Politics

There are considerable problems with the winter fuel payment U-turn, but perhaps the political argument in favour outweighs them all? First, Rachel Reeves has...

More than 1,000 doctors have written to MPs urging them to vote against the assisted dying bill, calling it a “real threat to both...

“It’s a big deal for this government,” says Simon Case. “It’s the clearest indication yet of what they plan to do between now and...

A minister has dismissed reported US misgivings about plans for a Chinese “super embassy” near London’s financial districts. Peter Kyle told Sky News’ Sunday...

Rachel Reeves will turn around the economy the way Steve Jobs turned around Apple, a cabinet minister has suggested ahead of the upcoming spending...

Research into faster drug treatments and longer-lasting batteries will form part of the £86bn science and technology funding due to be unveiled in the...

Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf has reversed his decision to quit the party, saying “the mission is too important” and that he “cannot let...

Arrests of migrants working illegally in the UK have increased by 51% in the year since the general election, after the government targeted restaurants,...

Anything other than a win for Labour would have been a humiliation in this contest. It wasn’t any old local by-election – this was...

Labour may announce tweaks to the two-child benefit cap so that it exempts certain families, Harriet Harman has suggested. It follows ministers, including the...

👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 As Rachel Reeves prepares for next week’s spending review, Beth explains...

Scottish Labour’s Davy Russell has won the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election. Mr Russell took top spot with 8,559 votes. The SNP placed second...

Kemi Badenoch is to launch a review into whether the UK should leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) – and set out...

Nigel Farage could be the next prime minister – but Labour could beat him by connecting with voters more, Greater Manchester’s Labour mayor has...

Next week, the chancellor will unveil the first spending review since 2021. It will set Whitehall budgets for the remainder of this parliament and...

Rachel Reeves has confirmed more pensioners will be eligible for winter fuel payments this year – but confusion remains over how the threshold could...

A week today, Rachel Reeves presents the spending review; how the budget is divided between government departments between 2026 and 2029 – the bulk...

Voters in South Lanarkshire will go to the polls on Thursday to elect a new MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse. The by-election comes...

The UK will be forced to agree this month to increase defence spending to 3.5% of national income within a decade as part of...