Politics

Sir Keir Starmer will promise to end “sticking plaster politics” when he delivers his first speech of the new year. The Labour leader will...

Rishi Sunak has pledged to boost the economy, cut hospital waiting lists and stop migrant crossings in the Channel in his first speech of...

Pupils in England will study maths up until the age of 18 under plans to be unveiled by Rishi Sunak. The prime minister will...

The health secretary has blamed high cases of flu, COVID and fears about Strep A for the “massive pressure” the NHS faced over the...

The government is doing “everything possible” to increase the number of hospital beds available, Downing Street has said, as winter pressures continue to bite....

There is “not a bottomless pit of money” to be spent on increasing workers’ pay, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has warned the RMT union...

New Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar – seen as a bogeyman by many unionists in Northern Ireland – has said he “understands” and “gets”...

Strikes by rail and road staff are set to cause extensive disruption to commuters returning to work after the Christmas break – amid fears...

UK Border Force officers have joined patrols on French beaches for the first time in a bid to stem the flow of migrants crossing...

Ian Blackford watched the election of his successor Stephen Flynn via zoom, surrounded by his closest allies. And by boxes. His imminent forced departure...

Rishi Sunak has warned the UK’s problems will not “go away” in 2023 after a “tough” 12 months in his New Year message. The...

Tory and Labour MPs who caused trouble for Boris Johnson have been recognised in the first New Year Honours list to be published since...

Tony Blair wanted Vladimir Putin to have a seat at the international “top table” during his time as prime minister, according to newly released...

Nearly 2,000 offenders have been made to wear tags that detect if they have drunk alcohol this Christmas. New statistics have revealed about 1,800...

There are no plans to introduce mandatory COVID-19 tests for arrivals from China, a UK government spokesperson has said. The news comes after China...

Government targets to curb the number of smokers in England by 2030 will not be met, according to new analysis. In 2019 ministers set...

The North East of England could be the latest region to get a directly elected mayor as part of a new £1.4bn devolution deal....

More than one million thefts were left unsolved across England and Wales last year, according to analysis from Labour. The party has said it...

A warning has been issued to rail passengers for the New Year period as more strikes are set to cause further travel chaos. Network...