Politics

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has denied the government is putting off social care reforms following criticism that a planned overhaul of the sector may...

Former deputy prime minister Sir Nick Clegg has said he is stepping down from his role at Facebook parent firm Meta. He said it...

The government has launched an independent commission to “transform social care” – but proposals for major reform may not be delivered for years. The...

Kemi Badenoch has called for a national inquiry into the grooming scandal that took place across UK towns and cities, arguing one was “long...

For centuries an odd tradition lay dormant in our democracy. A number of nobleman have had the chance to sit in parliament, simply by...

A total of 36,816 migrants crossed the English Channel to the UK in 2024, provisional government figures show. The figure is up 25% on...

Sir Keir Starmer has hailed 2024 as a “year of change” as he shared his first New Year message as prime minister. But the...

A veteran Labour MP and the long-standing mayor of London are among a handful of politicians named in the King’s New Year Honours list....

Labour would lose its majority and nearly 200 seats if a general election was held today, a new mega poll suggests. While Sir Keir...

British voters are in for a relatively untroubled 2025, after the “Year of Elections” which saw a new government in the UK and major...

Sir Keir Starmer has paid tribute to his brother Nick, who died on Boxing Day aged 60 after suffering from cancer. The prime minister...

Children with special educational needs are being “segregated” and left to struggle in the wrong schools because councils are trying to “save on costs”,...

Many months before farmers found themselves on the front pages of newspapers, after protesting in Whitehall against the new government’s inheritance tax rules, we...

Reform UK now has more members than the Conservative Party and is “the real opposition” according to Nigel Farage, while Kemi Badenoch has called...

Nigel Farage has said he is willing to help incoming US ambassador Lord Mandelson negotiate with Donald Trump’s administration. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer...

Sir Keir Starmer has said he will be “looking towards a better, brighter future” in his first Christmas message as prime minister. It comes...

No wonder Sir Keir Starmer is going abroad “for a few days” over New Year. The economic news here in the UK is unrelentingly...

Sir Keir Starmer is to head abroad over the New Year after spending Christmas Day at Chequers in Buckinghamshire. The prime minister is enjoying...

The UK economy is “headed for the worst of all worlds” as businesses expect activity to fall at the start of next year, according...