Politics

2002 wasn't just the year that Girls Aloud formed, there were big things happening in the royal family and politically, as well as in the music and film industry. Composite image by NationalWorld/Mark Hall.

5 things happening in 2002 when Girls Aloud first formed

Nigel Farage. Credit: ITV

Explainer Nigel Farage already quizzed about Brexit on I'm a Celebrity

Stan Collymore has told people in his hometown of Cannock to 'blame themselves for the deterioration of the town. Picture: Getty

Stan Collymore blasts hometown residents for town's deterioration

The views of young people are ignored by politicians so there is no reason for them to do anything other than ignore what is going on with leaders such as Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman (Picture: James Manning/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Want young people to care about politics? Then stop ignoring us Poppy McBeath

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and former Home Secretary Suella Braverman. The smiles and shared table have been replaced by bitter animosity. PIC: Phil Noble/PA Wire

Backstabbing and poison pens - when will we get policies that help us? Nancy Fielder

British Health Secretary Victoria Atkins leaves the Cabinet Meeting at Downing Street on 14 November (Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

New Health Secretary Victoria Atkins faces challenges - who is she?

Laura Trott: Who is new Chief Secretary to the Treasury? - Why Rishi Sunak appointed her in cabinet reshuffle

Explainer Who is Laura Trott - the UK's new Chief Secretary to the Treasury?

MP Esther McVey has been appointed as Minister without Portfolio as part of Prime Minister's Rishi Sunak's cabinet reshuffle. Photo by Getty.

Esther McVey: MP, Cabinet Minister for 'common sense', family life

General Election UK: Can Rishi Sunak call a 2024 vote?- as David Cameron returns in cabinet reshuffle

When will Rishi Sunak call a general election & is it likely?

Danny Dyer was crticial of David Cameron back in 2018 in a viral clip (Getty Images)

Remembering Danny Dyer's David Cameron rant as he returns to politics

Britain's former Prime Minister, David Cameron, leaves 10, Downing Street after being appointed Foreign Secretary in a Cabinet reshuffle on November 13, 2023

David Cameron back in the fold - what did other former PMs do next?

Rishi Sunak has welcomed David Cameron back to government, after appointing the former Prime Minister as the new Foreign Secretary. (Credit: Getty Images)

Explainer Rishi Sunak and David Cameron's political relationship explained

Former Prime Minister, David Cameron (L), leaves 10 Downing Street with Sir Philip Barton, the Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, after being appointed Foreign Secretary in a Cabinet reshuffle (Photo: Carl Court/Getty Images)

Lord David Cameron returns as UK Foreign Secretary - but not an MP

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is conducting a cabinet reshuffle after he sacked Suella Braverman as Home Secretary. (Credit: Getty Images)

Live Politics live updates: Sunak approached Cameron about Cabinet return

The law of the jungle: Rishi Sunak and Suella Braverman go head-to-head. Meanwhile I'm a Celebrity is all set to send celebs into the outback.

Rishi Sunak's dilemma over sacking rebellious Suella Braverman Ralph Blackburn

Former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg arrives in Downing Street in 2010 (Getty)

Cast your minds back to 2010 when Nick Clegg was the nation's darling

Will Laura Kuenssberg return this weekend to her flagship political show, 'Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg'? (Credit: BBC)

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg | Who is on this Sunday’s show

File photo dated 29/10/18 of Conservative MP Crispin Blunt, who has been arrested on suspicion of rape and the possession of controlled substances. Credit: PA

Explainer Who is Crispin Blunt? Career of Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape

Banged Up stars Sid Owen, Marcus Luther, Peter Hitchens, and more

Banged Up Channel 4: cast of prison documentary series with Sid Owen

The candidates set to contest the upcoming Tamworth by-election. (Photo: Getty Images)

Candidates set to contest the upcoming Tamworth by-election

Tamworth residents slam ‘self-serving’ politicians with ‘big snouts in the troughs’ ahead of the town’s by-election. (Photos: Isabella Boneham/Getty Images)

Tamworth by-election: Politicians have ‘big snouts in the troughs’

Tamworth locals say the town is ‘falling to pieces’ ahead of the by-election. (Photos: Isabella Boneham)

Tamworth ‘falling to pieces’ - next MP ‘show some respect’

Keir Starmer is interrupted by a heckler. Credit: Getty

Keir Starmer Labour conference speech crashed by protester

Keir Starmer is interrupted by a heckler. Credit: Getty

Man arrested after targeting Keir Starmer with glitter

Laura Kuenssberg. Credit: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Where was Laura Kuenssberg today - why wasn’t she on her BBC show?

Golda Meir talks during a radio press conference in November 1973 in Tel Aviv (Photo: GABRIEL DUVAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Is Golda film based on a true story?

Labour candidate Michael Shanks is the new MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West after his party returned a result, doubling that of his closest rival, the SNP's Katy Loudon. (Credit: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

Labour triumph in Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election

We're highlighted Black British women who are history makers for Black History Month (Getty)

5 Black British women who knocked down barriers to become successes

Ken Livingstone's notable political moments, plus age, children and newts

Former London mayor Ken Livingstone is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease.

Ken Livingstone suffers from Alzheimer’s

Liz Truss has been claiming from fund for ex-prime ministers despite only 49 days in office (Getty Images)

Liz Truss claims from fund for ex-PMs despite only 49 days in office

(Photo: Getty Images)

Mid Bedfordshire by-election date set after Dorries' resignation

Grant Shapps looks set to become the new Defence Secretary. Credit: Getty

Politics as it happened: Grant Shapps is named new Defence Secretary

Clarence Avant attends the 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 30, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

The highly influential 'Black Godfather' Clarence Avant dies aged 92

While London boasts a £2k scrappage scheme and a world-class public transport system - the rest of the country suffers

Choking on the London Bias: Levelling up promises go up in smoke Nancy Fielder

Former US President Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a political rally while campaigning for the GOP nomination in the 2024 election at Erie Insurance Arena on July 29, 2023 in Erie, Pennsylvania.

All of Trump's indictments and charges - what happened on Jan 6?

According to data from Home Office for England and Wales, only 5.7% of crimes were solved by police last year.

Only 5.7 of crimes solved by police in 2022

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick

Immigration minister Robert Jenrick ‘left’ ministerial box on train

Chairman of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Sir Howard Davies leaves after a meeting at 11 Downing Street on September 2, 2019 in London, England. Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has invited business leaders to discuss the opportunities and challenges of a no-deal Brexit. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)

Who is the chairman of NatWest and Coutts, Sir Howard Davies

The Conservative party has had three leaders in the past 13 months Credit: NationalWorld/Kim Mogg

Tory turmoil blamed for slow Islamophobia action

Keir Mather

Who is Keir Mather? The new Labour MP for Selby and Ainsty

Nigel Farage has lost his Coutts account (Getty)

Why the Nigel Farage bank account affair shames the government Tom Morton

Ben Wallace will step down from his role at the next cabinet reshuffle

Full list of Tory MPs stepping down ahead of next general election

Ben Wallace will step down from his role at the next cabinet reshuffle

Full list of Tory MPs stepping down ahead of next general election

Ben Wallace will step down as defence secretary at the next cabinet reshuffle

Ben Wallace to step down as defence secretary

Ben Wallace will step down as defence secretary at the next cabinet reshuffle

Ben Wallace to step down as defence secretary

Boris Johnson earns over £21k an hour for his roles outside of politics

Boris Johnson makes £21k as second job earnings revealed

Laura Kuenssberg. Picture: ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images

Explainer Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg: who are the guests this week?

Sir Keir Starmer said Labour was on course to win a general election. Credit: PA

Where does Sir Keir Starmer live? A look at his net worth

Laurence Fox has once again courted controversy after burning Pride bunting in his back garden over the weekend (Credit: Getty Images/Canva)

The politics of Laurence Fox, as the actor takes aim at Pride Month

Sophy Ridge

Sophy Ridge on Sunday: who are the guests this week and how to watch?

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Meet Glenda Jackson's son Dan Hodges as actress dies age 87

Rod Stewart and Boris Johnson (Getty)

Why is Sir Rod Stewart still a fan of Boris Johnson?

Glenda Jackson was nearly 80 when she retired from her political career - Credit: Getty

Glenda Jackson: former Labour MP actress' political career explained

Silvio Berlusconi (R), leader of the right-wing party "Forza Italia" listens to Matteo Salvini (unseen), leader of the far-right party "Lega" speaking to the press after a meeting with Italian President Sergio Mattarella as part of consultations of political parties, on May 7, 2018 at the Quirinale palace in Rome. Italy is facing a third month of political paralysis after talks between the centre-left and the Five Star Movement over a coalition government failed to get off the ground. President Sergio Mattarella holds a fresh round of consultations "to see if the parties have other ideas for a government majority". (Photo by Tiziana FABI / AFP) (Photo by TIZIANA FABI/AFP via Getty Images)

Should Silvio Berlusconi have a national day of mourning, critics ask?

Charlotte Owen will become the youngest peer in British history (Pic:Getty)

Who is Boris Johnson’s former aide Charlotte Owen?