Significant shift as Starmer says Ukraine must be in ‘strongest possible position for negotiations’
Sir Keir Starmer has for the first time said it was British policy to "put Ukraine in the strongest possible...
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Labour launch a new review every two and a half days
Labour have launched more than 60 reviews since entering government less than five months ago.Analysis by Sky News shows dozens...
Sir Chris Wormald replaces Simon Case as cabinet secretary and head of civil service
Sir Chris Wormald has been named as the new cabinet secretary and head of the civil service.The 56-year-old, who will...
Starmer goes all-in on Trump love-in – and steals a notoriously familiar slogan
The globe-trotting prime minister has hit back at his critics - and cosied up to Donald Trump like never before.After...
Tories spent £50m on Rwanda deportation flights that never took off
The last government spent £50m on Rwanda deportation flights that never took off, new figures reveal.This included the cost of...
Bereaved families and MPs call for tougher measures on mobile phones for under-16s
Bereaved families and MPs are urging the government to take tougher steps to protect younger teenagers from "horrific" content on...
UK to ‘war-game’ how frontline British troops could be equipped with weapons amid supply chain disruption
The UK will "war-game" how British troops could be sustained on the frontline in the event of intense fighting and...
Building owners could face prison if unsafe cladding not removed by 2029
Building owners could face prison if they have not removed unsafe cladding by 2029, according to a new government plan.A...
Channel crossings under Starmer hit new milestone – as Labour vows to tackle migration
Labour is set to publish its plan to tackle migration next week - as the number of people who have...
Louise Haigh’s photo of stolen phone ‘taken after alleged theft’
Officers investigating Louise Haigh's "stolen" phone believed a photo she submitted of the handset had been taken after the alleged...
Assisted dying bill backed by MPs after emotional Commons debate
Assisted dying could become legal in England and Wales after the bill was backed by MPs in a historic vote....
Met Police refers itself to information watchdog after Westminster honeytrap victims’ identities revealed to each other
The Metropolitan Police has referred itself to the Information Commissioner's Office after the names of the alleged victims of the...
Louise Haigh’s resignation prompts internal Labour blame game
Louise Haigh's shock resignation as transport secretary has provoked a blame game within Labour that is already proving unedifying.The speed...
Why The Great British Bake Off’s Prue Leith wants assisted dying bill to pass
Dame Prue Leith believes her son would have a "different attitude" towards assisted dying had he watched his uncle or...
Keir Starmer blames Tories for UK’s ‘open borders’ as stats show record high
Sir Keir Starmer has accused the Tories of using Brexit to deliberately run an "open borders experiment" in the UK.The...
Net migration to the UK falls by 20% – as previous year’s figure revised to almost a million
Net migration to the UK has fallen by 20% from a record 906,000 the year before, the Office for National...
Home Office spent record £5.38bn on asylum over past year
The Home Office spent a record £5.38bn over the last year on asylum - more than a third higher than...
Every pensioner in Scotland to receive winter fuel payment next year
The Scottish government has announced that all pensioners in Scotland will receive a winter fuel payment in 2025/26.The devolved benefit,...
Kemi Badenoch is ‘not the right leader’ for the Tories, says Dame Andrea Jenkyns after Reform defection
Kemi Badenoch is "not the right leader" for the Conservative Party, Dame Andrea Jenkyns has said following her move to...
Heidi Alexander named new transport secretary after Louise Haigh’s resignation over mobile phone guilty plea
Heidi Alexander has been appointed the new transport secretary after Louise Haigh stepped down.The Swindon South MP had been serving...