Politics

A Labour candidate has been suspended by the party for betting against himself after the Gambling Commission launched an investigation into him. Kevin Craig...

The Conservative Party has withdrawn its support for two candidates who are being investigated over betting on the timing of the general election. The...

It’s hard for politicians to cut through. It’s even harder when you are leading the fourth largest party in parliament with only 11 MPs....

The “standout moment” of Labour’s election campaign happened “probably by accident” last week – and at a Taylor Swift concert, a party insider has...

Reducing knife crime will be a “moral mission” for Labour if it wins the general election on 4 July, Sir Keir Starmer will say...

Voters have been left in the dark over how the major parties will be able to fund their spending commitments, a respected thinktank has...

The Scottish Conservatives will launch their manifesto on Monday, with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak expected to speak. The party will lay out its “laser-like...

Nigel Farage has claimed former US president Donald Trump “learned a lot” from studying his speeches before he ran for office. The Reform UK...

With betting an unexpected theme of this election, we’ve taken our parliamentary bench to the Sheffield dog track. Bookies are lined up beside the...

Many more people than the leading Tories already identified are being investigated by the gambling regulator in relation to bets on the date of...

A top Conservative Party official has taken a leave of absence over allegations they placed bets on the timing of next month’s general election....

The Cheshire Show is a world away from Westminster – but amid the agriculture machinery displays, the pony club races and pens with the...

In 2019 Liz Truss was once again elected MP for South West Norfolk – her fourth election win. The then international trade secretary and...

A flurry of general elections since 2015 has brought an unprecedented churn in our parliamentary representatives. This year, two in five MPs aren’t seeking...

The Cheshire Show is a world away from Westminster – but amid the agriculture machinery displays, the pony club races and pens with the...

Union boss Sharon Graham has said she does not agree with Labour’s fiscal rules and the party should borrow more to invest. Speaking to...

The Conservatives have claimed a Labour government could “put Brexit in peril” in statements and op-eds published on the eighth anniversary of the EU...

Union boss Sharon Graham has said she does not agree with Labour’s fiscal rules and the party should borrow more to invest. Speaking to...

Rishi Sunak has said Nigel Farage’s comments about the West provoking Vladimir Putin were “completely wrong” and play into the Russian dictator’s hands. The...