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No 10 says 'nothing off the table' over new US tariffs as UK could be among worst hit

Downing Street says discussions are ongoing following US President Donald Trump's announcement of a 15% global tariffs.

Anti-government student protests spread to more Iranian universities

A fresh wave of anti-government protests at several Iranian universities that began on Saturday has spread to more campuses.

Keir Starmer opens investigation into Josh Simons over targeting of reporters

PM asks ethics adviser to examine conduct of Cabinet Office minister amid Labour Together scandal falloutKeir Starmer has opened a formal investigation into a Cabinet Office minister involved in false...

Major changes to the Send system - can the government win over MPs and parents? – podcast

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss the government’s long-awaited plans for the special educational needs and disabilities system. Can the controversial overhaul convince parents and MPs? Plus, the...

PM orders ethics investigation into minister over Labour Together claims

Josh Simons ran the think tank when it commissioned a report which investigated the background of a journalist.

Reform promises agency to ensure illegal migrant removals

The party's new home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf says it would be a "burning" priority for a Reform UK government.

Telegraph suitor considers legal action against UK government over rival bid

Exclusive: Figures led by New York Sun owner may seek judicial review after restrictions lifted on DMGT offerFigures involved in a rival bid for the Telegraph are drawing up legal action against the g...

The minister and the alleged smear campaign: key unanswered questions

Josh Simons, who is at centre of scandal in which journalists were falsely linked to a ‘pro-Kremlin’ network, faces questions over candour of his statementsThe Cabinet Office minister at the centre of...

Reform UK’s ICE-style deportation plan condemned as ‘sadistic’

Zia Yusuf sets out proposals and calls migration an ‘invasion’, as rights groups decry ‘grotesque’ measuresUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK’s plan to create an ICE-style deportation agency h...

Inquiry into Andrew’s Epstein links not ruled out as police searches continue

Calls mount for Mountbatten-Windsor to be dropped from royal line of succession Police searches of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s former home on the Windsor estate in Berkshire continued on Sunday as a...

Reform would create ICE-style agency and end leave to remain, Zia Yusuf to say

Nigel Farage’s party plans to deport up to 288,000 people a year on five flights a day and expand stop and searchReform UK would create an ICE-style agency dedicated to deporting hundreds of thousands...

Lobbyist in Labour Together scandal has been investigating Guardian reporter, say reports

Tom Harper reportedly made inquiries as recently as last week about Henry Dyer, who has been reporting on rowA lobbyist who examined journalists on behalf of an influential thinktank has now been accu...

Defence secretary says he hopes to deploy British troops to Ukraine - as it happened

European leaders said in December that Europe was ready to lead a “multinational force” in Ukraine as part of a peace agreement proposalSearches are expected to continue today at Andrew Mountbatten-Wi...

Former PM Gordon Brown urges police probe into whether Andrew used RAF bases to meet Epstein

Reports say the former prime minister has demanded a full investigation into Andrew's role as UK trade envoy.

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The pressure is building on government to reform student loan repayments

It's a debate that's gaining momentum, and ministers could score some political points among millions of graduates in England if they choose to reform the student loans system.

Minister says children in England will get support more quickly under Send overhaul

Bridget Phillipson says government is ‘not taking away support’ as she prepares to announce changesUK politics live – latest updatesBridget Phillipson has pledged that under the government’s overhaul...

MPs to discuss inquiry into trade envoy role after Andrew arrest

A cross-party committee will also look into the appointment and accountability of UK trade envoys.

Matt Goodwin is running: the search for Reform’s elusive byelection candidate

Nigel Farage’s man in Gorton and Denton has a huge public platform, and a taste for culture war. What happens when he concerns himself with bin collections?On a bracingly cold February night in Levens...

Government 'inflamed tension' over Maccabi fan ban, say MPs

Intervention over the banning of fans at the Aston Villa match was late and clumsy, MPs say.

Alba Party 'unlikely' to stand in Scottish Parliament election

Leader Kenny MacAskill said the party faced an "immediate crisis" and it was unlikely it would be able to register for the Holyrood elections.