Politics

Troops have been training at Heathrow and Gatwick airports for passport checking roles ahead of Border Force staff going on strike over Christmas. The...

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt will launch a major reform of the UK’s financial sector, with plans to rip up red tape and replace a number...

The UK is joining forces with Italy and Japan to develop a next-generation fighter jet that will be operational by 2035, Rishi Sunak will...

People should “think carefully” about going on holiday over the Christmas period after Border Force workers became the latest to announce they would go...

Two bombshell independent reports into alleged corruption at one of the UK’s largest trade unions are to be handed to the police after “potential...

A cabinet minister has admitted there will be “disruption and delays” over Christmas as the UK braces for a wave of strikes – but...

Tory MP Julian Knight has had the whip removed after a complaint about him was made to the Metropolitan Police. A spokesperson for the...

Labour will promise to make the UK “the high growth start-up hub of the world” as it hosts 350 business leaders in Canary Wharf....

Rishi Sunak has refused to rule out banning emergency services from going on strike, saying he will “do what I need to do in...

Border Force workers across UK airports and ports will take strike action on key dates in December as its union calls for the government...

Former health secretary Matt Hancock has said he will not stand for the Conservatives in the next general election. In a letter to the...

Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone – who is at the centre of controversy over her alleged links to a firm awarded £200m of PPE...

A bill through which the government promised to “raise education standards across the country” through a range of measures has been axed in its...

Ambulances will be dispatched to “life-threatening” Category 1 calls during the two days of industrial action this month but may not attend if an...

The Speaker of the Lords is set to condemn Labour’s plans to abolish the second chamber, claiming changing it to a fully elected House...

The government has U-turned over its ban on onshore wind by saying turbines could be installed if the projects gain the support of local...

Tory peer Baroness Michelle Mone is taking a leave of absence from the House of Lords with immediate effect. Baroness Mone, who is at...

More than 10,000 ambulance workers across nine trusts in England and Wales will strike on 21 and 28 December, the GMB union has confirmed....

Antibiotics could be given to children at schools affected by Strep A to stop the spread of the infection, schools minister Nick Gibb has...