Politics

The government will not be bringing forward an emergency budget in light of the cost of living crisis, but “will be saying more and...

Boris Johnson has hinted at an announcement about addressing the cost of living crisis in coming days – but the Treasury swiftly denied there...

Priti Patel has said her plan to send migrants to Rwanda sends a “clear signal” that those who arrive illegally have no right to...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to offer his resignation if he is issued a fixed penalty notice for breaking COVID rules. Sir...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has pulled out of a keynote speech he is due to give today – as pressure mounts on him...

Fixing the Northern Ireland Protocol “cannot be put off”, the deputy prime minister has said amid fears that progress on power sharing will remain...

It has been a “tough night” for the Conservative party, after the loss of some key local councils in London to Labour – but...

This is not an easy election to analyse: the picture is mixed and messy. As dawn breaks on Friday, nobody – perhaps with the...

Wandsworth, the site of Labour’s sensational overnight win, was one of few councils to change hands. Overall, the fortunes of the parties varied geographically...

Sinn Fein has won control of the ball but the Democratic Unionists are still on the pitch. While an Irish nationalist party will be...

Northern Ireland’s new first minister-elect, Michelle O’Neill, says being a teenage mother made her the person she is. The Sinn Fein deputy leader has...

Labour is likely to advance in key battlegrounds in the local elections but may struggle to win significant numbers of new councils outright, according...

The UK and Japan are set to agree a new defence agreement when Boris Johnson hosts the Japanese prime minister in London on Thursday....

Britain’s cost of living squeeze and the future of the prime minister have taken centre stage as party leaders delivered their final messages to...

At the City of Wolverhampton Market business is brisk, but it’s a hard time for the traders and their customers. Richard Dollar, a fishmonger...

Durham Police should reopen an investigation into whether Sir Keir Starmer broke coronavirus laws, a minister has said. The Labour leader has come under...

Sir Keir Starmer has accused Conservative MPs of “mudslinging” over footage of him drinking a beer with colleagues at a time when COVID restrictions...

A growing divide is predicted at this week’s local elections, with Labour on course to make gains in cities in England but struggling to...

Angela Rayner has written to Boris Johnson demanding answers over reports that a ‘Sexist of the Year’ award was handed out at a lockdown-busting...