Politics

The government has no national plan for the defence of the UK or the mobilisation of its people and industry in a war despite...

The prime minister has been unable to guarantee a childcare place to everyone that wants one, as the government rolls out its new scheme....

Humza Yousaf has said it is “increasingly difficult” to shield his children from racism after he was targeted with Islamophobic graffiti near his Dundee...

People should not be arrested “just if they smell” the education secretary has said. Gillian Keegan was asked about the matter as Tory MPs...

Rishi Sunak has said people should not be criminalised “for stating simple facts on biology” as he backed author JK Rowling in her criticism...

Labour is set to launch a “cost of chaos” website that criticises the amount of government spending under Rishi Sunak. Launched today – a...

The government’s extended childcare policy is beginning today – but it starts amid warnings of a lack of funding and not enough staff to...

A Windrush victim has branded the compensation scheme for victims of the scandal “disgusting”, and suggested the government were waiting for those affected to...

No wonder the Labour Party is desperate for a general election now and bitterly disappointed that Rishi Sunak has “bottled it”, in Keir Starmer’s...

Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are on course to win fewer than 100 seats in the general election, according to a major poll that suggests the...

There is no threat to Northern Ireland’s power-sharing agreement after the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) resigned over allegations of historical sexual...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has spoken of a time for “new beginnings” in his Easter message, as he looks towards the coming general...

Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are on course to win fewer than 100 seats in the general election, according to a major poll that suggests the...

No wonder the Labour Party is desperate for a general election now and bitterly disappointed that Rishi Sunak has “bottled it”, in Keir Starmer’s...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has spoken of a time for “new beginnings” in his Easter message, as he looks towards the coming general...

There is no threat to Northern Ireland’s power-sharing agreement after the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) resigned over allegations of historical sexual...

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been an ever-present feature of the political landscape in Northern Ireland for several decades. But his leadership of the Democratic...

Rishi Sunak has been criticised for announcing a “surprise” round of honours – including a knighthood for a major donor to the Conservative Party....

Water firms have been accused of an “environmental cover up” as fresh figures revealed one in seven sewage monitors – meant to record spills...