Politics

Votes are being counted in the Kingswood and Wellingborough by-elections, where Labour will be looking to capitalise on the UK entering a recession to...

The UK economy has officially entered recession, figures show. A recession is defined as two consecutive three-month periods where the economy contracts rather than...

Polls have opened for two crunch by-elections taking place today in Kingswood and Wellingborough. Voters in the constituencies will have until 10pm to decide...

Sir Keir Starmer has been urged to suspend any Labour member who was present at a meeting of activists where antisemitic comments were allegedly...

An MP whose office was hit by a suspected arson attack on Christmas eve says he wears a stab vest when going to public...

The Mayor of London has pledged his support to send 4x4s to Ukraine that would otherwise be scrapped under the city’s ULEZ scheme. Sadiq...

James Cleverly has apologised after joking about putting a date rape drug in his wife’s drink in comments made at a Downing Street reception...

Rishi Sunak is under fire from his own MPs after rowing back on plans to lift the salary threshold for a family visa –...

Simon Case is set to return to his role leading the civil service in January following weeks of medical leave, the Cabinet Office has...

It may seem pretty standard nowadays for chaos to follow wherever politics goes. But there were a number of unexpected political moments this year...

Rishi Sunak has said the higher threshold for a family visa will rise in 2025 after he came under fire from Tory MPs for...

Simon Case is set to return to his role leading the civil service in January following weeks of medical leave, the Cabinet Office has...

Rishi Sunak has been branded “weak” by his own MPs after rowing back on plans to make it harder to bring family members to...

It may seem pretty standard nowadays for chaos to follow wherever politics goes. But there were a number of unexpected political moments this year...

Millions of train passengers face a hike in fares of nearly 5% next year, the Department for Transport (DfT) said. In England, regulated rail...

The Home Office has rowed back on plans to increase the salary threshold for family members of migrants in the UK following a backlash....

Scotland’s first minister has been mocked over a “bold claim” world leaders have been “lining up” to seek advice from the Scottish government. Scottish...

Hassan came to the UK on a boat across the English Channel. Now he is sleeping rough on a Liverpool housing estate. “Where should...

The Irish government is to bring a legal case against the UK under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The inter-state case is...