Politics

The Conservatives have lost the Somerton and Frome by-election to the Liberal Democrats. The Lib Dem victory comes roughly a year after a similar...

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...

Nigel Farage has called on MPs to hold an inquiry into NatWest after one of the group’s banks, Coutts, closed his account. The former...

Nigel Farage has called on MPs to hold an inquiry into NatWest after one of the group’s banks, Coutts, closed his account. The former...

Former Tory MP Chris Pincher is appealing an eight-week suspension – which was recommended after an investigation into groping claims made against him. A...

Polling stations have closed in by-elections that could deliver a triple blow to Rishi Sunak. The results from Uxbridge and South Ruislip in west...

Coutts has apologised to Nigel Farage after his bank account was closed. The former UKIP and Brexit Party leader claimed his account was closed...

Rishi Sunak has criticised the EU for a “regrettable choice of words” after it appeared to endorse the Argentine name for the Falkland Islands....

Polls will open today at 7am for three by-elections across the country, as voters decide who they want to represent them in parliament. The...

The government has delayed publishing its long-awaited transgender guidance for schools after its own legal advisors concluded some of the suggested elements would be...

Nigel Farage has described a document he claims showed Coutts closed his bank account because it did not agree with his political views as...

Susan Hall has been selected as the Conservative candidate for London mayor. She will face the current mayor, Sadiq Khan, when the next election...

Susan Hall has been announced as the Tory candidate who will challenge Sadiq Khan in next year’s London mayoral election. As a member of...

Nigel Farage has claimed his bank account was closed down after Coutts decided his views “do not align with our values”. The former UKIP...

The rate of price rises has dropped to 7.9% in the year up to June, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). The...

Selby in Yorkshire, Somerton in the south west and Uxbridge in the London suburbs: from rural to town, from north to south – the...

Rishi Sunak’s approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since he entered No 10, new polling has shown. A survey from YouGov showed...

Two giant cruise ships set to house 1,000 asylum seekers were unable to find anywhere to dock and have been returned to their owners,...

The risk from terrorism is “rising”, Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said. The cabinet minister was speaking as the government published a review of...