Politics

Labour are on track for their worst end to the year in opinion polls since the Second World War. Sir Keir Starmer‘s party is...

The co-manager for Donald Trump’s presidential election campaign has called Lord Mandelson an “absolute moron” – as the peer was officially announced as the...

Sir Keir Starmer has nominated his former top adviser Sue Gray for a life peerage. Ms Gray, whose report into the partygate scandal contributed...

Sir Keir Starmer is to make his most controversial senior appointment yet by naming Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US. Lord Mandelson,...

Labour’s anti-corruption minister has been named in court documents detailing claims her family embezzled billions of pounds from a nuclear power project in Bangladesh....

Sir Keir Starmer has said “it will take some time” before living standards improve in the UK as he faced a grilling from senior...

Hospices in England will receive an extra £100m to improve buildings, equipment and accommodation, the government has said. The government announced the £100m will...

The policing minister has said she wants forces “to do far more” to tackle shoplifting after figures obtained by Sky News showed fewer than...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said most Waspi women knew the state pension age was changing so it was not “the best use of taxpayers’...

The Labour government is facing backlash after refusing to pay compensation to women who were affected by the rise in state pension age. The...

Sir Keir Starmer has defended a decision not to compensate women affected by changes to their retirement age – saying doing so would “burden”...

The Labour government is facing backlash after refusing to pay compensation to women who were affected by the rise in state pension age. The...

Listening to the sentencing in the Sara Sharif trial, it’s hard not to be gripped with anger and disbelief.  Every detail evokes more horror...

Councils will receive a cash injection of nearly £1bn next year to tackle homelessness in England, Angela Rayner has announced. The deputy prime minister...

Nigel Farage and his party treasurer have met with Elon Musk at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort for the first time since rumours surfaced of...

It would not be fair on taxpayers to compensate women affected by changes to their retirement age, the government has said. Work and Pensions...

Council tax bills are set to rise to pay for a 3.5% real terms increase in funding for police forces next year, the government...

The alleged Chinese spy with links to Prince Andrew has said he did “nothing wrong or unlawful” – as he was named publicly for...

Naming an alleged Chinese spy who has been linked to Prince Andrew is a “matter for the courts”, a government minster has said. Jim...