Politics

The Scottish government has called on Westminster to decriminalise all drugs for personal use. Ministers said the move, outlined in a new paper on...

Murals of cartoon characters on the walls of an asylum centre for unaccompanied children have been painted over after an order from the immigration...

Breaking the “class ceiling” with the promise that a child’s start in life won’t determine where they end up. The last of Sir Keir...

Sir Keir Starmer says he hopes to bring state school standards up to those of their private counterparts within his first term if Labour...

The UK is planning new powers to sanction Iran after at least 15 “credible threats” to kill or kidnap people in Britain who are...

A Labour government would provide speaking lessons for children, with its leader saying an “inability to articulate your thoughts fluently is a key barrier...

The National Health Service faces a future of “enormous challenges”, its chief executive has warned on its 75th birthday. In a speech to mark...

Labour peer and professor Lord Winston has admitted he is “not optimistic” about the future of the NHS as the health service celebrates its...

Chris Pincher MP is facing a suspension from the House of Commons for eight weeks after a report into groping claims against him. Mr...

A report into groping allegations against MP Chris Pincher is due to be published on Thursday – and he could face a significant suspension....

Short-term policy making and a decade of underinvestment has left the NHS in a “critical condition” as it turns 75, health experts have warned....

The health secretary has refused to accept Conservative spending cuts have played a role in problems faced by the health service – blaming an...

The Metropolitan Police have reopened one of their Partygate investigations and launched a fresh probe. In a press release, the force said: “The Met...

Members of the Armed Force are using food banks because of “personal decisions around how people are budgeting”, according to the UK veterans minister....

Sue Gray broke the Civil Service code by discussing a job with Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, a Cabinet Office investigation has concluded. In...

Right-wing Tory MPs have urged Rishi Sunak to take action to reduce immigration, saying the system is “too lenient”. The New Conservatives group, made...

Health Secretary Steve Barclay has criticised junior doctors, accusing them of “walking away” from talks over pay and conditions. The British Medical Association –...

Labour frontbencher Jess Phillips has been accused of “racist and bullying behaviour” after getting into a row on social media with high-profile headteacher Katharine...

A minister has ordered a local council to end its experiment with a four-day week “immediately” over concerns about the “value for money” for...