Politics

The UK has signed a long-awaited deal to hand control of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. It means Britain will give up sovereignty of the Indian Ocean...

The utter crass political mishandling of yesterday’s botched partial winter fuel U-turn could have profound consequences for Sir Keir Starmer.  And now...

“The target was never particularly ambitious,” says the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) about Labour’s plan to add two million extra NHS...

Net migration has fallen sharply in the UK, the latest official figures show. The data, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), estimates that...

Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. 👉Listen to Politics at Sam and...

Terminally ill journalist Dame Esther Rantzen was branded “disrespectful” and “insulting” by MPs during a debate on the assisted dying...

Two other Balkan countries seen as potential destinations for UK migrant returns say they have not been asked by the UK. Sir Keir Starmer revealed on Thursday...

Sir Keir Starmer should have reassured and explained his immigration policy to a senior Welsh MP rather than telling her “you’re rubbish”...

A Ukrainian national has been remanded in custody following fires at two properties and a car linked to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Roman Lavrynovych...

Britain may need anti-subversion laws to counter threats from states determined to undermine democracy, a government watchdog has said. Jonathan Hall KC, the...

Last week, Sir Keir Starmer voiced his worry Britain could become an “island of strangers” if immigration was not tackled. Some claimed this was a...

This EU-UK summit has for months been openly billed by Sir Keir Starmer’s Downing Street as a hugely significant moment for this government. The Labour...

Negotiations to reset the UK’s post-Brexit relationship with the EU are going “to the wire”, a Cabinet Office minister has said. “There...