Prime minister due to announce scrapping of northern leg of project after weeks of speculation Good morning. Rishi Sunak will deliver his speech to the …
Prime minister faces claims that after 13 years in power, many of the problems he highlights are of his own party’s making Britain’s political system …
Prime minister says he will not make a ‘premature decision’ about where the high speed rail line will end Yesterday Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak’s predecessor, …
Chancellor to make first conference speech in role while Liz Truss set to speak at fringe event As Helena Horton reported yesterday, Jeremy Hunt, the …
Opinion polls suggest Tory party recovery is near impossible as ministers prepare for next leadership contest Q: Do you still think we’ve had enough of …
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s groundbreaking career in politics was documented in photos from the moment she was sworn in as San Francisco mayor in the …
Death of longest-serving female US senator, who was due to retire at end of her term next year, has weighty political implications Dianne Feinstein, the …
PM preparing to curb English councils from introducing speed limits ahead of party conference Six leading organisations representing cyclists and walkers have issued a joint …
Prime minister says ‘majority of journeys are by car’ as he avoids question on HS2 extension from Birmingham Rishi Sunak described himself at least twice …
Grant Shapps says Rishi Sunak ‘prepared to take difficult long-term decision’ when asked about future of HS2 rail project When asked about the Lib Dems …
Nikki Haley is gaining attention in the GOP race with her calls for “consensus” around abortion, an unusual tone in a campaign where Republican White …
Labour leader has outlined his vision for future UK relationship with bloc, saying party does ‘not want to diverge’ Ministers would have to consult the …
Prime minister to give interview after delaying ban on selling new petrol and diesel cars amid other major green policy shifts Good morning. Politics is …
No 10 confirms PM will deliver his speech on anticipated policy U-turn this afternoon Climate scientists have expressed dismay at reports that Rishi Sunak is …
Labour’s defence of its plan for small boat crossings comes after criticism from the left and right Yesterday Penny Mordaunt, the leader of the Commons, …
President’s son accused of providing false statement on firearm license application in case brought in federal court in Delaware House speaker Kevin McCarthy, speaking to …
Launching his plan to reduce illegal migration, Labour leader says closer ties with EU don’t change his stance on Brexit With immigration a key battleground …
Biden spokesperson hits back after House speaker opens formal impeachment inquiry despite Republican failure to find evidence for wrongdoing Former Democratic presidential candidate Andrew Yang …
Deputy Labour leader to argue that having workers in unionised jobs will help level the playing field Rishi Sunak is chairing cabinet this morning. Here …
Business and trade secretary says toughening rhetoric on China would be counterproductive In interviews this morning, Kemi Badenoch, the business and trade secretary, refused to …
Liberal Democrats say government should ‘extend cooperation’ with Europe after rejoining £85bn science programme Labour says it was wrong for the government to keep the …
Gareth Davies, head of National Audit Office, says situation shows ‘problems caused by underinvestment’ in buildings Here are more lines from what Nick Gibb, the …
Deputy leader of Labour party replaces Lisa Nandy while shadow environment secretary Jim McMahon resigns Angela Rayner, the deputy Labour leader, has been made shadow …
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 …
Party to table bill when parliament returns that they hope will result in Dorries’ suspension and potentially pave way for byelection MPs will try to …
The Fire Brigades’ Union say the vessel docked in Portland on the Dorset coast is a ‘potential deathtrap’ Rishi Sunak has insisted the government’s pay …
The govnerment’s former net zero tsar says Sunak’s announcement ‘is the wrong decision at precisely the wrong time’ The Labour MP Jess Phillips has said …
Five Conservative-led councils brought legal action against Mayor of London’s plan to expand ultra-low emission zone The SNP has pushed Labour leader Keir Starmer to …
Chief executive of the Climate Change Committee criticises government’s ‘remarkable softening’ support for climate policies Rishi Sunak has been urged to close the holes in …
Government’s approach to net zero policies has been ambiguous in past few days following Tories’ unexpected win in Uxbridge and South Ruislip Here are the …
Government promises to meet Tory manifesto pledge to build 1m homes as housebuilders say plan has ‘nowhere near scale of ambition we need’ Peter Apps, …
Shadow chancellor says an incoming Labour government could not afford to axe benefit cap because of ‘dire economic inheritance’ In her Today interview Rachel Reeves …
Yvette Cooper, shadow home secretary, says party could only promise things it can afford as report says benefit caps cause ‘extreme hardship’ Supermarket bosses will …
Education Secretary Gillian Keegan urges BMA to ‘look at’ pay offer as union says proposed increase fails to address years of underpay Immigration minister Robert …
Exclusive: Standards system reform would ban ex-ministers from taking lobbying jobs related to former brief for up to five years Labour would ban ministers from …
Ministers were forced to offer rebel Conservative MPs concessions on key asylum legislation Jeremy Hunt has responded to new ONS figures showing that unemployment has …
Netherlands’ longest serving PM announces decision after his coalition resigned on Friday The Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, the Netherlands’ longest serving premier, said on …
Latest updates: Labour leader says he wants pupils to have debating lessons as he lays out party’s plans to ‘break down barriers to opportunity’ Good …
Health service is in ‘critical condition’ but public support is ‘rock solid’, say three thinktanks in letter to political leaders The Tony Blair Institute, the …
Purpose of the bill is now ‘dead’, says crossbench peer Alex Carlile after yesterday’s vote in House of Lords Good morning. Yesterday the illegal migration …
Foreign Office minister stands down and accuses government of ‘apathy’ over issues relating to climate and environment Humane Society International/UK, an animal protection organisation, has …
Report expected to be critical of several Conservative MPs Suella Braverman, the home secretary, will make a statement in the Commons later about the court …
Latest updates: Daisy Goodwin says she struggled to make official complaint about Korski allegedly groping her in Downing Street 10 years ago Specialists are carrying …
Tory-dominated committee says bill risks ‘turning back the clock’ on immigration policy Matt Hancock, the former health secretary, is about to start giving evidence to …
Leading thinktank finds just 6% have full trust in political system, and most support constitutional reform The British public’s trust in the political system has …
Scottish government releases paper that cannot identify any advantages from Brexit At the morning lobby briefing Downing Street also said that the announcement of a …
Chief medical officer for England says abuse and threats levelled at experts during Covid was ‘extremely concerning’ Rishi Sunak has posted a thread on Twitter …
Work and pensions secretary Mel Stride urges Tories to move on from Partygate report after abstaining from vote Scotland’s first-ever recall petition for a sitting …
Johnson argues voting against report has ‘no practical effect’ and says he ‘wants to move on’ Sir James Duddridge, former parliamentary private secretary to Boris …
Wes Streeting says junior doctors are on strike is because ‘they don’t have someone to negotiate with’ Suella Braverman, the home secretary, is giving evidence …
Johnson’s departure from political life comes less than four years after he won an 80-seat general election majority Liberal Democrats leader Sir Ed Davey has …
Shadow chancellor says she cannot give a ‘final set of numbers’ on spending until after the government’s next fiscal statement Fresh from the US, where …
Green party’s former leader and only MP to stand down after saying she ‘struggled’ to spend enough time campaigning on climate crisis NHS England has …
Latest updates: Government seeking judicial review arguing it should have right to hold back ‘unambiguously irrelevant’ material Steve Barclay, the health secretary, also had trouble …
The promotion of certain beliefs that some North Carolina lawmakers have likened to “critical race theory” is on track to be banned in state government …
Swansea West MP suspended while a review is carried out following allegations reported by Politico A cabinet minister has piled pressure on the government to …
Latest updates: Cabinet Office and former PM have refused to hand over messages as 4pm deadline approaches Good morning. Like the aftermath of a bad-tempered …
Former Goldman Sachs chief economist and a former Treasury minister has criticised Labour’s economic plans It has not been a great week for Boris Johnson. …