Politics

Lindsay Whittle stood for election in Caerphilly 13 times since 1983 – and on the 14th attempt, he finally succeeded. In the process, the...

Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s Your Party gained its first Scottish councillors after three Green councillors and one of the party’s top candidates in...

Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips can repair relations with grooming gang survivors so the inquiry can go ahead, Harriet Harman has said. A row over...

Plaid Cymru have won the by-election in the Senedd seat of Caerphilly for the first time. The Welsh nationalist party secured 15,960 votes –...

In a by-election in the birthplace of the comedian Tommy Cooper, it was Plaid Cymru that had the last laugh. During the campaign, Nigel...

Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips can repair relations with grooming gang survivors so the inquiry can go ahead, Harriet Harman has said. A row over...

Plaid Cymru have won the by-election in the Senedd seat of Caerphilly for the first time. The Welsh nationalist party secured 15,960 votes –...

In 1645, the stronghold of Caerphilly’s famous medieval castle was besieged and captured by the forces of Oliver Cromwell. And as the polls closed...

The London property market is in crisis with “nothing like enough new homes being built”, forcing the government to water down targets for affordable...

Sir Keir Starmer has backed his under-fire safeguarding minister to continue leading the government’s efforts to set up a national inquiry into grooming gangs...

The government is refusing to make time in parliament for MPs to debate the conduct of Prince Andrew amid a flood of new allegations...

A long-awaited definition of Islamophobia is expected within weeks – and a former faith minister is urging the government to adopt it in full....

Zack Polanski and Nigel Farage might be polar opposites when it comes to politics – but they do have one thing in common. The...

A long-awaited definition of Islamophobia is expected within weeks – and a former faith minister is urging the government to adopt it in full....

There were some wins for the UK at the Western Balkans Summit at Lancaster House in central London today. The UK unveiled a fresh...

A migrant who was deported back to France under the government’s flagship “one in, one out” scheme has returned to the UK on a...

Sir Keir Starmer has backed a call for a Commons investigation into Prince Andrew’s housing arrangement. The King’s brother is still living in the...

The grooming gangs inquiry has been plunged into disarray this week before it has even started, as four survivors have quit the panel and...

Caerphilly is famous for three Cs: coal, cheese and its mighty castle. It’s also the birthplace of the legendary comedian Tommy Cooper. And after...