Politics

Rishi Sunak has said he is “sad and disappointed” that strikes are threatening to disrupt Christmas getaways. The prime minister admitted setting public sector...

People aged 16 will be able to apply to change their gender in Scotland, while the time required for someone to live in their...

Sir Laurie Magnus, the chairman of Historic England, has been appointed as Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s new ethics adviser, Downing Street has said. Mr...

NHS workers could be offered a pay rise early next year in a bid to end further strike action – as unions and the...

Thousands of ambulance workers in England and Wales are going on strike today – with NHS leaders warning that they cannot guarantee the safety...

The lowest paid NHS workers had to be given a salary top-up this year to avoid breaching national minimum wage laws, the head of...

Rishi Sunak has repeatedly refused to say whether the UK would have to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to deliver his...

Suella Braverman has defended the government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda after the High Court ruled earlier today that the scheme is...

Thousands of ambulance workers in England and Wales are going on strike today – with NHS leaders warning that they cannot guarantee the safety...

Rishi Sunak has repeatedly refused to say whether the UK would have to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to deliver his...

The lowest paid NHS workers had to be given a salary top-up this year to avoid breaching national minimum wage laws, the head of...

The British public’s “common sense” should be trusted on what is safe to do during ambulance worker strikes, the health secretary said. Steve Barclay,...

Conservative MP Bob Stewart has said he made “a mistake” after he was caught on video telling a human rights activist to “go back...

Suella Braverman has defended the government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda after the High Court ruled earlier today that the scheme is...

Health Secretary Steve Barclay is expected to meet with members of Unite, Unison and GMB unions tomorrow amid further walkouts by nurses and ambulance...

The government has issued civil legal proceedings against a firm allegedly linked to Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone which is at the centre of...

Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) will stage their second walkout across England, Wales and Northern Ireland today – as Health Secretary...

A government plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful, the High Court has ruled. Lord Justice Lewis said the controversial policy, introduced...

Health Secretary Steve Barclay is understood to be writing to the unions to request fresh talks over strike action – but sources say he...