Politics

Shadow foreign and defence ministers go to Kyiv ‘to ensure we take politics out of the UK’s support for Ukraine’

Illegal Migration Operations Command freezes recruitment and draws up redundancy plans, leaked documents show

Ministers were hauled before MPs to answer an urgent question after the high court ruled that the flagship Illegal Immigration Act does not apply in Northern Ireland

Report provoked a flurry of questions for the British government Monday afternoon.

UK government considers appeal after judge says act undermines post-Brexit human rights protections guaranteed in the region

Newly defected Labour MP Natalie Elphicke is accused of trying to lobby former Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland to intervene in Charlie Elphicke’s sex offence trial, which she denies

The Labour leader spoke to Sky News’s Beth Rigby about Rwanda, winning a majority, his newest MP and whether he would do a deal with the Lib Dems.

China is Hungary’s No. 1 foreign investor, and Budapest is powering ahead in EV production.

Keir Starmer’s team has already started speaking with other MPs who could make the jump to Labour after former Tory MP Natalie Elphicke switched sides during Prime Minister’s Questions

Britain’s Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy praises Trump’s defense record and urges Europeans not to “personalize” debate over NATO spending.

Tory MP Natalie Elphicke has become the latest Conservative to defect to Labour, hitting out at the ‘broken promises of Rishi Sunak’s tired and chaotic government’.

John Swinney will become Scotland’s seventh first minister after being nominated by parliament.

The Muslim Vote, which aims to organise voters against MPs who did not back a ceasefire in the conflict, has called for the Labour leader to apologise for his early stance on Israel’s campaign against Hamas

Keir Starmer says the prime minister has no option but to call a general election

Diplomatic tension sparked by Spanish minister’s insinuation about Javier Milei’s campaign.

Spread of Tory losses leads former minister to say there’s ‘no such thing as a safe seat any more’

Labour has claimed some early victories in the local elections after winning back seats from the Tories across the country.

Donald Trump has claimed that London is “unrecognisable” because it has “opened its doors to jihad” in a bizarre rally speech.

French president says far-right are ‘hidden Brexiteers’ who want to destroy the EU without saying so

Guardian understands dozens of detentions have taken place across the UK this week, prompting demonstrations

Susan Hall became member a day after an exposé about its contents – much of which is directed at Sadiq Khan