Politics

Sophisticated drones sending “overwhelming amounts” of drugs and weapons into prisons represent a threat to national security, according to an annual inspection report by...

The education secretary has said children with special needs will “always” have a legal right to additional support as she sought to quell a...

Victims of bullying and abuse at work will no longer have to “suffer in silence”, the government has said, as it pledges to ban...

Former Labour leader Neil Kinnock has called for a “wealth tax” to help the government’s dwindling finances. Lord Kinnock, who was leader from 1983...

An MP who decided until recently to “never speak” about the abuse he suffered as a child has shared his harrowing story so that...

In common with many parents across the country, here’s a conversation that I have with my young daughter on a semi-regular basis (bear with...

The UK has re-established diplomatic ties with Syria, David Lammy has said, as he made the first visit to the country by a British...

Reform MP James McMurdock has suspended himself from the party. In a statement, Reform chief whip Lee Anderson said it is over allegations around...

Rachel Reeves has hinted that taxes are likely to be raised this autumn after a major U-turn on the government’s controversial welfare bill. Sir...

It might feel like it’s been even longer for the prime minister at the moment, but it’s been a whole year since Sir Keir...

July 5 2024, 1pm: I remember the moment so clearly. Keir Starmer stepped out of his sleek black car, grasped the hand of his...

👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 Sir Keir Starmer wanted to be talking about what he sees...

An MP who was ousted from the Labour Party has announced she is setting up a new political party with Jeremy Corbyn. Independent MP...

The chancellor has said she was having a “tough day” yesterday in her first public comments since appearing tearful at Prime Minister’s Questions –...

Two senior Labour MPs have suggested the prime minister may have to go within months if the government continues to perform poorly. Sky News’...

Only a quarter of British adults think Sir Keir Starmer will win the next general election, as the party’s climbdown over welfare cuts affects...

It is hard to think of a PMQs like it – it was a painful watch. The prime minister battled on, his tone assured,...

Rachel Reeves has not offered her resignation and is “going nowhere”, Downing Street has said, following her tearful appearance in the House of Commons....

Rachel Reeves has not offered her resignation and is “going nowhere”, Downing Street has said, following her tearful appearance in the House of Commons....