Nigel Farage is “on the side” of predators like Jimmy Savile with his criticism of the Online Safety Act, the technology secretary has suggested.  Peter Kyle, the secretary of state for science, ...

Rachel Reeves has accused her predecessor as chancellor of “lying” about the state of the public finances.

Following this week’s riots in Southport, Aldershot, London and Hartlepool, in the wake of the tragic murders of three young girls in Southport, the prime minister has this afternoon launched a new ...

The Bank of England has this lunchtime reduced interest rates for the first time since the start of the Covid pandemic, dropping its core base rate by 0.25% from 5.25% to 5.0%. Interest rates had ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. What next for Suella Braverman after her failed leadership bid?

The boss of a leading economic think tank has said that the budget “black hole” is equivalent to the Conservatives' pre-election tax cuts.

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Rachel Reeves has condemned the Conservatives to an electoral ‘black hole’ ...

A significant majority of the British public, 63 per cent, believe prime minister Keir Starmer does not respect people like them, marking a dramatic reversal in sentiment since the 2024 general ...

Zarah Sultana and Polanski are giving political definition, and institutional shape, to progressive disillusion with this Labour government.

Silica dust exposure limit should be reduced to “prevent hundreds of deaths” from silicosis – TUC Doctors writing in Thorax, the journal of the British Thoracic Society, warn of a future ‘epidemic’ ...

If you think Reform UK are the hard-men of law and order, think again. Behind the tough-guy act is a soft-touch scam that would be funny — if it weren’t so dangerous. They talk a big game. They shout ...

Keir Starmer will deliver the keynote address to the Trade Union Congress on Tuesday amid growing turmoil within Labour over the government’s plan to cut winter fuel payments. The speech will mark the ...