Politics

Suspended Labour MP Mike Amesbury has been charged with assault after a video appeared to show him ‘punching’ one of his constituents in Cheshire.

Dozens of new sanctions have been placed on people and entities linked to Russia, including companies in China, Turkey and central Asia supplying parts for military equipment used in Ukraine.

Announcement comes as polls show Simon Harris’s Fine Gael and coalition partners Fianna Fáil in position to win fourth term

Danish politician Rasmus Paludan sentenced to four months for incitement against ethnic group

Simon Harris is expected to dissolve parliament on Thursday or Friday, with the election likely to be at the end of November.

Rachel Reeves throws down budget gauntlet to new Tory chief as party’s first black leader is congratulated on win

Millions of workers on the minimum wage and living wage will be handed a pay boost at tomorrow’s Budget, the government has announced.

Parliament’s standards watchdog has found ’a serious case of sexual misconduct and abuse of power’ in relation to former Newcastle-Under-Lyme Conservative MP Aaron Bell

The video showed the MP for Runcorn and Helsby punching a man, who fell to the floor. Mr Amesbury then hit him repeatedly before members of the public intervened.

The foreign minister of the Bahamas has suggested Sir Keir Starmer and David Lammy will ‘come around’ to offering reparations for the impact of the slave trade.

A prominent Saudi dissident who accuses Saudi Arabia of targeting him with spyware can sue the kingdom in London, his lawyers said on Monday.

On trip to Beijing, Britain’s foreign secretary says practice “risks damaging China’s relationships with Europe.” But the two sides agree to disagree on human rights.

Reform UK leader received support for his American activities after becoming an MP but has not declared the services as a benefit

Goal seems to be for people ‘to lose confidence in the system’, says head of industry body after devices found in Birmingham and Leipzig

A Tory MP has been slammed for saying Conservative leadership candidate Kemi Badenoch is "preoccupied with her own children" - adding "you can’t spend all your time with your family" while being Leader of the Opposition.

PM’s official spokesperson denies any conflict of interest and says decision to offer pop star VIP protection was made by police

Monarchists in Australia have accused the state premiers of "insulting" King Charles as they will not be present at a reception welcoming him to the country.

Estimated 500 rejected cases expected to be overturned after fresh evidence they were employed by the UK government in Afghanistan

Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond died of a heart attack, a post-mortem examination has revealed.

A veteran SNP MSP has been expelled from the party following “utterly abhorrent” comments about the Israel-Hamas conflict.