Politics

Labour MP Sam Tarry has been deselected by his local members – the first time one of the party’s MPs has been ousted this...

How do you keep a party fresh and maintain political momentum after 15 years in power when public services are struggling and your core...

Nicola Sturgeon says independence isn’t a “miracle cure” for Scotland’s economy, but claimed the country “can do so much better than this”. Closing the...

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng’s debt-cutting plan will be published on 31 October – three weeks earlier than planned – alongside an independent economic forecast, the...

Liz Truss is expected to make a decision on whether to uprate benefits in line with inflation in November, a department for work and...

Liz Truss has handed a government job to a Rishi Sunak ally in a move that appears to signal her intention to bridge the...

Cabinet minister Nadhim Zahawi has warned restive Tory MPs that “dither or delay will end in defeat” as he appealed for unity just over...

Nicola Sturgeon has said she is confident a second referendum on Scottish independence could be held next October if given the go ahead by...

Power blackouts this winter are “extremely unlikely” this winter, Cabinet Office Minister Nadhim Zahawi has told Sky News. The Tory frontbencher also insisted there...

On Thursday, the day after the end of the conference season, YouGov hosted a focus group with seven Blue Wall voters from around the...

Four cabinet ministers have urged their colleagues to rally behind Liz Truss or risk election defeat amid infighting in the Tory party. Home Secretary...

Liz Truss has “showed the world she is unfit to be prime minister” and is a “symptom of the Westminster dysfunction”, SNP’s deputy leader...

Sacked government trade minister Conor Burns has denied ever meeting Mel B after the singer suggested he made an inappropriate remark to her in...

Four cabinet ministers have urged their colleagues to rally behind Liz Truss or risk election defeat amid infighting in the Tory party. Home Secretary...

On Thursday, the day after the end of the conference season, YouGov hosted a focus group with seven Blue Wall voters from around the...

Liz Truss has sacked trade minister Conor Burns from her government “with immediate effect” following an allegation of serious misconduct. The Tory MP for...

A government minister has failed to rule out energy rationing across the UK this winter after warnings three-hour power blackouts could be imposed. Asked...

The plane flying Liz Truss to meet the Queen at Balmoral for her appointment as prime minister a month ago was hit by turbulence...

Labour has called for an investigation into the appointment of Liz Truss’s chief of staff, after it was revealed he was questioned as a...