Politics

The army must “prepare genuinely for war” to credibly deter threats, a group of former defence and security chiefs have signalled. Offering advice to...

Jeremy Hunt has hinted at an autumn election as speculation continues to grow over when the country will head to the polls. Speaking at...

The Mais lecture has become a kind of rite of passage for all aspirant chancellors. This annual speech, held at the Bayes Business School...

Mark Drakeford has officially stepped down as Wales’s first minister. Mr Drakeford will offer his resignation to the King this evening. It is expected...

The Conservatives have been fined over £10,000 by the elections watchdog for failing to accurately declare donations. The party under-reported 19 non-cash donations, in...

Campaigners and MPs are calling for a parliamentary inquiry into the Loan Charge scandal – accusing HMRC of “airbrushing” its approach to a harsh...

The government has announced its plan for an Independent Football Regulator (IFR) for the professional men’s game. The IFR came about following a review...

Rishi Sunak said he is “not interested in Westminster politics” and insisted his party is “united” as he brushed off rumours of a plot...

Five episodes of GB News programmes that were presented by Tory MPs have been found by Ofcom to have breached impartiality rules. The watchdog’s...

The government has “drawn a line” under the Frank Hester race row and shouldn’t have to give back the money he donated, Kemi Badenoch...

Rishi Sunak hopes three key moments this week will turn around his fortunes after his standing in the party plummeted. The PM is hoping...

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has called for Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer to include a “cast iron commitment” to cross party...

Rishi Sunak will lead the Tories into the next general election, the transport secretary insisted amid reports of a plot to oust the PM....

Grant Shapps was forced to abandon a visit to a port city in Ukraine after British intelligence warned of a credible missile threat from...

Vaughan Gething is set to become Wales’s next first minister after winning the Labour leadership race. Mr Gething, 50, will also become the first...

Vaughan Gething has been elected leader of Welsh Labour, but who is the man expected to be voted in as Wales’s first minister? The...

Diane Abbott has appeared at a rally where she hit out at the “level of racism that is still in Britain”, following a row...

MP Diane Abbott has criticised Speaker Lindsay Hoyle for not calling on her to speak at this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions during a debate...

Vaughan Gething is set to become Wales’s next first minister after winning the Labour leadership race. Mr Gething, who will also become the first...