Governance adviser says Paul Thwaite could have been offered lower starting salary than predecessor Alison Rose NatWest has been criticised for paying its new boss …
Sunak has not ruled out leaving the ECHC while insisting he can implement Rwanda policy without needing to withdraw David Cameron, the foreign secretary, is …
Francis’s failure to condemn Moscow as aggressor decried as ‘shameful’ and ‘incomprehensible’ Ukraine war – live updates Pope Francis has been criticised after saying Ukraine …
Iain Duncan Smith compares government’s approach to appeasement of Nazi Germany in the 1930s as foreign secretary meets Beijing officials Just 9% of Scottish firms …
Clean water activists say industry’s promise to reduce pollution should not be taken on trust The water industry’s promise to triple investment in the sewage …
Exclusive: HSBC and NatWest staffers seconded to shadow business secretary Jonathan Reynolds’s team Labour has been criticised for giving global banks access to parliament after …
Human rights groups raise concerns after UK trade envoy Daniel Kawczynski praised the country’s ‘functioning democracy’ The Conservative MP Daniel Kawczynski is facing criticism after …
Home secretary accused of rewarding favourable coverage on visit that is aimed at reinforcing the government’s migrant plan Suella Braverman has made her first trip …
Private investigator hired to look into possible involvement of two student activists in occupation of building Sheffield University has been criticised for hiring a private …
Author Salman Rushdie among those angry after some passages relating to weight, gender, mental health and race were rewritten Critics are accusing the British publisher …
Frank McAveety apologised for comments made in Holyrood meeting in 2010 about 15-year-old girl The Scottish Labour party has been criticised for putting a former …
Report finds force missed opportunities to protect Sana Muhammed, who was shot with crossbow The Metropolitan police is facing renewed criticism after a report found …
Aseem Malhotra’s ‘misguided’ views linking some Covid vaccines to excess heart disease deaths should not have aired, say experts The BBC has come under fire …
Mark Drakeford and economy minister Vaughan Gething were guests of host nation at five-star Ritz-Carlton UK politics live – latest news updates The Welsh first …
Human rights groups question manager’s remarks Groups say Fifa is yet to commit to compensating workers Gareth Southgate is facing criticism from human rights groups …
Missed deadline for money pledged to assist developing countries sends ‘strong negative signal’ ahead of Egypt summit, say experts The British government has come under …
James Cleverly says ‘flex and compromise’ needed on both sides in country that criminalises homosexuality The UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, has been criticised for …
Exclusive: MTC, which ran Rainsbrook youth jail, now providing security at Manston asylum seekers’ facility A private prison firm that was criticised over dangerous conditions …
Health secretary accused of ‘monumental stupidity’ for saying she had shared a prescribed medication Doctors have rounded on the health secretary, Thérèse Coffey, after she …
Yoon Suk-yeol accused of discourtesy in London and of swearing after chat to Joe Biden South Korea’s president has been accused of causing a “diplomatic …
Latest updates: foreign secretary accused of ‘playing to the gallery’ when asked if the French president was ‘friend or foe’ Environmental protesters have taken action …
Angela Rayner says ‘draconian’ policy of trawling guest speakers’ social media seeks to silence legitimate criticism All the day’s political news – live Guest speakers …
Campaigner Feargal Sharkey says profiteering from firms that dump raw sewage into rivers an ‘obscenity’ The Environment Agency’s pension fund owns stakes in a string …
Peter Fahey critical of proposal to widen definition of ‘extremism’ and include people who ‘vilfy’ Britain Rishi Sunak’s proposals to strengthen the government’s anti-terrorism programme …