Politics

Sir Keir Starmer has warned that Labour “can’t pretend that we can turn the taps on” to help struggling councils if he wins the...

Angela Rayner has said she will not publish the “personal tax advice” she received on the sale of her council house despite a police...

Rishi Sunak looks to have seen off his backbenchers – at least for now. The nascent rebellions have gone quiet in the past few...

A minister has hit out at “credulous clerics” and “lefty lawyers” after documents seen by Sky News revealed how the Clapham chemical attacker Abdul...

Education Minister Robert Halfon has resigned from government, confirming he will be the 63rd Conservative MP to stand down at the next election. The...

Public satisfaction with the NHS has dropped to the lowest level on record, according to findings from a long-running poll. Just 24% of people...

The UK’s approach to China is “more robust” than its allies, Rishi Sunak has claimed, as he continues to face calls to use more...

The Home Office gave out 275 certificates of sponsorship for care workers after “forged” documents were used to make an application, a damning report...

Education Minister Robert Halfon has resigned from government, confirming he will be the 63rd Conservative MP to stand down at the next election. The...

Veterans minister Johnny Mercer has been told he faces going to prison if he does not reveal the names of those who told him...

China “state-affiliated actors” have been blamed by the government for two “malicious” cyber attack campaigns in the UK. Making a speech in the Commons,...

A former Tory MP who was facing the prospect of being removed from his seat by voters has announced he is resigning from parliament...

MPs are set to be briefed on the cyber threat posed by China today, while a smaller group of parliamentarians will be told about...

The prime minister will herald the “next generation” in the UK’s nuclear industry as he unveils new investment to create jobs and boost skills....

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has warned the UK should “absolutely” be concerned about the threat of Islamic State following the terror attack in Moscow. At...

There goes another one. The Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announced this week that he is quitting at the age of 45, explaining: “I...

A man has been removed from a plane at Heathrow Airport after he was involved in a row with DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson....

Rishi Sunak has warned against “messing with” the national flags after Nike changed the colour of the St George’s Cross on a new England...

A new £24m border control post may have to be demolished because repeated changes to post-Brexit border arrangements have left it commercially unviable. The...