Sir Keir Starmer pledges to abolish House of Lords in first term as prime minister
Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to abolish the House of Lords in his first term if he is elected prime...
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Flexible working can be requested from first day of new job, under government plans
Workers across the UK will soon be able to request flexible working from day one on the job, under new...
Sir Keir Starmer to pledge ‘biggest ever’ transfer of power as Labour report outlines sweeping reform plans
Sir Keir Starmer will promise the "biggest ever transfer of power from Westminster to the British people", as the Labour...
Rishi Sunak seeks ‘constructive’ approach with time running out to avoid bleak winter of strikes
As a winter of strike action looms, and a growing list of unions threaten to grind the county to a...
Labour’s Samantha Dixon wins Chester by-election with increased 11,000 margin over Tories
Labour has comfortably won the Chester by-election, the first public vote since Boris Johnson and Liz Truss were forced out...
Cost of living crisis: Teachers in England report increase in children who can’t afford lunch
More children in England cannot afford school meals, lack warm clothing, and struggle to concentrate in class, according to a...
Sajid Javid stepping down at next election
Sajid Javid has announced he will not stand in the next general election, saying being an MP had been "the...
Matt Hancock returns to Westminster after jungle stint as diaries reveal COVID row over prisoners
Matt Hancock has returned to Westminster as he gets back to the day job after his stint on I'm A...
Bringing back Suella Braverman after rule breach ‘sets dangerous precedent’, say MPs
The prime minister's decision to reappoint Suella Braverman as home secretary "sets a dangerous precedent" for government standards, according to...
By-election wasn’t just a bad result for the Tories – it was a disaster
This wasn't just a bad result for the Conservatives and Rishi Sunak, it was a disaster.The Tory share of the...
Rishi Sunak says ‘racism must be confronted’ after Buckingham Palace row
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said whenever we see racism "we must confront it" following the race row engulfing Buckingham...
Ian Blackford stepping down as SNP’s Westminster leader
Ian Blackford has announced he is stepping down from his role as Westminster leader of the SNP. "After more than...
Unions could coordinate strike action across NHS for ‘maximum impact’, GMB boss says
Union leaders could coordinate industrial action across the NHS this winter to cause "maximum impact", the head of the GMB...
Chester: The first by-election since the pound crashed and Rishi Sunak became PM – what could result mean?
The ancient Romans considered Chester as strategically important as London.?This week, it is arguably just as central to Labour and...
China competing with West ‘will lead to clash’ and UK ‘has been asleep to threat for decades’, says Tory MP
China's military advances could "eventually lead to a clash" and the UK has been "asleep" to the threat it poses...
Chester by-election could indicate whether Rishi Sunak can turn Tory fortunes around
Aboard the Lady Diana, a tourist river cruise through Chester, there is little talk of the upcoming by-election: "We don't...
China bought out of Sizewell C as UK confirms £700m stake in nuclear project
China has been forced out of the Sizewell C nuclear power venture in Suffolk following a £700m investment of taxpayer...
Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey lays bare the behind-the-scenes dysfunction of Liz Truss government
The degree of behind-the-scenes dysfunction in government ahead of September's mini-budget has come into clearer focus as the Bank of...
Foreign affairs committee MPs to visit Taiwan amid strained UK relations with China
MPs on a prominent Commons committee are visiting Taiwan this week, in a move likely to anger Beijing amid strained...
UK must lead creation of tribunal to punish Russian war crimes, Ukraine’s first lady Olena Zelenska says
Ukraine's first lady has urged the UK to lead the way in the creation of a special international tribunal to...
