Labour wins Birmingham Erdington by-election
Labour has held Birmingham Erdington in the by-election triggered by the sudden death of frontbencher Jack Dromey.Former nurse and mother-of-five Paulette...
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Seize oligarchs’ UK properties to house Ukrainian refugees, government told
The government should seize properties owned by oligarchs close to Vladimir Putin and use them to house Ukrainian refugees fleeing...
Voters head to polls for by-election triggered by death of Labour MP
Voters are going to the polls today in Birmingham Erdington in a parliamentary by-election triggered by the sudden death of...
PM accuses Putin of ‘war crime’ after MPs give rare standing ovation in Commons to Ukraine ambassador
Boris Johnson has accused Vladimir Putin of committing "a war crime" as he spoke during a session of PMQs preceded...
Ditch ‘Stop the War’ left wing MPs or lose the next election, Labour leader told
Sir Keir Starmer should kick out Labour MPs who back the Stop the War campaign or face losing the next...
PM: More than 200,000 Ukrainians could be allowed to join family in UK
The UK "stands ready" to take Ukrainians fleeing the Russia's invasion in "considerable numbers", Boris Johnson has said.Speaking in Warsaw...
PM says UK to ‘continue to bring maximum pressure’ on Russia so Putin ‘feels consequences’
Boris Johnson has said the UK will "continue to bring maximum pressure to bear" on Russia to ensure Vladimir Putin...
Russian invasion ‘not on schedule’ and ‘in some significant areas of disarray’ – defence sec says
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is "not on schedule" and Vladimir Putin's forces "are in some significant areas of disarray", the...
‘No place for dirty money’: PM moves to stop the UK being used to launder ill-gotten wealth
Plans to tackle the flow of "dirty money" and stop the laundering of ill-gotten wealth in the UK property market...
‘Hit list’ of Russian oligarchs drawn up as Putin’s allies warned over mansions and private jets
A "hit list" of Russian oligarchs has been drawn up by the Foreign Office as ministers prepare to slap further...
Tougher sanctions needed so that Putin can’t ‘live Mayfair lifestyle in Moscow’, Labour says
Labour is calling for much tougher sanctions on Russia following the Ukrainian invasion it condemns as a "heinous violation of...
Measures to expose dirty money stashed in UK property fast-tracked to target Russian oligarchs
Measures to expose dirty money stashed in UK property are being fast-tracked in order to target Russian oligarchs, Sky News...
Labour MP receives death threat describing her as ‘Putin’s w***e’
A Labour MP has told of receiving a death threat describing her as "Putin's w***e" amid the ongoing invasion of...
Boris Johnson unleashes UK’s ‘largest set of sanctions ever’ on Russia – Putin’s former son-in-law targeted
Boris Johnson has hit Russia with what he called the "largest set of sanctions ever imposed anywhere by the UK...
Boris Johnson’s address shows UK and allies clear-eyed about risk of military confrontation expanding beyond Ukraine
The prime minister rarely addresses the nation, but Russia's decision to conduct a full scale invasion into Ukraine has made...
Boris Johnson’s full statement to the nation after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has made a statement to the nation after Russia's attack on the Ukraine. Here it is...
Met Police deputy urges Patel to review events around commissioner’s resignation
Home Secretary Priti Patel has received a demand to review the events around the resignation of Metropolitan Police commissioner Dame...
Putin has gone ‘full tonto’ over Ukraine and UK military can ‘kick Russia’s backside’, defence sec says
Vladimir Putin is "highly likely" to be planning a move on Ukrainian capital Kyiv, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has told...
‘Turning up to a gunfight with a peashooter’: Johnson under fire for limited sanctions against Russia
President Biden, Prime Minister Johnson, President Macron, Chancellor Scholtz and the European Commission President von der Leyen: as the West...
Five Russian banks and three oligarchs targeted in UK sanctions on Russia
The UK is sanctioning five Russian banks and three oligarchs, freezing their UK assets and banning travel to Britain, Boris...