Politics

Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer

780,000 pensioners entitled to winter fuel payment will lose out

Ban on TV junk food adverts before 9pm to be introduced next year

RAF jets have scrambled to intercept Russian aircraft near the UK - days after the Royal Navy followed Kremlin submarines which had entered the English Channel. (Photo: Getty Images)

RAF jets scramble to intercept Russian aircraft near UK

Former president of Peru Alberto Fujimori exits in a car the Barbadillo prison after being released on December 06, 2023 in Lima, Peru.

Former Peru president Alberto Fujimori dead at 86

Police have launched an investigation after a handbag belonging to Policing minister Dame Diana Johnson was stolen while she attended a conference of senior police officers.

Policing minister's handbag stolen at police conference

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and Health Secretary, Wes Streeting during a visit to the University College London Hospital (UCLH)

NHS must "reform or die": PM outlining plan following damning report

Money

Only spend money with ethical firms, public sector urged

Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson leaving Newry Magistrates' Court at an earlier hearing back in July

Politician pleads not guilty to sex offence charges

Thousands of prisoners are set for early release

1,700 prisoners to be freed early today and some of them will reoffend

Former home secretary Suella Braverman

Braverman wrong to publicly criticise policing of pro-Palestine march

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is facing his first revolt.

Starmer stands firm on winter fuel payment cuts as he faces revolt

Three-quarter of British Public say politicians should be banned from gambling o...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that his Labour government is "going to have to be unpopular" as he makes decisions ahead of the upcoming budget.

Keir Starmer says government is 'going to have to be unpopular'

Paul Durant mounts his one-man hunger strike campaign on Blackpool seafront

I'm 32 days into a hunger strike until the Government shows sense

Pavement parking

Motorists divided on looming pavement parking ban

Dame Priti Patel has been eliminated in the first voting round of the Conservative leadership contest after receiving the least number of votes, while Robert Jenrick came top of the ballot.

Priti Patel out of Tory leadership contest

Kemi Badenoch is married to Hamish Badenoch, the couple have three children. Kemi Badenoch launched her bid to become the next lead of the Conservatives in London

Who is Kemi Badenoch's husband Hamish Badenoch, do they have children?

Kemi Badenoch is currently the bookmakers’ favourite to win the Tory leadership bid and launched her bid at the Institution of Engineering and Technology in London.

Marina Licht

A Siberian kitten has joined Larry the Downing Street cat at Number 10, Keir Starmer has revealed

Siberian kitten joining Larry the Downing Street cat at Number 10

Emma Woodhouse, licensee

Sparks fly over proposed pub garden smoking ban

Deputy PM Angela Rayner was filmed partying at Hi Ibiza club on the Spanish island by Denise Van Outen.

Deputy PM Angela Rayner spotted partying in Ibiza

MP Esther McVey, when she was Minister without Portfolio in Rishi Sunak's cabinet Photo by Getty.

Tory causes outrage by invoking Holocaust in criticism of smoking ban

Smoking could be banned in pub gardens and in other outdoor public places under new plans to expand the smoking ban.

I'm a doctor - here's why the expanded smoking ban is a good idea

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during his speech and press conference in the Rose Garden at 10 Downing Street

PM asks country to brace for 'short-term pain' ahead of Budget

Waheed Alli is perhaps best known for being one of the creators of hit reality TV show survivor (File photo)

The House of Lords peer and TV tycoon at the heart of Labour donor row

Former Tory MP William Wragg admitted to sharing personal contact details of other MPs with a person he met on a dating app, amid reports of multiple MPs becoming embroiled in a honeytrap attempt at Westminster.

MP reveals he had "suicidal thoughts" after Westminster scandal broke

Prison overcrowding has reached a crisis level (Picture: Danny Lawson/PA)

Emergency measure to ease prison overcrowding goes live

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer shakes the hand of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after he addressed an extraordinary meeting of the UK Cabinet at 10 Downing Street last month.

No. 10 pledges wartime support for Ukraine ‘for as long as it lasts’

72% of Labour voters support moving country to shorter working week

New polling has shown that 72% of people that voted Labour in last month's General Election support the new Government moving the country to a shorter working week.

Joe Ryle

Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage paid almost £98,000 a month to present GB News

Liz Truss abruptly left the stage during a pro-Trump campaign event after activists displayed a banner featuring a lettuce with googly eyes and the message "I crashed the economy."

Former PM storms off stage after lettuce prank

UK self-sufficiency must be upheld amidst global instability, NFU says

A court in Thailand on Wednesday removed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office over an ethical violation.

Thai PM removed from office over bribery scandal

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson

Education secretary vows to tackle child poverty to stop exams gap

Small-boat crossings of the English Channel are continuing to rise.

Migrant Channel crossings top 18,000 for year so far amid more deaths

Teachers' unions have praised a proposed pay rise from the new government (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock)

What teachers say about government's new 'above inflation' pay offer

Lauren Edwards, recently elected MP for Rochester and Strood said she “deeply regrets” the posts and that she had made a “significant error of judgement.”

Labour MP apologises over 'racist' old tweets

Large anti-racism protests were held across London, with the largest in Waltham Forest and Finchley.

Labour councillor suspended after 'unacceptable' comments

A car burns on Parliament Road, in Middlesbrough, during an anti-immigration riot. Credit: Owen Humphreys/PA Wire

What being done to stop spread of misinformation amid UK Riots

Former prime minister Liz Truss.

Liz Truss bashes Rishi Sunak and says Tories “could effectively die”

Riots Manvers.

Let's stop rioters - then points desperately need to be discussed Andrew Mosley

Brits feeling more positive since General Election

Brits feeling more positive since General Election, new data reveals

A group of migrants are brought into Dover

17,000 migrants have arrived to UK in small boats this year

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and deputy leader Angela Rayner who wants more homes built.

Angela Rayner tells council bosses to build 1.5m new homes by 2029

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves making a statement in the House of Commons on public finances following the audit of the spending inheritance left by the previous administration.

Chancellor says Tories “hid” true extent of Treasury overspend

Tommy Robinson has fled the UK after allegedly committing contempt of court, according to the High Court.

Tommy Robinson flees UK amid contempt of court allegations

Three candidates have officially entered the race in the Conservative Party's search for a successor to Rishi Sunak, following the party's historic defeat in the 2024 general election.

Conservative leadership race contenders revealed

Police crackdown on drug crime across London

Drug crime falls 20% across London, new data reveals

A banner and protestors outside Downing Street this afternoon

Protestors head to Downing Street after Tommy Robinson 'terror' arrest

Most Brits not confident that new govt will meet house building target

Dame Esther Rantzen is campaigning for assisted dying

Terminally ill Esther Rantzen says she sees 'glimpse of hope'

Eluned Morgan is set to become the new leader of Welsh Labour and is poised to become the first female First Minister of Wales, following the closure of nominations without any other candidates entering the race.

Eluned Morgan is first female Welsh Labour leader

BCIS calls for Labour to tackle the immediate construction skills shortage

King Charles reads the King's Speech in the House of Lords during the State opening of Parliament in the House of Lords at the Palace of Westminster in London.

House of Lords shake-up branded 'political vandalism' by critics

University fees should be cut, according to a think-tank

University fees should be reduced to £6,000 to make education fairer

Most UK schoolchildren are required to wear uniforms to school (Photo: National World/Adobe Stock/Getty)

Why Labour has promised to limit branded school uniform items

Zarah Sultana and Rebecca Long-Bailey were among the seven Labour MPs to have the whip suspended after voting against the government on the two-child benefit cap.

Seven Labour MPs suspended over two-child benefit cap vote

DofE Award holders at Downing Street

Duke of Edinburgh Award winners write letter to PM demanding their voice be hear...