Politics

Labour's Lisa Nandy says the housing crisis has 'gone from bad to worse' after 13 years of Tory rule with the building of new homes in the country 'falling of a cliff'

Professor Swaran Singh, who carried out a probe into anti-Muslim sentiment in the Conservative Party, said the 'turmoil' of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss's chaotic stints in No10 hampered the Tories' ability to enact reforms.

The Chancellor opened up about his battle with skin cancer and described how the disease ravaged his family, affecting his brother and claiming the lives of both his parents

Spain's opposition conservative party has claimed victory in a snap election, but without the result they needed for a majority

More than 4.8 million appointments took place more than a fortnight after booking in May as overstretched family doctors battle spiralling waiting lists

Today, on the fourth anniversary of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s commitment, charities say millions of elderly and vulnerable Brits are still struggling to access the care they need

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey will announce the whisky UKGI status today at the Royal Welsh Show. She said Single Malt Welsh Whisky is widely acclaimed for its lightness of character

The Government says is on course to meet its target of building one million homes - but only two weeks ago the Commons Housing Committee warned it is unlikely to deliver its target of 300,000 new homes per year

Kevin Maguire says it is vital that Labour improves communications and puts more effort into selling policies, including the case for cleaner air when pollution kills tens of thousands of people every year

Michaela Thomas, 30, who works at Mayfield School in Redbridge, east London, said her 11-year-old daughter no longer qualifies for free lunches after she increased the length of her working day last September

Labour officials saw off attempts to get the party to scrap the Tory two-child benefit cap, along with calls to widen free school meals provision, as the leadership keeps a tight grip on spending plans

Regional Governor Oleh Kiper said today that four children were among those wounded in the early-morning blasts, which severely damaged the historic Transfiguration Cathedral, in Odesa, Ukraine

Unilever and other Western companies have come under pressure to pull out of Russia since it invaded Ukraine - but now said it will allow its staff to be conscripted

Crossbencher Lord Woolley of Woodford, who is the first Black man to head an Oxbridge college, said he has been asked by other peers to help them with the photocopier

Sara Britcliffe, who was the youngest Conservative MP when she was elected in 2019 at just 24, revealed she was left stranded in an airport at just five years old when her mum was arrested

The latest polling reveals Keir Starmer's party would rake in 42% of the vote if a general election was held tomorrow, with the Conservatives having fallen three points to just 25%

The Housing Secretary will tomorrow set out plans to make it easier for property developers to convert office blocks and shops into homes without applying for planning permission

Home Secretary Suella Braverman went to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, in March to promote her plan to deport refugees there - before her plans were ruled 'unlawful' last month

Speaking at the party’s National Policy Forum in Nottingham, the Labour leader told officials they must “learn the lessons” from their narrow by-election defeat in Uxbridge

After our 2019 defeat, Labour was a shipwreck - but Keir has made the party seaworthy again, writes Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting

Shotley Bridge Hospital, in a Tory seat and part of the nearby County Durham and Darlington NHS trust, will have a newbuild by 2028 - but hospitals in Labour have been neglected

Bereaved relatives of victims will deliver a letter to Number 10 on Monday ahead of Mr Sunak’s evidence to demand action on setting up a body to administer full compensation

The Prime Minister and Defence Secretary Ben Wallace both made apologies in the House of Commons for the shameful treatment of troops under the military gay ban

Despite claiming to understand the “challenges” families are facing with skyrocketing mortgage payments, this newspaper can reveal he does not have a mortgage on any of his multi-million pound UK properties

David Cameron's infamous warning has become a widely mocked harbinger of Britain descending into the banter timeline. And a new poll shows just 28% of voters believe the former PM was right in his prediction