Politics

The UK is set to sign a deal with Belgium in a bid to slash small-boat crossings in the English Channel.

The elections watchdog has been urged to formally investigate Birmingham City Council after multiple incidents of breaching ballot secrecy were allegedly flagged by staff in the May local elections.

Taxpayers in Wales will be forced to spend £600,000 to support tavellers living on sites with their energy costs.

A shocking dossier on Britain’s free speech crisis was shared with the White House before Sir Keir Starmer’s visit last year.

Donald Trump’s devoted aide, Natalie Harp, has worked at White House without the required security clearance for nearly a year, it’s been revealed.

John Swinney has come under fire over £45,000 business-class plane tickets to the World Cup for him and his aides.

Shabana Mahmood has unveiled proposals for a "fairer" approach to housing asylum seekers, despite widespread anger from affected communities.

Reform UK’s deputy leader Richard Tice today defended the suspension of a top supporter as he denied the party is appearing ’thin-skinned’ over criticism.

Nigel Farage’s the right-wing populist party, Reform UK, is at a make-or-break moment. It will either replace the Tories as the country’s main political force on the right, or it will continue to be a marginal movement with no real hope of taking power.

A former archbishop of Canterbury has accused Nigel Farage of using Christianity to “channel anti-Muslim feeling” in the UK.

Andy Burnham has said government money alone is not enough to get rough sleepers off the street and has issued a “rallying call” to help homeless communities find accommodation before Christmas.

Britain could save £320billion over 20 years by ripping up current Net Zero electricity plans, keeping gas and building more nuclear power instead, a major new report claims.

Foreign nationals receiving Universal Credit reached a new record of nearly 1.3 million in May 2026, according to fresh data.

Andy Burnham was given support and hospitality worth nearly £350,000 in the four months before becoming Prime Minister alone.

Andy Burnham has been told Labour risks losing 50 seats to the Green Party if he pushes ahead with new drilling in the North Sea.

In February 2025, Reform’s then-Chairman Zia Yusuf wrote: “We are pleased to announce that, as promised, Nigel Farage has handed over ownership of Reform UK to its members.

Brian Eno, Massive Attack and Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie are among 211 artists calling on prime minister Andy Burnham to block plans for new oil drilling in the North Sea.

One of the first tasks of Whitehall’s mandarins – the permanent government – is to indoctrinate a new prime minister in the need for official secrecy, especially around the intelligence agencies.

Nigel Farage would defeat a Conservative candidate even if Labour stands aside in a second Clacton by-election, polling analysis exclusively shared with GB News has suggested.

International watchdogs warn that a proposed law imposing prison sentences for communications with “hostile” foreign media aims to keep evidence of state repression hidden.

Ministers and civil servants on the frontline of tackling the small boats crisis came under fire today over plans to splash millions of pounds on electric car chargers.

CNN says attack ‘beneath the office’ after Kristen Holmes asked president about Jon Ossoff’s comments on key aide

Andy Burnham’s new farming minister fainted "at the sight of meat" after becoming unwell during a tour of a beef freezer.