Politics

It has been a “tough night” for the Conservative party, after the loss of some key local councils in London to Labour – but...

This is not an easy election to analyse: the picture is mixed and messy. As dawn breaks on Friday, nobody – perhaps with the...

Wandsworth, the site of Labour’s sensational overnight win, was one of few councils to change hands. Overall, the fortunes of the parties varied geographically...

Sinn Fein has won control of the ball but the Democratic Unionists are still on the pitch. While an Irish nationalist party will be...

Northern Ireland’s new first minister-elect, Michelle O’Neill, says being a teenage mother made her the person she is. The Sinn Fein deputy leader has...

Labour is likely to advance in key battlegrounds in the local elections but may struggle to win significant numbers of new councils outright, according...

The UK and Japan are set to agree a new defence agreement when Boris Johnson hosts the Japanese prime minister in London on Thursday....

Britain’s cost of living squeeze and the future of the prime minister have taken centre stage as party leaders delivered their final messages to...

At the City of Wolverhampton Market business is brisk, but it’s a hard time for the traders and their customers. Richard Dollar, a fishmonger...

Durham Police should reopen an investigation into whether Sir Keir Starmer broke coronavirus laws, a minister has said. The Labour leader has come under...

Sir Keir Starmer has accused Conservative MPs of “mudslinging” over footage of him drinking a beer with colleagues at a time when COVID restrictions...

A growing divide is predicted at this week’s local elections, with Labour on course to make gains in cities in England but struggling to...

Angela Rayner has written to Boris Johnson demanding answers over reports that a ‘Sexist of the Year’ award was handed out at a lockdown-busting...

Many voters in England, Wales and Scotland will head to the polls on 5 May to elect their new local representatives. More than 4,350...

“Radical” reform is needed to working practices in the Commons, the Speaker of the House has urged, following a series of bullying and sexual...

A former MP who was jailed for sexually assaulting two women told a court he is looking at supermarket shelf stacking and building site...

An MP under investigation for allegedly watching pornography in the Commons said he opened a file by mistake but would step down if he...

All women in parliament have been subjected to “wandering hands”, a female cabinet minister has said as she told male MPs “to keep your...

Health Secretary Sajid Javid has described sexist behaviour in Parliament as “shameful” and said “the culture of Westminster needs to change”. Mr Javid made...