Politics

Without greater transparency, money risks influencing our politics in the dark, it’s time to check who is paying our politicians and to ask why....

On a freezing, foggy evening in December, the House of Commons finally formally responded to the last major financial sleaze scandal to hit parliament,...

MPs have earned £17.1m on top of their salaries in this parliament, with around two-thirds of the money going to just 20 MPs. As...

The prime minister found talks on the NHS crisis “highly valuable”, his spokesperson has said, as the health secretary tweeted two possible “solutions” that...

The chair of the Public Accounts Committee has told Sky News she “could weep for the five years” lost by the decision to abolish...

Boris Johnson had a “problem” in responding to a controversial report on race due to his “bad track record on the issue”, one of...

A campaign is under way to introduce paid leave for parents who suffer a miscarriage. SNP MP Angela Crawley is introducing a private member’s...

Ministers, health leaders and clinical experts will meet in Downing Street on Saturday in an attempt to solve the short and long-term issues facing...

Nurses have said they will call off strike action later this month if the government discusses pay for this year – but ministers are...

Junior doctors will go on strike for the second time ever in March – if they vote for industrial action in a ballot beginning...

The criminal justice system is “about to crack” with a record number of trials being aborted at the last minute because no one is...

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) could accept a pay rise of around 10% to end its ongoing dispute with the government, its chief...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has promised to introduce a “take back control bill” in his first King’s speech if Labour were to win...

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris appears to have had his Twitter profile hacked – just weeks after Education Secretary Gillian Keegan’s profile picture changed...

Sir Keir Starmer will promise to end “sticking plaster politics” when he delivers his first speech of the new year. The Labour leader will...

Rishi Sunak has pledged to boost the economy, cut hospital waiting lists and stop migrant crossings in the Channel in his first speech of...

Pupils in England will study maths up until the age of 18 under plans to be unveiled by Rishi Sunak. The prime minister will...

The health secretary has blamed high cases of flu, COVID and fears about Strep A for the “massive pressure” the NHS faced over the...

The government is doing “everything possible” to increase the number of hospital beds available, Downing Street has said, as winter pressures continue to bite....