Politics

Labour is demanding a new law in next month’s Queen’s Speech to crack down on political lobbying, following disclosures about David Cameron’s links with...

Boris Johnson has said Britain can look forward to “brighter days ahead” while Sir Keir Starmer has said “it’s a time for hope and...

Boris Johnson is poised to announce some Easter Monday good news, with home and away lockdown-easing moves as part of his COVID roadmap to...

Children will be able to visit grandparents in care homes from next week – in many cases, for the first time in a year....

The prime minister has warned people not to meet others from different households indoors over Easter, even if they have had a coronavirus vaccine....

More than 70 MPs – including more than 40 Conservatives – have sent a warning shot to Boris Johnson by forming a major cross-party...

Boris Johnson has described a surge in coronavirus cases in France – which has plunged the country into a third national lockdown  - as...

The prime minister’s most senior black adviser is to step down from the government. Samuel Kasumu will leave his role as special adviser for...

An immediate review of safeguarding policies in schools has been launched after more than 10,000 reports were posted on a website for students to...

The UK is “100% confident in the efficacy” of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, after Germany suspended its use in the under-60s over concerns about...

A scandal-hit financier claimed he was a “senior adviser” to then prime minister David Cameron, according to a business card handed to the Labour Party....

MPs have been urged to approve a new sanctions system that could see them barred from parliament’s bars and restaurants if they breach House...

The prime minister has admitted “we don’t know… how strong our fortifications now are” against a fresh COVID wave – while the chief medical...

Summer holidays abroad are unlikely to be allowed until August it has been reported, as a cabinet minister said a traffic light system was...

The UK has planned to ensure second COVID jabs are administered on time, according to the culture minister, who also confirmed a batch of...

A second Westminster MP has defected from the SNP to join Alex Salmond’s new Scottish independence party. Neale Hanvey, MP for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath,...

Nicola Sturgeon has warned now is “not the time to gamble” with Scotland’s future as she said there were “significant questions” about Alex Salmond’s...

Boris Johnson has told Joe Biden that global vaccine access will be vital for beating COVID-19, as the leaders agreed combatting climate change will...

Scotland’s former first minister Alex Salmond has re-entered frontline politics to become the leader of the new pro-independence Alba Party. The party was registered...