Labour under pressure to fix local services in budget as councils insist there is no more ‘fat to cut’
Folkestone has been drawing in crowds in recent years with regeneration and private developments transforming parts of this port town...
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Football regulator would not have to align takeover decisions with foreign policy
The proposed regulator for men's football in England will no longer have to ensure decisions on club takeovers align with...
Public investment ‘badly needed’ to prevent UK’s national debt rising to risky levels, IMF warns
Public investment in new technologies and the energy transition is "badly needed" to drive growth in the UK and prevent...
Firearms officers accused of shooting someone dead will remain anonymous during trial, home secretary announces
Firearms officers on trial over police shootings will not be named during criminal proceedings, the home secretary has announced.Yvette Cooper...
Are police trial reforms a rare cross-party consensus – or have we been here before?
We've been here before. Yvette Cooper is the third home secretary to promise to reform procedure for armed police officers...
Starmer has ‘misunderstood’ Commonwealth leaders’ call for slave trade reparations, Harriet Harman says
Sir Keir Starmer has "misunderstood" why Commonwealth leaders are asking for slave trade reparations and he needs to have some...
Commonwealth leaders to defy Sir Keir Starmer as they agree to look at slave trade reparations
Commonwealth leaders will agree plans to look at reparations for the slave trade, in defiance of Sir Keir Starmer.The UK...
The battle of the summits?
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in...
Sale and supply of single-use vapes to be banned
The government is to ban the sale and supply of single-use vapes by next summer.Legislation to introduce the ban from...
Wes Streeting to vote against assisted dying over end of life care concerns
Wes Streeting will vote against assisted dying over concerns end of life care is not good enough for people to...
Starmer insists relationship with Trump has not been jeopardised by ‘blatant foreign interference’ complaint
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted his relationship with Donald Trump has not been jeopardised after the Republican candidate's team accused...
US election ‘interference’ row awkward for Starmer if Trump wins
If Donald Trump wins the US presidential election in November this could be rather awkward.The Trump-Vance campaign have accused the...
Donald Trump v Keir Starmer
Sky News' deputy political editor Sam Coates and Politico's Jack Blanchard share their daily guide to the day ahead in...
Public investment ‘badly needed’ to prevent UK’s national debt rising to risky levels, IMF warns
Public investment in new technologies and the energy transition is "badly needed" to drive growth in the UK and prevent...
Are police trial reforms a rare cross-party consensus – or have we been here before?
We've been here before. Yvette Cooper is the third home secretary to promise to reform procedure for armed police officers...
Sir Keir Starmer rejects calls for reparations to avoid ‘long and endless discussions about the past’
Sir Keir Starmer has rejected calls for reparations for slavery, saying it would lead to "very long, endless discussions" about...
Firearms officers accused of shooting someone dead will remain anonymous during trial, home secretary announces
Firearms officers on trial over police shootings will not be named during criminal proceedings, the home secretary has announced.Yvette Cooper...
Starmer insists relationship with Trump has not been jeopardised by ‘blatant foreign interference’ complaint
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted his relationship with Donald Trump has not been jeopardised after the Republican candidate's team accused...
Lord Waheed Alli: Who is the Labour peer behind Sir Keir Starmer’s donation row?
Lord Waheed Alli is the Labour Party's biggest donor.Thanks to successful careers in banking, TV, and fashion, the 59-year-old has...
Russian attacks on Black Sea delaying vital aid to Palestinians, Sir Keir Starmer warns
Russian attacks on the Black Sea is delaying vital aid from reaching Palestinians, Sir Keir Starmer has warned.The prime minister...
