Politics

The government is stepping up its bid to stop migrants crossing the Channel in small boats with a new set of legislation. This week...

Refugees who arrive in the UK by small boat from today will be banned from claiming ­asylum or using human rights law to stop...

Tory MPs are fighting between themselves over Sue Gray’s decision to leave the civil service to work for Labour, leaked WhatsApp messages reveal –...

A cabinet minister said she has “no reason to believe” Sue Gray was not impartial when she investigated partygate ahead of the ex-civil servant...

Cabinet Secretary Simon Case described Boris Johnson as a “distrusted figure” during the COVID pandemic and warned the public were unlikely to follow isolation...

Boris Johnson has put his father forward for a knighthood in his resignation honours list, it has been reported. The former prime minister, who left...

The UK government is “avoiding the asylum responsibilities it expects others to take” with new plans to clamp down on small boat crossings, a...

The Northern Ireland secretary has confirmed the “Stormont brake” revealed in the new Brexit deal would be a veto, not just a delay. Earlier...

The prime minister is set to announce new laws to clamp down on migrant crossings – telling those who arrive on small boats: “If...

The Northern Ireland secretary has confirmed the “Stormont brake” revealed in the new Brexit deal would be a veto, not just a delay. Earlier...

Matt Hancock took his mistress to private dinners with the US health secretary then altered a ministerial response to remove suggestions he invited her,...

Matt Hancock told aides he wanted to “frighten the pants off everyone” to ensure compliance with COVID-19 restrictions. That is the latest revelation from...

The prime minister is set to announce new laws to clamp down on migrant crossings – telling those who arrive on small boats: “If...

Controversy over Boris Johnson’s involvement in partygate and COVID-19 rule-breaking has been dismissed as “soggy sandwiches and a slice of birthday cake” by an...

Scientists have been left concerned by the prime minister’s reported “scepticism” about rejoining the EU’s €95.5bn science programme, despite the positive outcome of talks...

New leaked messages between Matt Hancock and officials show the then health secretary trying to rescue his career after pictures were published of him...

The “trial of Boris Johnson” – the televised hearings to determine whether the former prime minister lied to parliament – is now barely three...

New leaked messages between Matt Hancock and officials show the then-health secretary trying to rescue his career after pictures were published of him embracing...

Boris Johnson is facing a fight for his political career after MPs said evidence strongly suggests breaches of COVID rules would have been “obvious”...