Politics

A breakthrough may have been made in attempts to unlock Boris Johnson’s old mobile phone. An ally of the former prime minister has suggested...

The government has put the UK in an “unconscionable” position by forcing through pay rises on the back of cuts to existing budgets, according...

The government has “no strategy” to tackle the threat from China and has left the UK “severely handicapped” due to its “short-termist approach”, according...

Unions have won a legal challenge against a law change which allowed companies to use agency staff to fill in the roles of striking...

Planning for a no-deal Brexit was “some of the best preparation” possible for the COVID pandemic, Michael Gove has argued. The veteran Tory, who...

Millions of UK public sector workers, including teachers and doctors, will get pay rises of 6% or more after Rishi Sunak decided to accept...

The government has “no strategy” to tackle the threat from China and has left the UK “severely handicapped” due to its “short-termist approach”, a...

A powerful group of northern Tory MPs are being scrutinised by the parliamentary expenses watchdog after a Sky News investigation into the way they...

Junior doctors are striking for five days from today, marking their longest period of industrial action yet. From 7am, young medics at the British...

On 20 July, Rishi Sunak could become the first prime minister since Harold Wilson in 1968 to lose three seats at by-elections on the...

Boris Johnson ally Nadine Dorries is facing a potential investigation over alleged “communications” she made to civil servants regarding her thwarted peerage. Cabinet Secretary...

Ministers who attack the civil service as “the blob” are guilty of using “dehumanising” language and “self-defeating cowardice”, the UK’s top mandarin has said. Simon...

The UK is not an “Amazon” delivery service for weapons to Ukraine and Kyiv might be wise to let its supporters “see gratitude”, Britain’s...

Liz Truss has hinted she believes her disastrous mini-budget could have worked out for the UK economy in the long term. The former prime...

Rishi Sunak has hinted there will be no tax cuts on offer from the government before the next general election, as his party faces...

Theresa May has attacked the government’s Illegal Migration Bill, saying it would “enable more slave drivers to… make money out of human misery” and...

A cabinet minister has cautioned MPs against using parliamentary privilege to name the BBC presenter who has been suspended over allegations he paid a...

Rishi Sunak will call on the UK’s NATO allies to commit to spending a minimum of 2% of their GDP on defence as he...

MPs have approved a report criticising the conduct of Boris Johnson’s allies after he was found to have lied to parliament over partygate. The...