Politics

The government is investing £63m in new types of jet fuel that it hopes will make your summer holiday a little more eco-friendly –...

People smugglers face having their assets frozen and being banned from entering the UK, the foreign secretary has announced. David Lammy said new powers...

More victims of the infected blood scandal will qualify for compensation while others will get higher awards under changes to the scheme. The new...

Nigel Farage has said violent UK offenders could be jailed overseas under his plans to cut crime by half. The Reform UK leader named...

Steve Reed has conceded that the bulk of the £104bn of water industry investment which he boasts Labour has attracted since coming to office...

The system for regulating water companies in England and Wales should be overhauled and replaced with one single body in England and another in...

Sir Jon Cunliffe’s review of the water sector is comprehensive, clear-eyed, and about as radical as allowed by terms of reference that explicitly ruled...

The work and pensions secretary has announced a review of the state pension age. The government is required to conduct a review into the...

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 The Government announces the “Reed Reforms” to fix Britain’s water system, but will...

Consumers will get stronger protections with a new water watchdog – as trust in water companies takes a record dive. Environment Secretary Steve Reed...

The environment secretary has pledged to halve sewage pollution from water companies by 2030. The target – which is compared to 2024 levels –...

Diane Abbott has been suspended from the Labour Party pending an investigation. A party spokesperson confirmed the decision to Sky News but did not...

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle knew about Afghan data leak and should have made ministers tell MPs, Dame Harriet Harman has claimed. Speaking to...

👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 Who knew what about the Afghan data leak? And could anyone...

Details of spies and special forces were included in a massive data leak that led to thousands of Afghans being secretly relocated to the...

Sir Keir Starmer has defended suspending four of his own MPs, saying those who “repeatedly break the whip” have to be dealt with. In...

I’m going to level with you – I am very, very confused. In fact, I’ve got five reasons why I’m very confused. The first...

A minister has defended Sir Keir Starmer’s decision to discipline rebellious MPs, saying they would have used “stronger” language against those who are “continually...

Sir Keir Starmer has suspended four MPs for repeated breaches of party discipline. Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff, Neil Duncan-Jordan and Rachael Maskell have lost...