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Sadiq Khan agrees to have his texts and emails searched in Palantir legal battle

US tech company has sued London mayor after he prevented it from working with Metropolitan policeSadiq Khan has agreed for his text messages and emails to be searched as part of a legal battle with Pa...

We’re prepared to change the law to reform water industry, says Angela Eagle

Exclusive: New environment secretary insists ‘nothing is off the table’ in dealing with ailing Thames WaterBritain’s insolvency laws cannot deal with the aggressive behaviour shown by the companies th...

Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning

Exclusive: Angela Eagle urges UK citizens to be ‘a bit more resilient’ as they plan for national emergenciesBritish people have been urged to have enough food and water on hand to survive a few days w...

Labour condemns Reform’s plan for £100bn in cuts as ‘half-baked’ and ‘incredibly reckless’ – as it happened

This blog is now closedThe Electoral Commission has released political donation figures for the second quarter of 2026. They show that Reform UK continues to rake in far more than other parties. Nigel...

Reform’s media presenter worked for Chinese state propaganda channel

Party podcast and social media host Ray Addison fronted films about province where China is accused of genocideReform UK’s top media presenter has worked for a Chinese state propaganda channel within...

Is Nigel Farage shifting from Reform's greatest asset to polling liability?

This has not been a good year for Reform's headline polling numbers.

Kemi Badenoch condemns Reform UK’s ‘authoritarian’ press bans

Tory leader says Nigel Farage’s party would seek to abuse state power, as she also defends her housing benefit plansReform UK’s decision to ban some journalists from its conference shows that Nigel Fa...

Crypto billionaire pardoned by Trump gives Reform UK another £4m

Party confident money from Ben Delo will not be caught in new overseas donor capReform UK has been given a further £4m from the British crypto billionaire Ben Delo, with the party saying it is confide...

Can Zack Polanski win Keir Starmer’s old seat? – podcast

The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, has confirmed he will stand in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection, which was triggered when Keir Starmer announced he was quitting as an MP. It’s going to be...

Polanski signals intention to run for Starmer's old seat

Care workers and others fleeing UK modern slavery win visa reprieve

Exclusive: Home Office concedes skilled workers abused by sponsors can change employer and complete visa termUK politics live – latest updatesCare workers, chefs and others in danger of losing their m...

Sadiq Khan cleared of car tax conviction caused by ‘scam’

Magistrates in Hereford withdraw case against London mayor over untaxed Nissan Micra that is not hisUK politics live – latest updatesA car tax conviction against the mayor of London has been withdrawn...

‘I would rather die than return to France’: the brutal reality of the UK’s one in, one out scheme

Aso and Baran fled Iran, crossed the Channel together and were both returned to France. After risking their lives to reach Britain again, the friends found themselves facing very different fatesAt the...

Zack Polanski announces plans to fight byelection in Keir Starmer’s old seat

Green party leader says he will ‘stand up for people struggling to pay their bills’ if he becomes MP for Holborn and St PancrasZack Polanski has announced his intention to fight for the Commons seat v...

Andy Burnham targets migrant crisis ahead of Macron’s visit to No 10

PM will aim to centre talks with French president on key foreign policy issues such as Iran, smuggling gangs and EU relationsAndy Burnham will begin the process of courting European leaders when he we...

Bayeux tapestry loan symbolises ‘entente amicale’ between France and UK, says King Charles

Monarch tells Emmanuel Macron at the British Museum in London that the two nations will share a future ‘woven together’ by history and shared valuesThe loan of the Bayeux tapestry was “the best possib...

Green party members back Zack Polanski to stand in London byelection

Party leader in England and Wales seen as favourite to contest Holborn and St Pancras after Starmer’s resignationZack Polanski moved a step closer in his quest to become an MP on Wednesday, with local...

Sadiq Khan fined over untaxed car falsely registered in his name

London mayor’s office says he is ‘victim of a scam’ after conviction under fast-track system where magistrates can decide outcomes in secondsSadiq Khan’s office has revealed he was the victim of a sca...

Reform UK bans three journalists from its conference after critical reporting

Guardian City editor Anna Isaac among those who had credentials to cover event declinedReform UK has banned at least three journalists from its annual conference who have reported critically on the pa...

UK politics: Andy Burnham pressed on borrowing costs and spending at first PMQs – as it happened

Burnham faced questions from Kemi Badenoch and other MPs amid speculation over budgetIn the news release to mark the first anniversary of his election as the Green party’s leader, Zack Polanski highli...