Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin says his party has made “a policy decision” not to enter coalition government with Sinn Fein after...
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MPs will on Friday have to make one of the biggest decisions of their careers – whether or not to back assisted dying. The proposed law would make it...
Council services such as leisure centres and waste collection could suffer due to the cost of social care if the government goes ahead with plans to scrap...
Rachel Reeves will this week meet some of Britain’s hottest technology companies in a bid to persuade them that the government’s financial market...
There will be no more tax rises or borrowing for the duration of this government’s term, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. She told business leaders...
Sir Keir Starmer has ruled out an early general election after a petition calling for a second vote reached two million signatures. The petition was launched...
The UK will “set out a path” to lift defence spending to 2.5% of national income in the spring, the prime minister has said, finally offering a...
Russia is prepared to launch a wave of cyber attacks on Britain – and can “turn the lights off for millions of people”, a minister will warn...
“Giant”, “titan”, “the Labour Party could never have won three consecutive terms without John”. The praise heaped on John...
With six days to go before Friday’s historic Commons showdown on assisted dying, it’s the opponents who are turning up the heat. The explosive...
The UK is on a “slippery slope towards death on demand”, according to the justice secretary ahead of a historic Commons vote on assisted dying. In...
The UK will “set out a plan” to lift defence spending to 2.5% of national income in the spring, the prime minister has said, finally offering a...
Hooligans face two years in jail for breaching newly unveiled “respect orders” designed to crack down on anti-social behaviour. Courts could also...
Some hospitals in England were within “six or seven hours” of running out of personal protective equipment in the early stages of the COVID...
Long-awaited legislation to abolish England’s “feudal” leasehold property system will be published in the second half of next year, the...
Environment secretary Steve Reed said it is “hard to be sorry for trying to make the country’s economy work” as he spoke to farmers for the...