Politics

Sir Chris Wormald has been named as the new cabinet secretary and head of the civil service. The 56-year-old will replace Simon Case after...

Bereaved families and MPs are urging the government to take tougher steps to protect younger teenagers from “horrific” content on social media.  The Australian...

The UK will “war-game” how British troops could be sustained on the frontline in the event of intense fighting and supply chain disruption. In...

Labour is set to publish its plan to tackle migration next week – as the number of people who have crossed the Channel under...

Sir Keir Starmer is set to reveal his Labour’s “plan for change” as he looks to draw a line under a tough first five...

Officers investigating Louise Haigh’s “stolen” phone believed a photo she submitted of the handset had been taken after the alleged theft, Sky News has...

I have watched hundreds of hours of parliamentary debates in my long time covering Westminster and I can honestly say that the five hours...

Assisted dying could become legal in England and Wales after the bill was backed by MPs in a historic vote. Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill...

Heidi Alexander has been appointed the new transport secretary after Louise Haigh stepped down over a criminal conviction. The Swindon South MP had been...

Dame Prue Leith believes her son would have a “different attitude” towards assisted dying had he watched his uncle or father die – as...

Sir Keir Starmer has accused the Tories of using Brexit to deliberately run an “open borders experiment” in the UK. The prime minister said...

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has resigned. It comes after she admitted she pleaded guilty to an offence connected with incorrectly telling police that a...

Kemi Badenoch will be “defined” by the first “clanger” she makes as Tory leader, Baroness Davidson has said. The Tory peer said Ms Badenoch,...

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh has admitted pleading guilty to an offence connected with misleading the police while a parliamentary candidate in 2014, Sky News...

Sir Keir Starmer has accused the Tories of using Brexit to deliberately run an “open borders experiment” in the UK. The prime minister said...

Net migration to the UK has fallen by 20% from a record 906,000 the year before, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has said....

The Home Office spent a record £5.38bn over the last year on asylum – more than a third higher than the previous year. Figures...

The Scottish government has announced that all pensioners in Scotland will receive a winter heating payment in 2025/26. The devolved benefit, if passed, is...

Net migration to the UK has fallen by 20% from a record 906,000 the year before, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. The...