As a milestone is reached of 50,000 migrants crossing the Channel since he became prime minister, Keir Starmer finds himself in a familiar place –...
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Campaigners have criticised a change to the rules around declarations of interest in the House of Lords as a “retrograde step” which will lead to a...
Yvette Cooper has defended the arrest of more than 500 people for holding signs supporting Palestine Action. The home secretary said protesters over the...
A hostile environment era deportation policy for criminals is being expanded by the Labour government as it continues its migration crackdown. The government...
The UK and four allies have criticised Israel’s decision to launch a new large-scale military operation in Gaza – warning it will “aggravate...
He was cordial, but he was candid. Sitting next to his best British buddy, David Lammy, US vice president JD Vance politely but firmly spelt out how the two...
JD Vance has said he does not want the UK to go down a “very dark path” of losing free speech during a meeting with the foreign secretary at his...
Welcome to the house of scandal, scares and squabbles, Mr Vice President. Chevening is the ultimate ministerial perk. Apart from the prime minister’s...
MP Rupert Lowe alerted the coastguard to potential migrants on a boat – who turned out to be a charity rowing crew. The independent Great Yarmouth MP...
Rushanara Ali’s swift and humiliating demise is a classic example of paying the price for the politician’s crime of “do as I say, not as I...
Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali has resigned after reportedly hiking the rent on a property she owns by hundreds of pounds – something described by...
Rachel Reeves will need to find more than £40bn of tax rises or spending cuts in the autumn budget to meet her fiscal rules, a leading research institute has...
The government has vowed to push for a “major new crackdown” on people smuggling gangs with a £100m cash boost for border security. The investment...
Efforts to bring Gazan children to the UK for urgent medical treatment are set to be accelerated under new government plans. Under the scheme, reportedly set...
Anyone who advertises Channel crossings or fake passports on social media could face up to five years in prison under new government plans. Research suggests...
The Online Safety Act is putting free speech at risk and needs significant adjustments, Elon Musk’s social network X has warned. New rules that came into...
