Politics

The Royal Navy warships HMS Diamond and HMS Lancaster are on patrol in the Red Sea following a series of attacks on shipping by Iranian-backed Houthis

An uncomfortable-looking Rishi Sunak refused to say when he will stop the boats as he faced tough questions over the cost of the Rwanda deal in a brutal Liaison Committee session

Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said he was 'not yet persuaded' of the case for assisted dying - but said it was 'appropriate for the Commons to revisit this'

Appearing before the Commons Liaison Committee, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was asked if lies awake at night thinking about the gulf between the rich and poor in Britain

Professor Martin Green, chief executive of Care England, warned that new visa rules announced by the Home Office could have an enormous impact on vulnerable users with an estimated 152,000 vacancies

Firms developing three Fleet Solid Support ships for Royal Fleet Auxiliary have been urged to say how many British jobs will be created - and how much work carried out in the UK

Labour leader Keir Starmer and Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves gathered in Edinburgh for a memorial service to pay tribute to former Labour Chancellor Alistair Darling

Childline founder Dame Esther Rantzen is considering assisted dying to spare her family 'painful last memories' as she battles stage four lung cancer - but do you think the option should be legalised?

New guidance issued by the Department for Education says schools and colleges "do not have to, and should not" accept all requests for social transition - which includes changing pronouns, names and uniforms

In a letter to Local Government Minister Simon Hoare, the cross-party House of Lords Constitution Committee said the elderly and disabled people are among those worst affected

Analysis by Labour found 54% of dental surgeries in England aren't accepting any new patients - with 82% refusing to take on adults and 71% shutting their doors to new child patients

Rishi Sunak quashes speculation he would cling on until the last possible moment in January 2025 - as the Prime Minister confirms the UK will head to the polls in 2024

Members of Parliament are set for a 7.1% salary increase from £86,584 to £92,731 next year- way ahead of inflation, which is running at 4.6%

The Government has announced a 6.5% rise rise in council cash next year, but local authority bosses warn this isn't enough after Nottingham City City became the eight to declare itself bankrupt since 2018

Brendan Clarke-Smith said ministers can 'always rely' on the RAF amid reports commercial airlines are 'running a mile' from the Rwanda deportation scheme

The Treasury has announced a carbon border adjustment mechanism so UK manufacturing firms, including in the steel industry, are not undercut by imports from foreign firms

Britain's infested by shameless liars on the take, says Fleet Street Fox. Please Santa, can we have a general election?

Former Defence Secretary Ben Wallace urged Benjamin Netanyahu to heed the lessons of Northern Ireland, saying a 'disproportionate' response is a terror group's 'best recruiting agent'

A study by the Education Policy Institute think tank today lays bare the gulf between kids from different backgrounds, including how poorer children are more than 18 months behind wealthier pals

Every man and woman for themselves – doing and saying what is in their own best interests – is a case of rats abandoning Sunak’s sinking ship.

Keir Starmer has called on Rishi Sunak to back overtime plans for doctors and nurses funded by scrapping the non-dom tax status

Hendry, Ramsay & Waters has been blasted by animal welfare campaigners including Sir Ranulph Fiennes for selling trips to go reindeer hunting in Norway, with the hunts available to book as Christmas approaches

Campaigners have called on the Tories to outline how they plan to back trophy hunters bringing their sick souvenirs back to Britain after a Private Member's Bill ran out of time

A study by he Common Wealth think tank has revealed that 40% of the licences for North Sea oil and gas are owned by firms based abroad, with profits going to overseas companies and investors

The Ministry of Defence had been set to scrap a contract for two helicopters in order to save cash, but it has emerged Rishi Sunak intervened to stop this happening