Politics

The prime minister is expected to continue his reshuffle on Thursday, concentrating on the lower ministerial ranks, with vaccines minister and schools minister among...

Gavin Williamson has been sacked as education secretary in a cabinet reshuffle that has also seen Dominic Raab removed from the Foreign Office. Mr...

One thing the prime minister and his scientific advisers clearly agree upon is that when it comes to this winter, nothing should be ruled...

Lockdowns, mandatory face masks, vaccine certificates, and work from home orders could return this winter as part of a “plan B” to deal with...

The government has accepted the recommendation from the UK’s chief medical officers that children aged 12 to 15 should be offered a first dose...

Boris Johnson has said the government wants to avoid the introduction of COVID vaccine passports in England “if we possibly can”, but added they...

The prime minister is said to be “dead set” on avoiding another lockdown as he prepares to reveal his plan for managing COVID-19 over...

Sajid Javid has told Sky News he wants to remove the PCR test requirement for travellers returning from some foreign countries “as soon as...

The prime minister is expected to repeal some powers of the Coronavirus Act as he sets out the government’s plan for managing COVID-19 over...

Boris Johnson will denounce the terrorists who killed nearly 3,000 people during the 9/11 attacks while paying tribute to their victims on the 20th...

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,...