Politics

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...

A Cabinet minister has suggested the BBC presenter who has been suspended for allegedly paying for sexually explicit images of a teenager should only...

Monday will mark the sixth meeting between Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and US President Joe Biden – and their seventh encounter in all as...

Joe Biden will meet Rishi Sunak in Downing Street before having tea with King Charles during his visit to the UK. The US president...

More than 1,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats in just two days, with Friday seeing the highest number of crossings...

She could be the most powerful woman in Britain if the election goes her way. Joining Sophy Ridge on the podcast is the shadow...

Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer is to hold talks with the BBC director-general Tim Davie over “deeply concerning” allegations about one of its presenters. The...

Friday saw the highest number of migrants arriving in the UK after crossing the Channel in a single day so far this year. Some...

Rishi Sunak was unaware of Home Office emergency break proposals on migration reportedly rejected by his predecessor, No 10 has suggested. The Sun reported...