Latest News

Stay updated with the latest news and updates

Recent News

Reform UK’s Kent council faces ‘extreme risk’ after passing first budget
Politics

Reform UK’s Kent council faces ‘extreme risk’ after passing first budget

Councillors vote for 3.99% council tax increase while mounting ‘attack on the vulnerable’, opposition saysReform UK’s showcase council in Kent faces “extreme risk” and “instability”, opposition politi...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs
Politics

Reeves urged to reassure MPs over public finances amid £6bn-a-year Send costs

City analysts say financial market investors will be worried if cost is deducted from budget surplusRachel Reeves is under pressure to reassure MPs over the state of the UK’s public finances, amid con...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Reform replacing 'old fuddy-duddy' Tory party, says Farage
Politics

Reform replacing 'old fuddy-duddy' Tory party, says Farage

Farage said it was "no surprise" Conservative MPs were choosing to jump ship to Reform, which has more energy.

BBC News - UK8 months ago
Tackling misogyny should be sixth mission of Starmer's government, Harriet Harman says
Politics

Tackling misogyny should be sixth mission of Starmer's government, Harriet Harman says

Sir Keir Starmer should make tackling misogyny the sixth key mission of his government, Harriet Harman has said.

Sky News - UK8 months ago
Wes Streeting: the UK’s next prime minister? – podcast
Politics

Wes Streeting: the UK’s next prime minister? – podcast

Keir Starmer was on the brink of a leadership contest this week, but he pulled it back. That does not mean his rivals have gone away. Nosheen Iqbal speaks to Kiran Stacey about one of the most hotly t...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Tony Blair’s thinktank accuses Ed Miliband of driving up energy prices
Politics

Tony Blair’s thinktank accuses Ed Miliband of driving up energy prices

Report by Tony Blair Institute urges government to drop some green policies amid criticism of decarbonisation goalAnalysis: Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spinTony...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Attempt to modernise NS&I has been a ‘full-spectrum disaster’, MPs find
Politics

Attempt to modernise NS&I has been a ‘full-spectrum disaster’, MPs find

Spending watchdog says state-owned bank exposed taxpayers to ‘unacceptable risk’ as cost spiral to £3bnAn attempt to modernise the state-owned savings bank NS&I has been a “full-spectrum disaster”, pa...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Labour and Reform candidates clash over women feeling threatened by far-right rhetoric
Politics

Labour and Reform candidates clash over women feeling threatened by far-right rhetoric

Angeliki Stogia tells Matthew Goodwin, who turned up to event with security, ‘women are scared to leave the house’Labour and Reform candidates came head-to-head at a hustings in Greater Manchester for...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Starmer ousts cabinet secretary in clear-out of top team after Mandelson scandal
Politics

Starmer ousts cabinet secretary in clear-out of top team after Mandelson scandal

Chris Wormald steps down ‘by mutual consent’ after a year in post with Antonia Romeo expected to succeed him Keir Starmer’s attempt to shake up his top team after the disastrous Peter Mandelson scanda...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Who is Antonia Romeo and why is she tipped to be the next cabinet secretary?
Politics

Who is Antonia Romeo and why is she tipped to be the next cabinet secretary?

With Chris Wormald forced out, Romeo is a frontrunner with a reputation for being forthright but also warmAntonia Romeo is not a typical civil servant, according to almost everyone who has worked with...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Union chief calls for Angela Rayner to replace Keir Starmer or risk Labour defeat to Reform UK
Politics

Union chief calls for Angela Rayner to replace Keir Starmer or risk Labour defeat to Reform UK

Exclusive: TSSA general secretary wants Rayner to take over after Gorton byelection which she expects party to loseThe head of a Labour-affiliated union has called for Angela Rayner to replace Keir St...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Chris Wormald forced out of post as cabinet secretary, No 10 confirms – as it happened
Politics

Chris Wormald forced out of post as cabinet secretary, No 10 confirms – as it happened

Downing Street says Wormald to stand down but does not announce replacementHere is video of Jim Ratcliffe making his comment about the UK being “colonised” by immigrants.Kemi Badenoch has urged Keir S...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Jim Ratcliffe apologises for ‘choice of language’ after saying immigrants ‘colonising’ UK
PoliticsSports

Jim Ratcliffe apologises for ‘choice of language’ after saying immigrants ‘colonising’ UK

Monaco-based Manchester United co-owner responds to politicians’ and football fans’ anger at ‘disgraceful’ wordsUK politics live – latest updatesMonaco-based billionaire Jim Ratcliffe faced implicit c...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Zombie Labour: Starmer staggers on – podcast
Politics

Zombie Labour: Starmer staggers on – podcast

After a week when it seemed all but over for Keir Starmer, John, Pippa and Kiran unpack how the prime minister survived – and what it means for Labour in the long run Continue reading...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
Starmer agrees with Nandy over government's challenges, says No 10
Politics

Starmer agrees with Nandy over government's challenges, says No 10

The culture secretary tells The Guardian newspaper that recent political turbulence is "unforgivable".

BBC News - UK8 months ago
‘Jellyfish’ and ‘doormat’: why is Keir Starmer so deeply unpopular?
Politics

‘Jellyfish’ and ‘doormat’: why is Keir Starmer so deeply unpopular?

From his public persona to a sense that he sold the country a pup, many factors seem to feed a sense of ‘great dislike’UK politics live – latest updatesIn yet another confusing and chaotic period for...

The Guardian - UK News8 months ago
MPs fear data centre boom could derail Miliband's net zero plans
Politics

MPs fear data centre boom could derail Miliband's net zero plans

A senior Labour MP says emission from data centres "have been highlighted as a key area of concern".

BBC News - UK8 months ago
Don't change rules for migrants already in UK, Labour MPs tell Mahmood
Politics

Don't change rules for migrants already in UK, Labour MPs tell Mahmood

Some 35 Labour MPs are among those who have written to the home secretary to raise concerns about the plans.

BBC News - UK8 months ago
UK's most senior civil servant leaves No 10
Politics

UK's most senior civil servant leaves No 10

Cabinet secretary Sir Chris Wormald - the UK's most senior civil servant - is leaving No 10 in the wake of the recent Downing Street crisis.

Sky News - UK8 months ago
Nearly one-fifth of improvement to hospital waiting list under Labour down to non-clinical activity
PoliticsHealth

Nearly one-fifth of improvement to hospital waiting list under Labour down to non-clinical activity

"This government has cut waiting lists by more than 330,000, with hundreds of thousands more people treated within 18 weeks. That's not happening by chance – it's because we delivered record levels of...

Sky News - UK8 months ago