Politics

A deal between train companies and rail unions is “achievable”, Mick Lynch, the head of the RMT union, has said as the biggest day...

Labour has comfortably held on to its seat in Stretford and Urmston, in its second by-election victory in two weeks.  Andrew Western, who is...

Parts of the UK are facing more travel trouble with rail, bus and highways workers walking off the job today in the continuing dispute...

Former health secretary Sajid Javid has warned that the NHS “won’t survive many more years” without “fundamental reforms”, urging the country to have an...

Tens of thousands of nurses are going on strike today for their first mass walkout in a century across England, Wales and Northern Ireland....

Nurses will continue to strike in January if the government does not negotiate with them on pay, union leader Pat Cullen has told Sky...

A backbench Conservative MP has failed in an attempt to override international human rights rulings and get the Rwanda deportation scheme up and running...

Boris Johnson has made more than £1m from speaking engagements since being ousted as prime minister three months ago. An update to the MPs’...

The Chinese government has “removed” a consul general and five of its officials involved in beating up a Hong Kong protester inside its Manchester...

Labour has asked the government whether disgraced former minister Chris Pincher made any attempts to stop American Anne Sacoolas going to the US after...

Senior health leaders have raised concerns about the care of cancer patients during the impending nurses’ strikes – including warnings that some chemotherapy appointments...

The SNP plans to introduce a bill that would allow Scotland to decide on independence without the UK government’s approval. The party is pushing...

Rishi Sunak has promised to bring in new laws to tackle illegal immigration, saying anyone who comes to the UK illegally will not be...

The “tide is turning” in rail unions when it comes to pay offers on the table, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has claimed. Members of...

Nursing strikes will go ahead on Thursday after union leaders said Health Secretary Steve Barclay refused to negotiate on pay during talks. In a...

The government’s top responsibility is to tackle inflation, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has told Sky News as thousands of public sector workers go on strike....

Troops are being trained to drive ambulances ahead of strikes as the government holds emergency COBRA meetings to limit disruption while 10 different industries...

The government is “dangerous, reprehensible and irresponsible” for failing to sit down with nurses to try and avert a strike, Labour has said. NHS...

The UK will look to form long-lasting partnerships with Latin American, Asian and African countries, the foreign secretary will say next week. James Cleverly...