Latest updates: party says prime minister has ‘tarnished UK’s international reputation’ as she visits US Global Justice Now, which campaigns for a fairer global economy, …
Liz Truss has stated her opposition to windfall taxes but the European Commission says energy profits must be shared Good morning. There is very little …
Health secretary says Truss did not focus too much on rewarding friends as new ministers attend first cabinet meeting Liz Truss’s cabinet in full: who …
Latest updates: follow all the developments as the new leader of the Conservatives is elected Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies thinktank, …
Outgoing prime minister says country ‘has an incredible future’ as Tory leadership contest nears the end Sir Keir Starmer has said his job is different …
Opposition parties says the frontrunner for next PM is ‘running scared’ as Tory leadership race enters final stages Labour party chairwoman Anneliese Dodds warned the …
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 …
Latest updates: Conservative leadership candidate says government’s scientific advisers were given too much power Sunak says it was a mistake to ‘empower scientists’ during Covid …
Former chancellor suggests rival’s plan for dealing with UK crisis is implausible The rightwing Conservative MP John Redwood has welcomed Liz Truss’s refusal to commit …
Latest updates: former chancellor warns Tory leadership rival against plan to reign in the Bank of England’s independence The cross-party Commons Treasury committee has expressed …
Latest updates: all the news and developments from the Tory leadership contest and other UK politics Keir Starmer has said that a Labour government would …
Party says government has failed and calls for MPs to return on Monday ahead of Ofgem price announcement The Tory leadership candidates face a further …
YouGov survey suggests 66% of party members will vote for the foreign secretary over Rishi Sunak The Tory leadership contest should be “wrapped up quickly” …
Yvette Cooper says frontrunner’s remarks are ‘out of touch’ as former health secretary tries to limit impact of remarks Exclusive: leaked audio reveals Truss said …
Latest updates: government has taken people’s concerns over energy bills into vaccination rollout, says public health minister Maggie Throup People haven’t seen the full extent …
Labour leader says policy for a windfall tax on energy is needed to reduce inflation Keir Starmer has outlined Labour’s energy policy that would freeze …
Latest updates: foreign secretary’s supporters accuse former chancellor of resisting changes to EU regulation as sixth hustings looms A record 29,317 people had to wait …
Latest updates: Chris Skidmore says former chancellor ‘changing position’ too much as he backs Truss’s campaign Good morning. Last week my colleague Aubrey Allegretti reported …
Latest updates: Sunak supporter Dominic Raab says voters would not forgive party for not helping vulnerable, as candidates prepare for fifth debate Paul Scully, the …
Follow all the latest political developments as the Conservative leadership race continues Good morning. At the end of last week Liz Truss, the clear frontrunner …
Candidates face Tory members in Eastbourne; former chancellor, who was filmed saying he tried to divert funds from ‘deprived urban areas’, says it was sensible …
Former chancellor endorses Truss in leadership race as the candidates prepare for Sky debate this evening My colleague, Aubrey Allegretti, has the full story on …
Final two candidates answer questions on day ballots were sent to around 60,000 Conservative party members More from the work and pensions secretary, Thérèse Coffey, …
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Latest updates: Labour party embroiled in row over leader’s stance on strikes after shadow transport minister was sacked after joining picket line Yesterday Mick Lynch, …
Latest updates: Tory leadership candidates clash over tax cuts as Truss speaks on national crime targets Grant Shapps, the transport secretary and a Rishi Sunak …
Follow all the latest politics news and developments in the Conservative leadership contest The government has blocked any “non-essential” new payments from the overseas aid …
Latest updates: Labour leader to say growth matters to party as much as redistribution in speech about economic growth This Tory leadership contest has been …
Chair of the Commons education committee defends former chancellor’s record on the economy and insists he was not disloyal to Boris Johnson Ladbrokes, the betting …
Latest updates: Conservative leadership candidates prepare for second TV debate as Monday’s round of voting looms Zahawi urged to explain source of £26m mystery loans …
Latest updates: transport minister Wendy Morton says team behind Liz Truss’s leadership bid ‘absolutely not’ involved in any untoward campaign Who’s still standing, what are …
The assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has revealed long-suspected, little-talked-of links between him and the Unification Church
President Joe Biden will seek to bolster cooperation between the United States, Israel and other countries during his first full day in the Middle East
Latest updates: international trade minister says she wants to revise childcare system as Tory MPs prepare to vote in first round of ballot Grant Shapps …
Latest updates: Labour leader criticises Tory leadership candidates for campaigning against tax rises they voted for Tory hopefuls face bruising week of scrambling for support …
Follow all the political developments as more candidates join the race to succeed Boris Johnson as Tory party leader and prime minister Transport secretary Grant …
Despite announcing his resignation, the prime minister says he will continue in post until a new leader is elected More now from the 1922 Committee’s …
Latest updates: prime minister also asked about defence spending and Metropolitan police failings during LBC interview Good morning. The day kicked off with an appearance …
Latest updates: foreign secretary says she trusts parliamentary colleagues to ‘make the right decision’ over inquiry into claims PM lied to MPs Boris Johnson insisted …
Latest updates: defence secretary claims story based on misunderstanding as PM prepares to speak at Nato summit Boris Johnson seeks to defuse row over abandoning …
Scottish first minister to set out plans for another referendum in October 2023 as opposition leaders criticise proposal Boris Johnson seems to have no qualms …
Prime ministers says party leadership was settled ‘weeks ago’ as David Davis urges Tories not to change no-confidence vote rules Boris Johnson urges world leaders …
Latest updates: PM in Kigali amid heavy criticism of deportation policy to east African country; ballots open in Wakefield and Tiverton and Honiton Boris Johnson …
Biggest teaching union in the country calls for government response to ‘new economic reality of double-digit inflation’ UK inflation rises to 9.1%, its highest rate …
John Penrose, who recently quit as PM’s anti-corruption champion, says it is important not to ‘leave really quite damaging questions dangling’ Boris Johnson urged not …
Latest updates: Labour tables question about Lord Geidt’s resignation as Dominic Raab says Downing Street will give ‘a proper update’ later today Boris Johnson’s ethics …
Latest updates: foreign secretary says flights would deter people from crossing Channel while bishops in the House of Lords say policy ‘shames Britain’ Liz Truss …
Latest updates: government faces deepening row with EU over Northern Ireland as PM also faces questions over UK’s shrinking economy UK economy shrinks as cost …
This week in UK politics, Boris Johnson faced a no-confidence vote, casting further doubt over his leaership. The Prime Minister also introduced a “benefits for …
Latest updates: Former Brexit minister says prime minister must embrace low-tax, Brexit agenda to survive Johnson a bad role model for children, says social mobility …
Ivan Rogers says plan by ‘dishonest’ government to override Northern Ireland protocol may cause trade war British-EU relations will probably get worse over the next …
Latest updates: Lisa Nandy, shadow levelling up secretary, says more action needed on affordable homes as PM prepares for major speech on housing Boris Johnson’s …
Prof Jon Tonge accurately predicted result of confidence vote in prime minister UK politics live – latest updates A professor nicknamed the “Mystic Meg of …
Latest updates: prime minister asks voters to judge him on ‘what we’re doing [and] we’re getting on and delivering’ Raab: Partygate fine does not mean …
Latest updates: former minister says she agrees with Sue Gray report that is was ‘extremely unlikely senior leaders were unaware of what was going on’ …
Latest updates: Nickie Aiken, whose Westminster council was lost to Labour in local elections, says Partygate has damaged party and government Jeremy Wright joins Tory …
Higher education leaders say ministers think departments are full of ‘Marxists’, as top universities fail accreditation process Leaders in higher education said this week they …
Latest updates: chancellor urges wealthy recipients of rebate to donate money to charity as he details £15bn support package ‘Fiscal conservative’ Sunak refuses to rule …
Latest updates: Grant Shapps, transport secretary, does not deny Times report as row grows over further Partygate photos Boris Johnson pressed to explain meeting with …
Latest updates: Simon Clarke, chief secretary to Treasury, criticises Daily Mail’s briefing against Sue Gray as she prepares to publish full report UK government briefings …
Latest updates: Ministers under pressure to unveil financial package to help cope with rising costs as Rachel Reeves says response is inadequate Inflation at 9%, …
Latest updates: foreign secretary to make statement to MPs as Dublin says ‘breaking international law not the answer’ Plan to scrap parts of protocol an …
This week’s politics headlines have focused around the continuing lockdown breaches of the political class, with the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer reiterating that his …
Latest updates: minister for government efficiency says cuts would mean people were being used ‘efficiently’ PM ‘picking number out of air’ for civil service cuts, …