Politics

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...

Brandishing a pork pie on a silver tray, John Prescott stood on the stage during his 1995 Labour conference speech and bellowed: “Lies, lies! Porky pies...

Government borrowing rose to £17.4bn last month – the second highest October figure since monthly records began, official figures show. Economists had...

Former Labour deputy prime minister John Prescott has died aged 86, following a battle with Alzheimer’s, his family has announced. The former trade union...

The UK will scrap five warships, dozens of military helicopters and a fleet of drones to save money despite growing threats from Russia and a war raging in...

Police forces will be “compensated” for the increase in employers’ national insurance, the home secretary has revealed. Yvette Cooper told a...

Later this month MPs will debate one of the most contentious pieces of legislation to have ever crossed their desks. Not since 2015 has parliament considered...

The prime minister marked the 1,000th day of the war in Ukraine tending to global affairs at the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro. Over the two days of our trip to...

Sir Keir Starmer has said he is “absolutely” still confident in Chancellor Rachel Reeves after her financial plans sparked rows with pensioners...

One hundred thousand extra pensioners could be in poverty by 2027 due to the government’s decision to axe the winter fuel payment, according to modelling...

Almost 400 short-term prisoners in Scotland could be released early in the new year under Scottish government plans to ease pressure on the country’s...

Labour is “absolutely not” engaged in a class war, the prime minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer was asked by Sky News’ political editor Beth...