Politics

Liz Truss will call on world leaders to stand up to China in her first speech since resigning as prime minister. Speaking at the...

The race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s first minister is now under way – with the party meeting to set out the succession...

Nicola Sturgeon’s resignation could prompt a major rethink around the SNP’s plans for indyref2, the party’s Westminster leader has suggested. The first minister previously...

The SNP’s national executive committee has agreed a timetable for members to elect a new leader following Nicola Sturgeon’s shock resignation. Nominations to become...

The race to replace Nicola Sturgeon as Scotland’s first minister is now under way – but nobody has officially thrown their hat into the...

Jeremy Corbyn has accused Sir Keir Starmer of “a flagrant attack on the democratic rights of Islington North Labour Party members” after he ruled...

Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon is set to resign, a senior Scottish government source has told Sky News. The SNP leader is expected to...

The soaring cost of childcare in the UK is revealed in new figures today, suggesting nurseries will raise fees by £1,000 this year. A...

The Labour Party had become “an incubator for this poison” of antisemitism under its former leadership, Sir Keir Starmer has said – as he...

Almost half of all NHS trusts in England missed a crucial two-week cancer diagnosis target in every month last year, new data has revealed....

Political leaders should “take a clear stand” and condemn violence against asylum seekers, charities have said – as they warned scenes like those outside...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak still supports BBC chairman Richard Sharp, despite revelations about the part he played in securing an £800,000 loan for Boris...

Rishi Sunak has been accused of failing to rein in a “culture of lavish spending” across government departments as Labour published details of thousands...

The BBC chairman’s position is becoming “increasingly untenable” after a committee of MPs found he made “significant errors of judgement” by facilitating a loan...

The new Conservative Party chairman has said he believes a Russian spy tried to recruit him over a pint of beer in a London...

Tens of thousands of rail workers may return to picket lines after their union rejected revised pay offers to avert more walkouts. The RMT...

A minister has claimed it is “possible” Chinese spy balloons have already flown over the UK, as the government launches a security review into...

Rishi Sunak has been accused of failing to rein in a “culture of lavish spending” across government departments as Labour published details of thousands...

The BBC chairman’s position is becoming “increasingly untenable” after a committee of MPs found he made “significant errors of judgement” by facilitating a loan...