Politics

Politicians are often criticised for empty rhetoric, but Sir Keir Starmer was right when he told activists in Swindon on Thursday, “these [local] elections...

Labour’s top second jobs earner David Lammy has conceded if MPs are banned from having outside earnings “I will have to live with that”....

An MP who travelled by train with COVID in the early stages of the pandemic is facing a 30-day suspension from the House of...

Sir Keir Starmer will promise “lower taxes for working people”, as he launches Labour’s local election campaign on Thursday. Speaking in Swindon, the party...

Local Tory councils have threatened to take legal action against the government over its plans to house asylum seekers in disused military bases in...

Rishi Sunak’s wife is a shareholder in a childcare agency that will benefit from a major new policy announced in the spring budget. The...

Scotland’s new First Minister Humza Yousaf has unveiled his cabinet appointments. New Deputy First Minister Shona Robison has replaced Kate Forbes as finance secretary....

Tory MP Julian Knight has been cleared by the police after an allegation of serious sexual assault. Mr Knight, who had been the chair...

The government has announced that “thousands” of asylum seekers will be housed in four military bases, including one in the prime minister’s own constituency....

Rishi Sunak described Baroness Betty Boothroyd, the only female Speaker of the House of Commons, as “remarkable” as he joined Sir Keir Starmer at...

Kate Forbes has rejected a job offer from Scotland’s new first minister Humza Yousaf and will return to the backbenches after serving in government...

Humza Yousaf has been legally sworn in as Scotland’s sixth first minister. The 37-year-old is now Keeper of the Scottish Seal after taking the...

The government has presided over a “lost decade” and risks exposing the UK to a host of climate threats because of “lacklustre planning and...

Kate Forbes has rejected a job offer from Scotland’s new first minister Humza Yousaf and will return to the backbenches after serving in government...

Humza Yousaf has been officially elected as Scotland’s new first minister after he was backed by a majority of MSPs. Following his victory in...

Candidates who wish to stand for Labour at the next election will be given the right to appeal if the party rejects their bid...

Humza Yousaf is expected to be declared Scotland’s new first minister later today. The 37-year-old has replaced Nicola Sturgeon as SNP leader, triumphing over...

Humza Yousaf’s leadership win is a big victory for the SNP establishment. A close ally of Nicola Sturgeon, he was branded the “continuity” candidate...

Humza Yousaf has won the SNP leadership contest and is set to be named as Scotland’s new first minister, replacing Nicola Sturgeon. The explosive...