Politics

Northern Ireland could see “instability, uncertainty and unpredictability” if there is an attempt to renegotiate the post-Brexit agreement, the European Commission’s vice president has...

The government will look at extending the use of vaccine passports if there is a “public health need” to do so, Culture Secretary Oliver...

Booster vaccines are reportedly set to be given the go-ahead next week, despite a professor who helped develop the AstraZeneca jab warning that a...

Australia and the United Kingdom were today at odds over why key climate targets were stripped out of the trade deal being negotiated between...

Boris Johnson’s government has reneged on key promises it has made in the efforts to combat climate change, according to one of the most...

Ministers agreed to bow to pressure from Australia to drop binding commitments to the Paris climate change agreement from the UK-Australian trade deal, a...

Boris Johnson has refused to rule out further tax rises prior to the next general election as he defended his abandonment of a Conservative...

Boris Johnson has announced a major shake-up of social care funding in England. A hike in National Insurance will pay for a pledge made...

Boris Johnson is expected to raise national insurance by about 1.2% to pay for a pledge to end the “catastrophic costs” of social care,...

Boris Johnson is set to face a significant amount of opposition from MPs over his handling of the Afghanistan crisis, possible plans to hike...

Boris Johnson will tell MPs that he will use “every economic, political and diplomatic lever” to help Afghans left behind by the British as...

Concern at the top of government over a rise to national insurance has spilled into the open after a senior minister suggested that voters...

Boris Johnson is coming under attack from senior members of his own party ahead of a possible announcement on social care this week. The...

The government is reportedly determined to push ahead with COVID-19 vaccines for 12 to 15-year-olds, despite advisers recommending against it. The Joint Committee for...

The government must immediately remove the mandatory requirement for care home staff to be vaccinated amid a workforce crisis in the sector, the UK’s...

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab has highlighted the importance of engaging with the Taliban as he acknowledged the need “to face up to the new...

The prime minister is expected to announce a rise in national insurance payments to fund social care, despite this being a breach of the...

The UK’s foreign secretary has said there needs to be “wider buy-in” from countries in the region around Afghanistan to exert maximum influence on...

A leaked Foreign Office report warned government ministers on 22 July that the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan would lead to ‘rapid Taliban...