Politics

Boris Johnson has praised Prince Philip’s lifelong “ethic of service” as he led political tributes to the Duke of Edinburgh. After Buckingham Palace confirmed...

Grant Shapps has insisted the government is trying to make foreign travel as affordable as possible amid criticism that a testing requirement will drive...

Rishi Sunak “pushed” officials to find alternative ways to help a financial services firm David Cameron was lobbying for, text messages released by the...

Nicola Sturgeon is on course to command an overall majority in the Scottish Parliament after the latest Sky News poll showed her party’s ratings...

Britons aged 18-29 will be offered an alternative to the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine where available, government advisors have decided. Currently, the UK is also rolling...

Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has refused four times to say whether he believes Russia was behind the Salisbury poisonings. Mr Salmond, who...

Carbon emissions from England’s £27.4bn roadbuilding scheme will be about 100 times greater than the government has claimed, expert witnesses have told a court....

Looking at the use of domestic COVID passports for people attending pubs and restaurants is “only the right thing to do”, the vaccines minister...

Boris Johnson has confirmed England will progress to the next stage of lockdown lifting as he said the roadmap was on track. The government’s...

Free, rapid twice-weekly COVID-19 testing for everyone in England is being promised by the government – starting this Friday. It is aimed at people...

Labour is demanding a new law in next month’s Queen’s Speech to crack down on political lobbying, following disclosures about David Cameron’s links with...

Boris Johnson has said Britain can look forward to “brighter days ahead” while Sir Keir Starmer has said “it’s a time for hope and...

Boris Johnson is poised to announce some Easter Monday good news, with home and away lockdown-easing moves as part of his COVID roadmap to...

Children will be able to visit grandparents in care homes from next week – in many cases, for the first time in a year....

The prime minister has warned people not to meet others from different households indoors over Easter, even if they have had a coronavirus vaccine....

More than 70 MPs – including more than 40 Conservatives – have sent a warning shot to Boris Johnson by forming a major cross-party...

Boris Johnson has described a surge in coronavirus cases in France – which has plunged the country into a third national lockdown  - as...

The prime minister’s most senior black adviser is to step down from the government. Samuel Kasumu will leave his role as special adviser for...

An immediate review of safeguarding policies in schools has been launched after more than 10,000 reports were posted on a website for students to...