Politics

Andy Burnham has been accused of "bunking off for a jolly" after it was revealed he would be taking a holiday a little over two weeks into his term.

The Paris state prosecutor has opened a preliminary inquiry into alleged workplace bullying after the attempted suicide of a staff member in a department connected to the French prime minister’s office, France Inter radio has revealed.

Jeremy Clarkson has caused a stir by suggesting that benefits claimants should write a "thank you" letter to taxpayers each week, and if they don’t, they could lose their payments.

Labour is facing calls to expel Diane Abbott once again after the newly-reinstated Labour MP made "dangerous" remarks about Nato.

Ministers’ criminal records will be kept hidden from the British public thanks to a tribunal ruling.

Labour has overtaken Reform UK in the polls for the first time in well over a year, as the party enjoys a bounce under new prime minister Andy Burnham and insurgents on the left and right have suffered from a series of mishaps and scandals.

Reform UK would launch a military operation in the England Channel to stop small boats if it were in power, the party has said.

Neil Kinnock has urged Andy Burnham to increase tax on assets as a new poll reveals two-thirds of voters back the introduction of a “wealth tax”.

More than 2,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister.

Rapists could be banned from getting an early release from prison under plans being considered by the Prime Minister, it has been reported.

Angela Rayner is facing accusations that she misled the public over her career history after blurring the lines between her jobs as a home help and a union rep.

Jewish groups have expressed their concern at Diane Abbott being readmitted to Labour under Andy Burnham.

Reoffending has hit a record high following the release of more than 70,000 convicted criminals under Labour’s scheme to combat jail overcrowding.

Andy Burnham is expected to unveil an £8.4 billion investment for nuclear submarines to get the new HMS Dreadnought through its sea trials and ready for service by the 2030s.

Donald Trump said he’d been given the impression Andy Burnham plans to "open up the North Sea" - but today the PM would only say he’d be ’pragmatic’ about access to the oil field

Friedrich Merz is drawing up secret plans to prevent German pro-Kremlin “traitor states” from obstructing Nato’s plans to defend against a Russian invasion.

Nigel Farage’s approval rating has hit its lowest level since the 2024 general election, according to a new poll, in the latest evidence that Reform UK is on the verge of seeing its support collapse.

A new US policy allows hundreds of thousands of pending asylum cases to be sent directly to immigration judges as the administration seeks to reduce a 1.4 million backlog.

Prime minister Andy Burnham has declined to commit to the UK increasing its defence spending to 3 per cent of GDP by 2030.

Green Party leader Zack Polanski said he made an “inadvertent mistake” over a controversial social media image but did not apologise to Reform UK leader Nigel Farage.

Foreign governments and influence groups have splurged vast amounts of money taking British MPs abroad since the last election.

Britain’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, is playing the Greens at their own game.

Polish prosecutors have formally requested the temporary arrest and extradition of former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro from the U.S. so he could face criminal charges over alleged abuse of power and mismanagement of public funds.