Politics

Rishi Sunak is facing fresh pressure over his Rwanda policy after it emerged the scheme has already cost £240m, despite never being used. The...

Scotland’s highest civil court has ruled that the UK government acted lawfully in blocking Holyrood’s controversial gender reform bill. Legislation making it easier for...

The Metropolitan Police has closed its investigation into whether COVID rules were broken during a gathering in parliament on 8 December 2020. The event...

Changes to visa rules in a drive to curb immigration numbers will have a “negative impact” on critical family relationships, the Archbishop of Canterbury...

Two people have been arrested after Sir Keir Starmer was confronted by pro-Palestine activists in Glasgow. The Labour leader was met by activists holding...

Rishi Sunak is facing fresh pressure over his Rwanda policy after it emerged the scheme has already cost £240m, despite never being used. The...

Rishi Sunak has dodged questions over whether he will call a general election if he loses a crunch vote on his Rwanda bill –...

Suella Braverman has said she “very much hopes the prime minister changes course” with his efforts to tackle illegal migration after his plan to...

Boris Johnson was interrupted by protesters as he apologised for the “suffering” caused by COVID. During his appearance at the official inquiry into the...

Robert Jenrick has resigned from his post as immigration minister citing “strong disagreements” with the government over the Rwanda policy. The Tory MP for...

Boris Johnson was interrupted as he apologised for the “suffering” caused by the COVID pandemic. Four people were subsequently removed from the hearing, where...

Rishi Sunak will aim for a middle ground in the emergency legislation to get the Rwanda scheme off the ground as he remains under...

Rwanda has not received any additional funding for the new treaty it has signed to revive the UK government’s asylum plan, the home secretary...

James Cleverly is travelling to Rwanda to sign a new treaty for the government’s asylum plan. It is part of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s...

Rishi Sunak has suffered his first defeat in the House of Commons since becoming prime minister, as MPs voted to establish a compensatory body...

A Labour MP who was left with a social services record after a “malicious” report by a man who was convicted of harassing her...

Sir Keir Starmer has indicated he does not want to cut spending if Labour forms the next government – although he did not explicitly...

A new five-point plan to reduce immigration has been announced by the government, which includes banning care workers from bringing over their families and...

The culture secretary has said she is concerned the planned 9% rise in the BBC licence fee is “very high” and that the BBC...