir Keir Starmer will deliver a speech today defending the decisions the government made in the budget, following criticisms of sweeping tax rises and...

The chancellor has insisted to Sky News that she did not lie to the public about the state of the public finances ahead of...

Zarah Sultana has hit out at the factionalism within Your Party that has been on stark display at its founding conference this weekend. She...

Rachel Reeves is fighting claims that she “lied” to the public about the state of the finances in the run-up to last week’s budget...

Jeremy Corbyn has declined to say his Your Party co-founder Zarah Sultana is a friend as supporters of the new grouping gather in Liverpool....

Zarah Sultana has boycotted day one of the Your Party Conference over the expulsion of members of left-wing groups. Ms Sultana co-founded Your Party...

A ban on asylum seekers using taxis for most medical journeys has been announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood. Under the new rules, taxi...