Politics

Downing Street has hinted construction of almost 20 new hospital sites across England could be delayed or scrapped as it seeks ways to pour billions into defence.

President Donald Trump boarded his very first flight on the self-dubbed ’world’s most luxurious plane’ this morning, departing for North Dakota to attend an America 250 celebration.

Former EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has delivered his sharpest public criticism yet of the European Commission’s growing role in diplomacy and defense, arguing that it is straying beyond its treaty powers and creating confusion over who speaks for Europe on the world stage.

The politician could be tapped to be the National Rally’s candidate for France’s 2027 presidential election next week.

The government has announced it will launch a "major" new examination into the security of prisons in England and Wales.

Stormont Speaker Edwin Poots has insisted that he “would never have protected Jeffrey Donaldson in any circumstance”.

Nigel Farage is worried about a threat to his life as he claimed he would accept more donations from billionaires despite the controversy threatening to engulf him.

A woman known as Jane Doe 4 in the Jeffrey Epstein files is “staying off the grid” and lives in fear of retaliation from the Trump administration amid an escalating controversy over its handling of her case, according to a family member.

Asylum seekers in Britain could have to repay the state around £10,000 ($13,222) for accommodation and basic living support before becoming eligible to apply for settlement, the government said on Monday ‌in its latest effort to deter illegal migration.

Labour’s UK defence ­investment fund is around £14billion short of what Forces chiefs insist they need to keep the nation safe.

A total of 83 asylum seekers are to be moved into £250,000 homes on an estate dubbed “Migrant Street”.

Why does the UK have sluggish growth? Why does the British state struggle to deliver the basics? Andy Burnham has a good and persuasive answer to this question.

In 2021, Russian security officers gained access to the iPhone of opposition politician and civil society activist Andrei Pivovarov, the former director of pro-democracy group Open Russia.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is currently escalating his bid to scrap the Equality Act – which prohibits discrimination against anyone – by blaming ethnic minorities for the poor educational performance of white working class boys.

Andy Burnham will set out plans for a ’No10 in the North’ in a speech outlining his vision to unleash what has been billed as the biggest shift of power away from London in modern history.

In a huge overhaul, Shabana Mahmood will put forward plans to use members of the public to decide asylum appeals.

Plans for a new destroyer to replace Britain’s ageing warships have been scrapped as part of changes to the long-awaited defence investment plan aimed at prioritising drones and modernising the military.

Rough sleeping will be decriminalised next week as the Government scraps a 200-year-old law.

Andy Burnham should publicly offer to provide a nuclear umbrella over Europe if he becomes the UK’s next leader, a top European diplomat told.