Politics

Nearly 2,000 offenders have been made to wear tags that detect if they have drunk alcohol this Christmas. New statistics have revealed about 1,800...

There are no plans to introduce mandatory COVID-19 tests for arrivals from China, a UK government spokesperson has said. The news comes after China...

Government targets to curb the number of smokers in England by 2030 will not be met, according to new analysis. In 2019 ministers set...

The North East of England could be the latest region to get a directly elected mayor as part of a new £1.4bn devolution deal....

More than one million thefts were left unsolved across England and Wales last year, according to analysis from Labour. The party has said it...

A warning has been issued to rail passengers for the New Year period as more strikes are set to cause further travel chaos. Network...

The government is facing calls to crack down on a hunting loophole after figures suggested that hundreds of suspected illegal incidents took place in...

To say 2022 was an eventful year in British politics is certainly an understatement. Luckily (or unluckily), politicians gave us some memorable quotes to...

Labour’s deputy leader Angela Rayner has branded Rishi Sunak’s visit to a shelter “excruciating” after he asked a homeless man if he works in...

Rishi Sunak has hired the Spectator’s political editor, James Forsyth, as his political secretary. The move comes as the PM continues bolster his top...

Rishi Sunak has opted against a traditional Christmas message and has instead thanked public servants as his government remains deadlocked in bitter industrial disputes...

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...