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10:09 Robert Jenrick vows to ‘bring coalition together’ to prevent Tory-Reform fight

Shadow justice secretary says he wants parties to avoid competing against each other at next election, but sources deny pact

10:09 Badenoch under pressure to sack Jenrick over Reform coalition remarks – UK politics live

Shadow justice secretary told students ‘life becomes a lot harder’ if ‘the right is not united’, according to Sky

07:38 Nigel Farage thinks net zero is the new Brexit. Starmer can prove him wrong | Rafael Behr

Labour must deliver the green transition voters want, leaving Reform and the Tories on the side of economic decline and dictators, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

22:05 Welsh Tory to quit at next Senedd poll due to general election betting charges

Russell George, who is among 15 people under investigation, says he wants to focus on clearing his name

22/04 ‘Extinction-level event’: Tories fear voters turning to Reform in Lincolnshire

Conservatives face tough fight in mayoral and council elections as Farage’s anti-net zero message cuts through

22/04 League table of foreign criminals awaiting deportation to be released

UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has ordered officials to publish data by the end of the year showing the nationalities and crimes of those awaiting deportation.

22/04 Starmer says he is ‘really pleased’ supreme court has given ‘much-needed clarity’ on definition of ‘woman’ in equalities law – UK politics live

Prime minister says he thinks court’s decision has given a ‘much clearer position for those drawing up guidance’

21/04 All eyes are on Reform right now – but why are they given so much influence? | Zoe Williams

A strong progressive vote in local elections will be written off as random or outlying, while rightwing insurgency is considered to indicate some fundamental truth, writes Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

21/04 Some British MPs spending equivalent of a day a week doing second jobs

Guardian analysis finds seven MPs have worked at least 300 hours since July in outside employment

20/04 Two-party politics is dying in Britain. Voters want more than just Labour and Tories | Robert Ford

Badenoch is braced for heavy losses on 1 May, but as Labour stumbles and Greens and Lib Dems surge, the contest is wide openTories and Reform battle to become right-wing opposition in local elections, says Robert Ford

19/04 Miliband in blistering attack on Farage’s UK net zero ‘nonsense and lies’

The energy secretary has accused Reform UK’s leader of peddling dangerous falsehoods about renewable power

18/04 What to look for in May’s local elections: Tories on defensive and Reform hoping for gains

Contest for the 23 English local authorities is wide open with Labour, Tories and Reform almost tied in national polls

17/04 Minister hopes supreme court’s gender ruling will ‘draw a line’ under trans debate – UK politics live

Health minister Karen Smyth says ‘it’s good we have clarity for women’ as Tories call for ruling to be ‘reinforced with legislation’

17/04 Shocking extent to which American conservatives distrust science revealed in new survey

Shocking extent to which American conservatives distrust science revealed in new survey - Right-leaning citizens more likely to be skeptical of scientists than their liberal counterparts and more resistant to revising their opinions, new study finds

16/04 The Guardian view on Birmingham’s bin strikes: a wake-up call for Labour | Editorial

Editorial: England’s second city has become a symbol of political dysfunction. But the government should also draw wider lessons from the chaos

16/04 Jail term of Luton triple-murderer to be reviewed after MP’s referral

Shadow justice minister claims Nicholas Prosper’s life sentence with minimum of 49 years is unduly lenient

16/04 Truss social: the latest chapter from a woman who really knows what the people want | Zoe Williams

She’s threatening to launch an ‘uncensored and uncancellable’ online platform – like we don’t have enough of those already, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

14/04 NHS 'places non-white CVs at the front of the queue'

Official documents recommend recruiters use the Rooney Rule, a policy from American football saying applicants of ethnic minorities must be shortlisted for interviews (pictured, file photo).

13/04 Tory frontbencher attacks Lib Dem 'extremist' VEGANS on councils

Andrew Griffith accused the party of pushing the 'extremist' no-meat, no-dairy diet as he ramped up campaigning ahead of local elections.

12/04 MPs and Lords head to parliament as PM says emergency law must be passed today to save British Steel – live

MPs to debate emergency law that will give the business secretary the power to direct the company

11/04 Tories lose ground on Reform ahead of local elections

Kemi Badenoch's party trails Reform and Labour by two points on 22 per cent, down a point, according to Techne, ahead of the May 1 vote.

11/04 ‘Parade of political flunkies’: MPs critical as Sunak awards Michael Gove a peerage

Lib Dem deputy leader condemns ‘reward for failure’ as former PM elevates allies to Lords in resignation honours

11/04 One stock seems truly doomed this week: if you hold any Kemi Badenoch, accept my condolences | Marina Hyde

Hard to know if her leadership is sheer ineptitude or an act of artistic expression, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

11/04 Growth figures ‘a dividend from stable government’, claims minister – UK politics live

Stephen Kinnock hails better-than-expected GDP figures

11/04 Embarrassment for Reeves as she admits accepting another freebie 

The Chancellor had to declare under parliamentary rules that she was given a free dinner and tickets, worth £265 in total, to see a play at the National Theatre in London .

10/04 Michael Gove to be awarded peerage in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours

Veteran Tory, who retired as an MP last year, is on list of honours due to be published this week

10/04 Trump’s ‘Liz Truss moment’: when economic bravado meets market reality

The president’s U-turn after his maverick plan threatened meltdown has echoes of the 2022 UK crisis

10/04 Penny Mordaunt takes job advising one of the world’s largest tobacco firms

Former Tory leadership contender, who abstained on a vote on a smoking ban last year, will work for British American Tobacco on ‘harm reduction’

10/04 Tories can form coalitions with Reform at local level, says Badenoch

Conservative leader paves way for formal pacts between councillors after local elections in England on 1 May

10/04 Tory peer helped secure meeting with minister for Canadian firm he advises

Ian Duncan ‘facilitated an introduction’ for Terrestrial Energy, which was seeking government funding

10/04 Badenoch condones Tories forming pacts with Reform UK if necessary to take control of councils – UK politics live

Conservative party leader says ‘we end up with various coalitions at local level’ as she suggests councillors could do deals with Reform

10/04 Kemi Badenoch backs Tory-Reform coalitions on local councils

Ms Badenoch gave tacit backing to local-level link-ups between the Conservatives and Reform if it allows the Tories to retain or take control of councils in the wake of the vote on May 1.

09/04 George Stephanopoulos slammed for hiding Biden's mental decline

Conservatives online expressed disgust that ABC News' George Stephanopoulos said that President Joe Biden's condition was 'heartbreaking up close,' a new book says.

09/04 Questions over Tory peer’s support for nuclear company’s UK ambitions

Olivia Bloomfield has supported Terrestrial Energy since 2018 and says she is ‘scrupulous’ in following rules

09/04 Labour accused of grooming gang probe U-turn

Tory MPs said Home Office minister Jess Phillips had used a statement to the Commons yesterday to 'water down' commitments made earlier this year.

09/04 Keir Starmer claims Universal theme park investment ‘major vote of confidence in UK’ – UK politics live

Labour say the attraction will bring an estimated £50bn boost to the economy while Tories claim they deserve credit for the new park

09/04 I’ve quit the Tory party because it’s become a Trumpesque mess. Others will follow | Jamie Greene

The fiscally responsible, socially liberal party I loved has lurched to the right. I had to find a more tolerant alternative, says Jamie Greene, the Scottish Liberal Democrat MSP for West Scotland

08/04 Streeting defends Starmer’s approach to Trump tariffs ahead of PM giving evidence to liaison committee – UK politics live

PM due to take questions on growth, international affairs and defence, and on welfare and health ahead of the Easter recess

07/04 Birmingham bin strikes could spread across the COUNTRY, union warns

Clare Keogh, of Unite, said anger at council cuts was growing nationwide among refuse workers and there was 'massive potential this will escalate'.

07/04 The Guardian view on early years education: new nurseries must be the start of something bigger | Editorial

Editorial: Raising standards, including safety, should be at the heart of Labour’s plans for preschool

07/04 Tories lose one of their biggest donors in major blow to Kemi Badenoch

Exclusive: Richard Harpin pauses donations in move insiders say will result in closure of party’s northern HQ

07/04 Starmer to give speech on tariff turmoil but car industry says actions will have limited impact – UK politics live

Prime minister to focus on car industry, which has been hit by 25% tariffs on exports to US, but manufacturers say ‘greater action almost certainly needed’

07/04 Areas receiving levelling-up funds show smaller Reform UK vote share, study finds

Analysis suggests prioritising projects that give quick local results may hold back support for populism

06/04 Badenoch draws cross-party criticism for backing Israel’s expulsion of Labour MPs

Labour ‘gobsmacked’ by Tory leader ‘cheerleading’ Israel’s decision to deport Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed

06/04 Lib Dems hoping anti-Trump stance will give them boost in local elections

Labour and Tories’ reluctance to criticise US president could pave way for gains in May’s council and mayoral ballots

04/04 Over 60 Reform UK candidates in local elections are Tory defectors, study finds

Labour accuses Nigel Farage’s party of ‘mass rebrand’ after research into nominations of former Conservatives

04/04 Minister won’t back Trump’s claim that Starmer ‘very happy’ about how UK fared in US global tariff plan – UK politics live

James Murray, a Treasury minister, says government is ‘disappointed’ about tariffs being imposed globally but hopes for trade deal with US

03/04 Nigel Farage lands stinging Brexit swipe to Tories after Donald Trump's tariffs

The Reform leader blamed the Conservatives for not seeing through Brexit.

03/04 Starmer says UK has ‘range of levers’ as he promises to respond to Trump tariffs with ‘cool and calm heads’ – UK politics live

Prime minister says the UK government is ‘prepared’ and would not agree economic deal with US if he does not think it is good for UK

02/04 Starmer sails through PMQs as Badenoch fails to get out of the blocks again | John Crace

It’s almost as if KemiKaze herself believes Labour’s mantra that the Tories are the source of all hopelessness

02/04 Trump-backed conservative news channel’s share price soars over 2,200%

Newsmax has seen increased popularity during US president Donald Trump’s second term, with the election of other right-wing politicians also boosting its success.

02/04 Starmer urged to join EU and Canada in fighting Trump with retaliatory tariffs – UK politics live

PM hopes to reach economic deal with US but growing numbers call for unified retaliation to US tariffs

02/04 Reform UK treasurer Nick Candy pledges £200k to boost May 1 election assault

As Nigel Farage rallies his troops billionaire Reform UK treasurer Nick Candy has promised to pledge £200,000 to fund a full-scale ballot box assault on May 1.

01/04 A sketch writers’ benefit? An April fool? Either way, big thanks to Mel and Kemi | John Crace

A press conference at Tory HQ at least had some entertainment value even if there was nothing of importance to say

01/04 Rachel Reeves blasted as 'families to be £3,500 worse off' after Labour tax raid

Follow our live blog for the latest political updates from Westminster.

01/04 Kemi Badenoch warns UK should NOT retaliate if Trump brings in tariffs

The Conservative Party leader warned that import levies 'just make everyone poorer' and demanded Labour ministers work flat out on a 'comprehensive' trade deal.

01/04 UK in ‘best possible position’ to negotiate future exemptions from Trump tariffs, business secretary says – UK politics live

Jonathan Reynolds says ‘we have engaged with the US on the potential for a deal’

31/03 The Guardian view on special needs education: inclusion must be about more than saving money | Editorial

Editorial: The threat of council bankruptcies should focus minds on the need for a failing system to be reformed

31/03 Brace yourself for 'Awful April' cost increases from TOMORROW

Brits face an 'Awful April' of domestic tax rises and bill increases hammering family finances starting tomorrow - before Donald Trump adds to the economic hammering.

31/03 Starmer tells Britons they are ‘right’ to be ‘angry about illegal migration’ as he opens summit – UK politics live

UK PM hosting international summit in London in attempt to crack down on organised immigration crime

31/03 Senior Tories and big landlords discuss ways to thwart renters’ rights bill

Exclusive: Meeting hosted by shadow housing minister for estate agents and landlords prompted accusations of collusion

30/03 Yvette's Cooper vows to end 'jobs on tap' for illegal immigrants

The Home Secretary said those found to be illegally employing migrants who are blocked from working face up to five years in prison, huge fines or have their firms closed down.

30/03 Call emergency meeting and break Birmingham bin strike, Rayner told

The Tories are demanding action from Communities Secretary Angela Rayner over the deepening industrial dispute that has left large parts of England's second city looking like bomb sites.

30/03 Labour MPs face probe for not declaring Rayner's battlebus as expenses

A dossier identifying 24 MPs who were visited by the bus but did not itemise it as an expense has been sent by the Conservatives to the Electoral Commission.

28/03 UK ministers and officials treated to hospitality 3,500 times in five years, study finds

Some of firms providing meals and tickets also among those to secure most meetings in key departments

28/03 Starmer promises to fix north of England’s ‘Victorian-era’ rail and bus system – UK politics live

PM says public transport system in north of England is stifling potential

27/03 Shameless welfare cuts are a betrayal of Labour voters | Letters

Letters: Readers express their dismay at Rachel Reeves’s spring statement, with some lifelong party members feeling no longer able to support it

27/03 Tory peer investigated for third time by Lords watchdog over ‘VIP lane’ contracts

Investigation follows publication by Covid-19 inquiry of messages sent by Lord Chadlington introducing SG Recruitment to government

27/03 Record 4.5m children living in poverty, UK data shows

Government urged to scrap two-child benefit cap after chancellor announces welfare cuts in spring statement

27/03 Rachel Reeves defends benefit cuts and denies further tax rises likely in autumn – UK politics live

Chancellor confirmed welfare cuts of £4.8bn in spring statement, but insisted the priority was to restore stability to the public finances

26/03 PETER HITCHENS: I don't want an honour from the Westminister 'sludge'

Asked whether we would ever accept a Lordship, the best-selling author responded by saying he would not want to rub shoulders with the current 'sludge' that sits in the House.

25/03 Ministers approve £10bn Lower Thames Crossing, road tunnel linking Kent and Essex – UK politics live

14-mile tunnels will be first new Thames crossing east of London for 60 years, with work having already cost more than £1bn

24/03 Starmer confirms he wants to ‘take some money out of government’ as part of efficiency drive – UK politics live

PM also claims government is spending record amount on pothole repairs amid criticism of spring statement plans

24/03 Dominic Cummings breaks silence after secret dinner with Nigel Farage

Former top Johnson aide says he ‘might spend more time on SW1’ after revelation of meeting before Christmas

23/03 Kemi Badenoch is failing to hit the spot at PMQs – and everywhere else | Andrew Rawnsley

The Conservative leader isn’t convincing fellow Tories that she possesses a viable route map to recovery

23/03 Labour mayoral candidate on race to stop Reform – and ‘Doge Lincolnshire’

Jason Stockwood, ex-chair of Grimsby Town FC, has plan for keeping rival Andrea Jenkyns from implementing US-style cuts

23/03 Kemi Badenoch accused of breaking pledge to Tory MPs of net zero by 2050

MPs claim during her 2022 party leadership campaign she promised them she was committed to green targets

21/03 Labour ‘absolutely up for the fight’ over net zero, Ed Miliband says – UK politics live

Energy secretary accuses Conservatives and Reform of ‘total desertion and betrayal’ of future generations by failing to tackle climate crisis

21/03 'We Tories must be honest about the mistakes we made in power'

The Conservative Party must be honest with the British public in order to make amends and take back power.

20/03 The Guardian view on the Conservative party today: still lost in denial and confusion | Editorial

Editorial: Kemi Badenoch has her first chance to persuade the voters on 1 May, but she seems to be getting nowhere

20/03 Kemi brings little cheer to toxic Tories bracing for tough local elections | John Crace

Party leader lowers members’ expectations as far as she dares at election warmup event in the shires

20/03 Peer on board of healthcare firm attended meeting at which minister was lobbied

Questions raised about whether Jitesh Gadhia’s attendance at discussion between Accord Healthcare and government was within Lords rules

20/03 Badenoch says local elections will be ‘extremely difficult’ for Tories – UK politics live

Conservative leader says the Tories would lose almost all councils won in 2021 if results mirror general election as she launches campaign

20/03 Factcheck: Kemi Badenoch’s claim that net zero is ‘impossible’ by 2050

Tory leader provides no evidence to support position that flies in face of expert reports and her own words

19/03 Caitlyn Jenner jokes about being ‘more masculine’ than Tim Walz after gov brags his manhood scares MAGA

The failed veep candidate crowed on the “This is Gavin Newsom” podcast about his masculinity and mused that conservatives are particularly intimidated by his manliness.

19/03 A defeated KemiKaze offers less opposition than Starmer’s own MPs | John Crace

All the fight seems to have gone out of the opposition leader, but mood on Labour’s backbenches is frosty over benefit cuts

19/03 Rising bill for benefits has wreaked ‘terrible human cost’, says Keir Starmer

PM defends welfare cuts amid disquiet in Labour over plan charities say will push more disabled people into poverty

19/03 Minister refuses to rule out more benefit cuts amid backlash over Liz Kendall move to slash disability payments – UK politics live

Stephen Timms, social security and disability minister, says ‘who knows what will happen in next five years’ as welfare bill is increasing even with cuts

19/03 Despite poor polling and local election fears, Tories find reasons to be cheerful

There is one very tangible reason for the current outbreak of good spirits: Conservatives know things could be worse

19/03 The immortal Reagan speech gutless staffers nearly nixed revealed

White House staffers sought to protect Ronald Reagan from his more “conservative instincts” — but speechwriter Tony Dolan rescued some of the president’s most enduring words.

18/03 Seeing off the threat from Reform in Runcorn byelection | Letters

Letters: The government needs to take the hard-right threat seriously – starting with the upcoming byelection, write Phil Tate and Keeley Cavendish

18/03 Labour accused of failing to address security concerns after 269 MoD phones lost

Exclusive: The Shadow Defence Secretary says the response has not been good enough and "ministers need to show they are gripping this matter".

18/03 Minister defends disability benefit cuts, saying you can’t ‘tax and borrow your way out of need to reform state’ – UK politics live

Pat McFadden, Cabinet Office minister, says changes to be announced today are about giving people ‘hope of work in the future’

18/03 Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050

Break in cross-party consensus on issue to be announced on Tuesday

17/03 Crispin Odey banned from City and handed £1.8m fine by FCA

Hedge fund manager deliberately tried to frustrate investigation into sexual misconduct allegations, says regulator

17/03 Reform UK would be a disaster for Wales – but its rivals have left the door wide open | Will Hayward

Labour mismanagement of Welsh public services and an unambitious Conservative party are a gift to Nigel Farage, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

17/03 Trump’s contempt for civil liberties is a blaring warning sign

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17/03 Many said the Starmer era would be just Tory-lite – now it’s worse than that. Time to stop the pretence

He’ll be radical, the PM’s allies vlaimed told us. Well, look now, as the poor are targeted and ministers boast of wearing Tory clothes better than the Tories, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

16/03 The Guardian view on the Runcorn and Helsby byelection: a punch we will all feel | Editorial

Editorial: These Cheshire voters will choose a new MP and set the course of British politics for the next four years

16/03 Flawed UK visa scheme led to ‘horrific’ care worker abuse, says watchdog

Anti-slavery commissioner says scheme to plug staffing gaps post-Brexit was a ‘blunt instrument’ that enabled exploitation of the vulnerable

15/03 Five key takeaways from the Guardian’s House of Lords series

Two peers are now under investigation after undercover reporting on members of parliament’s second chamber

14/03 Reform UK set to beat Labour in Runcorn and Helsby byelection, poll suggests, with Tories in distant third – UK politics live

Poll suggests Reform are ahead of Labour by 40% to 35%

13/03 Wes Streeting’s ‘high-stakes’ abolition of NHS England will cut 10,000 jobs

Changes proposed by health secretary predicted to save as much as £500m but could be distraction for ministers

13/03 Keir Starmer to outline reforms of ‘overcautious, flabby state’ in civil service speech – UK politics live

PM will give a speech shortly, followed by a Q&A with the media

12/03 Lib Dems refuse to investigate MP accused of sweary tirade

Sir Ed Davey's party under pressure after ‘astonishing' series of outbursts

12/03 Starmer under pressure over welfare cuts as TUC says targeting disability benefits ‘not the solution’ – UK politics live

Union says proposed cuts will push people in to hardship and repeat the mistakes of Tory austerity

11/03 Give back taxpayers’ cash for failed ‘fun factory’, Hastings MP tells Tory donor

Lubov Chernukhin was given £150,000 in public funds to help open Owens entertainment centre

11/03 EUAN MCCOLM:Tories are the only serious centre right party in Scotland

Such is the force of Nigel Farage 's personality that his Reform Party has been making inroads into Scottish politics without any noticeable physical presence on the ground.

11/03 Nigel Farage slams Tory immigration crackdown plan – 'Should never be forgiven'

Reform UK leader warns the Conservatives 'aren't serious about cutting immigration'

11/03 Minister rejects claim that planning reforms designed to penalise farmers – UK politics live

Housing minister defends reforms in planning bill ahead of publication saying they are not aimed at farmers

11/03 Michael Gove ‘wanted to circumvent watchdog’ to push through Dyson bid, Covid inquiry told

Suggestion he pressured MHRA to approve ventilators for NHS is ‘ludicrous’, former minister says

11/03 Tories announce policy to deport all foreign nationals with criminal convictions

Policy would apply to those seeking asylum as well as anyone who had been charged with or convicted of immigration offences

10/03 Expert on number of seats Reform UK should win at local elections

Voters will get their first major say on Britain's political parties since the General Election in May's polls across the country

10/03 Reform membership falls for first time after Rupert Lowe expulsion

EXCLUSIVE - Reform UK staff are currently working through a backlog of membership cancellation requests after last Friday's ousting of Rupert Lowe.

10/03 Philip Hammond has made millions from 30 roles while member of Lords

Former chancellor’s roles since becoming a peer in 2020 include working for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait

10/03 Lib Dems urge Starmer to visit Canada to back incoming PM Mark Carney in his stand against Trump – UK politics live

Ed Davey’s comments come after the PM angered Canadians by refusing to answer questions on Trump’s stance on Canada

09/03 Regulators must get a grip to stop the online scammers | Letters

Letters: Rocio Concha says fraudsters find it far too easy to exploit weaknesses in consumer protections, and a reader who lost their home because of a scam blames government inaction

09/03 Revealed: House of Lords members have given £109m to political parties

Conservatives benefit most from donations provided either before or after peers secured their seats

09/03 Still uncertain about Trump? Let Boris Johnson guide you on this ‘very compassionate man’ | Catherine Bennett

Some of the president’s Tory fans seem to find the grim reality of the president’s actions invigorating rather than terrifying

08/03 Keir Starmer’s poll ratings leap after Trump withdraws support for Ukraine

Around 30% of voters say they prefer Labour for dealing with ‘allies against threats to the UK’ in boost to party leader

08/03 Conservatives and Social Democrats announced formal conversations for the formation of a coalition government in Germany

The brand -new Friedrich Merzel Foreign

07/03 UK has ‘no issues’ with Trump’s Nato challenge, says minister – UK politics live

Stephen Kinnock responds to US president’s comments that he would not support Nato countries that do not spend enough on defence

06/03 Tory donations twice as high as Labour’s in last part of 2024

Conservatives raised nearly £2m, Labour £1m and Reform £280,000 from donors in last three months of year

06/03 Jenrick and Mahmood accused of ‘Trumpism’ over sentencing guidelines criticism – UK politics live

New guidelines aim to combat discrimination in sentencing but both Conservative and Labour justice ministers have criticised them

05/03 Minister says welfare budget ‘unsustainable’ amid reports Reeves has earmarked billions in cuts – UK politics live

Justice secretary said there is a ‘moral case’ for getting people into work when asked about the chancellor’s reported plans

05/03 Dear Suella: I was born in London and raised in Oxfordshire. What do you reckon – can I be English? | Nels Abbey

The former home secretary has joined a debate that serves the right – and leaves Britain’s minorities feeling they don’t belong here, says author and broadcaster Nels Abbey

05/03 ‘Stop the boats’ slogan was ‘too stark’, admits Rishi Sunak

Former prime minister says drive to stop Channel crossings was correct, but message ‘wasn’t quite right’

04/03 UK MPs condemn ‘deeply disrespectful’ JD Vance comments

US vice-president’s comments on proposed Anglo-French deployment to Ukraine prompt outrage

04/03 Starmer won’t be derailed from Ukraine plan, Rayner says, amid claims Trump’s aid decision ‘humiliated’ PM – UK politics live

Few hours after Starmer’s statement to Commons on Monday, White House suspended all military aid to Ukraine

03/03 Tories compare Nigel Farage to Jeremy Corbyn over Ukraine war

Reform leader accused of ‘equivocating over Russia’s illegal war’ after criticising Volodymyr Zelenskyy

03/03 Peter Mandelson criticised after saying Ukraine should give ‘unequivocal backing’ to Trump’s plan – UK politics live

Defence minister Luke Pollard tries to distance the government from the US ambassador’s comments to the media

02/03 Sadiq Khan faces major legal challenge over key £150m plan

The Mayor of London wants to ban traffic from one of the city's most famous streets

28/02 Starmer’s Trump meeting ‘spectacular success’, says Streeting, as Tories dismiss president’s backing for Chagos deal – UK politics live

Health secretary hails talks over defence, security and trade as Badenoch says her party will continue to oppose Chagos deal

27/02 Trump says US won’t give Ukraine security guarantees ‘beyond very much’ ahead of Starmer meeting – UK politics live

Starmer said he wants Trump to agree that, in the event of a peace settlement in Ukraine, US will offer security guarantees that make it durable

26/02 Badenoch challenges Starmer over defence spending and Chagos deal ahead of his Trump meeting – UK politics live

PM fields questions on his announcement that the UK will raise defence spending and cut the foreign aid budget

25/02 German election is a lesson for Labour | Letters

Letters: Keith Flett is encouraged by Die Linke’s popularity among younger voters. David Felton says trying to outdo the Tories and Reform UK is a mistake

25/02 Kemi Badenoch suggests UK might need to withdraw from international bodies ‘taken over’ by activists – UK politics live

Conservative leader says ‘international law should not become a tool for critics to advance political agenda’ in speech on foreign policy

25/02 Nigel Farage scores new victory as Tory defects to Reform UK

Nigel Farage announced the defection of a Tory councillor to his party, meaning that Reform UK now holds a Cornwall seat for the first time.

24/02 Home Office says it will tighten rules to keep ‘Kremlin-linked elites’ out of UK as Starmer speaks to European leaders – UK politics live

Keir Starmer to join European leaders on call to Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss Ukraine war

24/02 Fury over 'US interference' in German elections

Merz, who is set to be the next German Chancellor, last night criticised election interference by the US after tech billionaire Elon Musk and the Trump administration voiced support for the AfD.

24/02 Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says

Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security

24/02 Olaf Scholz concedes defeat as Germany's Conservatives win election

The exit poll suggests the CDU has topped today's ballot securing 28.5 per cent of the vote while the AfD have taken 20 per cent.

23/02 Friedrich Merz won a messy victory: Can Germany govern?

A terrible night for Foreign Minister Olaf Scholz; A great night for the extreme right

23/02 German elections .. Conservative winning and historical performance of the right

The Conservatives led by Friedrich Mertz won in the legislative elections in Germany, on Sunday, ahead of the Alternative Party for the right -wing extremist Germany, despite achieving the best result in its history, according to the polls of two years of TV.

23/02 In the German elections, the conservatives win and a historical performance of the right

The Conservatives led by Friedrich Mertz won in the legislative elections in Germany, on Sunday, ahead of the Alternative Party for the far -right Germany, despite achieving the best result in its history, according to the polls of two years of TV.

23/02 It’s the Kemi delusion: the more the Tories run towards Reform, the more their voters will run to the Lib Dems | John Harris

Part of the genius of UK Conservatism used to be how it responded to chaos using the balm of tradition. Secondhand Trumpism will only alienate its voters further, says Guardian columnist John Harris

23/02 ‘Starmer’s big moment’: can PM persuade Trump not to give in to Putin?

The UK leader has been advised to choose his words carefully at this week’s crucial White House meeting

22/02 Top Tories launch training camp to teach Conservatives how to win again

'Not all our candidates or ministers have been properly prepared' in the past admits former Defence Secretary Grant Shapps

22/02 UK populists mix faith and politics with parroting of ‘Judeo-Christian values’

Rightwingers in Britain are beguiled by the potential of religious rhetoric after its use by Trump and Vance in the US

21/02 Pressure mounts on Starmer as PM told 'national security is at stake'

The Lib Dems have joined the Tories and Reform in calling on the PM to rapidly increase defence spending.

21/02 UK party leaders walk tightrope on Trump while voters want stricter stance

Polling shows US president is deeply unpopular with British voters but Keir Starmer is keen not to rock the boat

21/02 Digested week: Kemi wages culture war while Trump carves up Ukraine | John Crace

Angst among senior Tories at realisation they have elected a deeply unserious politician at a critical moment for the west

21/02 'Dark MAGA' Elon Musk waves huge chainsaw given to him by Argentina leader

The Tesla billionaire was a surprise guest at the Conservative Political Action Conference in Florida where he was hailed as a 'hero' by Nigel Farage

20/02 Jenrick and Philp put UK judges’ ‘lives at risk’ with attacks on integrity, former extremism tsar says

Lord Walney: senior Tories ‘deeply wrong’ for suggesting judges are ideologically driven when enforcing the law

20/02 US culture war show comes to London – and strikes a chord with European populists

At this year’s Arc conference, a new American export was on full display: ideological finger-wagging in Europe’s direction

20/02 Starmer tells Zelenskyy it was ‘perfectly reasonable’ to suspend elections during war – UK politics live

Downing Street says the two leaders spoke overnight, after Donald Trump accused the Ukrainian president of being a ‘dictator’

20/02 Move to allocate residential land to this category

Alsumaria News - Localities, the Ministry of Education, today, Thursday, called on all governors to allocate residential lands to bodies and employees in educational institutions.

20/02 Musk urged to abolish Planned Parenthood as report reveals stories

Conservatives are urging Elon Musk to take his Department of Government Efficiency team through Planned Parenthood amid shocking claims about the organization.

19/02 Boris Johnson fans offered £121 handshake and photo op

Tickets to hear former prime minister speak in Edinburgh’s Usher Hall cost up to £160 on top of meet-and-greet

19/02 Leftwing activists less likely to work with political rivals than other UK groups, study finds

Exclusive: Lack of understanding by ‘progressive activists’ of other voting blocs has led to rise of far right, authors argue

19/02 Knife crime strategy needs to focus on stopping supply as well as possession, says policing minister – UK politics live

Diana Johnson defends Labour’s knife crime plan amid crisis in prison capacity in England and Wales

18/02 Dominic Cummings wants Donald Trump to force merger between Tories and Reform UK

Boris Johnson's former chief adviser says US president and Elon Musk could play pivotal role in bringing two parties together as he hopes for 'avalanche' of opposition to remove Kemi Badenoch

18/02 The Guardian view on the Gauke review: prison isn’t working | Editorial

Editorial: A performative ‘tough on crime’ approach by politicians has been both ineffective and ruinously expensive

18/02 Defence secretary discusses reform of armed forces – UK politics live

John Healey is discussing his priorities for the future of Britain’s armed forces at the Institute of Government

17/02 Swinney's 'lack of judgement' after lunch with ethics watchdogs

The First Minister invited his three independent advisers on the Scottish Ministerial Code to lunch at his Bute House official residence last month.

17/02 Angela Rayner blasted by Tories for 'swanning around world' with Ethiopia trip

The Conservatives hit out at the Labour politician for making the overseas visit.

17/02 Kemi Badenoch says ‘western civilisation will be lost’ if Tory party fails

Conservative leader calls ‘pronouns, diversity policies and climate activism’ a ‘poison’ in speech at rightwing event

17/02 Kemi Badenoch says conservatives must save the West

Kemi Badenoch declared war on 'poisonous' woke ideology and the Left's 'useful idiots' as she warned the fabric of Western civilisation must be defended before it is lost.

17/02 More than 900 Labour figures decry party’s migration and asylum policy

Joint statement accuses government of copying Tories’ ‘performative cruelty’

17/02 Badenoch and Farage to vie for attention of Trump allies at London summit

Event co-founded by Jordan Peterson will bring together global rightwing figures including senior US Republicans

16/02 The Guardian view on new housing: Labour must not let builders dictate terms | Editorial

Editorial: The lack of affordable homes to buy and rent is a serious injustice. Ministers must fight for plans that put people first

16/02 ‘We can’t just be supine’: Ed Davey urges Starmer to stand up to ‘bully’ Trump

Lib Dem leader compares PM to child trying to avoid trouble and says calling out US president is ‘the patriotic thing to do’

16/02 In an NHS ward I saw how Britain relies on immigrants. Yet still we tell them they’re not wanted | John Harris

My dad’s journey through the health and social care systems proves what politicians secretly know: we’ll be lost if they succeed in ‘sending them home’, says Guardian columnist John Harris

16/02 Reform UK expecting 'many more' Tories and Labour to defect as party surges

EXCLUSIVE: Reform UK expects more people to switch allegiance ahead of the May 1 elections.

15/02 Poll reveals a third of 16 and 17-year-olds would back Reform party

A poll conducted by Find Out Now found that 30 per cent would back Mr Farage's party, the same percentage as Labour but streaks ahead of the Conservatives on 7 per cent.

15/02 ‘We can’t change our leader again’: Tories despair at Badenoch’s poor PMQs performances

Allies want to give Conservative leader more time, but many insist her approach to Keir Starmer needs total overhaul

15/02 ‘MAGA makeup’ tutorials mock conservatives for orange foundation, clumpy mascara: ‘Leftist women are the meanest’

In a new satirical TikTok trend sweeping the app, content creators are mocking the makeup of Republican-leaning women, which they say is defined by caky, orange foundation, too-thick eyebrows and c…

14/02 Top Tory makes major prediction on merger with Nigel Farage's Reform UK

Senior Conservative MP says chances of a merger are "very high".

14/02 UK needs ‘cool, clear thinking’ in face of Trump’s tariff threat, says Peter Kyle – UK politics live

The science secretary said the government would assess “any changes and challenges” to the global economy caused by the US administration

13/02 Rachel Reeves accidentally admitted big problem with key Labour policy

EXCLUSIVE: Rachel Reeves has been accused of admitting a major problem with one of Labour's key education policies in 2022.

13/02 Some new towns in England to be built on greenfield sites, housing minister says – UK politics live

Starmer and Rayner head to south-east England to promote the government’s plans for new towns

13/02 Call it Thatcher’s timebomb: the great council housing selloff of 2024, a crisis hidden in plain sight | Aditya Chakrabortty

Her right to buy policy enriched the private sector at taxpayers’ expense. Last year, it sparked another gold rush – and looming calamity for local authorities, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

12/02 The Guardian view on Labour and asylum: in retreat from decency | Editorial

Editorial: Dread of losing voters to Reform UK is driving the government into a familiar political trap

12/02 Starmer gives lesson in law 101 as KemiKaze crashes and burns again | John Crace

The Tory leader seems to be getting worse by the week – who knew thinking up a few coherent questions was so hard?

12/02 Backlash over ‘spiteful’ move to block small boat refugees from ever claiming British citizenship – UK politics live

Stella Creasy says Home Office decision ‘erects more barriers’ to refugees integrating and contributing to communities in UK

11/02 When Thatcher took performance lessons from Laurence Olivier, it changed the course of her political destiny | Tim Walker

The PM’s makeover collaboration was kept a closely guarded secret for fear it would hurt her ‘ordinary housewife’ image, says writer and broadcaster Tim Walker

11/02 Assisted dying bill has lost Commons majority now high court signoff abandoned, says MP – UK politics live

Danny Kruger says those who backed the bill did so under false premise after change to safeguards announced

10/02 Asil Nadir who fled to Cyprus after plundering millions has died

Polly Peck tycoon Asil Nadir, who fled to a Cyprus bolthole after plundering millions from his business empire, has passed away aged 83. 

10/02 Minister defends plan to broadcast footage of deportation of illegal workers – UK politics live

Angela Eagle defends government plan to broadcast deportations as Home Office launches new immigration raids

10/02 Arrests of illegal foreign workers reach record 600 in just one month

Home Office officials said 609 arrests of illegal workers were made last month, the highest since figures began being collected in 2019.

09/02 Rayner's 'gerrymandering' plot to ensure Labour 'dominates' electoral map

EXCLUSIVE: Critics say that democratic power is being 'stripped away' from some traditionally conservative parts of the UK.

09/02 Labour urged to defend workers’ rights bill as poll shows huge public support

Exclusive: Poll reveals 72% of UK voters favour ban on zero-hours contracts, including majority of Tory and Reform supporters

09/02 ‘Kemi hates doing media’: Tory anxiety after 100 days of Badenoch leadership

Open panic has yet to set in but MPs voice growing fears over leader’s approach and threat from Reform UK

09/02 Global leaders have a selective view of sovereignty. It matters, as long as it’s in their interests | Kenan Malik

Whether in Gaza or the Chagos Islands, denying a people’s identity and rights paves the way to robbing them of their autonomy to govern

09/02 The surge in support for Reform is making Labour nervous. Now it needs a plan | Andrew Rawnsley

It will take more than some sharper attack lines to beat back the growing threat posed by Nigel Farage

09/02 Get In by Patrick Maguire and Gabriel Pogrund review – behind the scenes with Morgan McSweeney, Labour’s arch strategist

This is a rattlingly good tale of a modern-day Machiavelli that ascribes credit for Labour’s journey to power not to Keir Starmer, but to his Irish chief of staff

09/02 Crime gangs raid corner stores for tobacco after tax hikes

Successive tax hikes on rolling tobacco means that a 50g pouch of Amber Leaf now costs 87p a gram - compared to 83p for silver.

08/02 Labour planning radical overhaul of benefit system as rising numbers deemed unfit to work

Pledge to fix broken welfare system follows new evidence that people are worried about returning to work for fear that benefits will be withdrawn

08/02 Nigel Farage has been a threat to every recent UK prime minister. But this is something new

Reform has surged in the polls, panicking both Labour and the Conservatives. It’s a trap, and the risks are high

07/02 Map shows where Reform UK would demolish Labour and Tories - check your area

Polling has put Reform above Sir Keir Starmer's party and the Conservatives multiple times

07/02 Find out how tough it is to get a dentist appointment where you are

Shocking images show the queue outside of Saint Paul's Dental Practice in Bristol spreading down the block, with some hopefuls travelling miles and enduring hours in the freezing cold.

07/02 Some people on sickness and disability benefits ‘taking the mickey’, says Liz Kendall – UK politics live

The work and pensions secretary said those who think they were unable to work probably could with the right support

07/02 Boris Johnson was ‘one of most damaging PMs in history’, says Reform UK chair

Ria Yusuf says rise in migration during his premiership was ‘total betrayal of everybody who voted for Brexit’

06/02 Jubilant Nigel Farage hails 'truly astonishing' poll result as Reform surges

Reform UK leader reacts to national opinion poll putting his party on almost 30%

06/02 STEPHEN DAISLEY: Raging Swinney's 'basket of deplorables' moment

Every now and then, a Holyrood high heid yin lets slip what the people's parliament really thinks of the people.

06/02 After 50 years, can’t we shut down this cult of Margaret Thatcher? Just look at the mess she made of Britain | Polly Toynbee

A whole slew of dramas and plays mark half a century since her election as Tory leader. But there is too much gloss, when so many people are still suffering, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

06/02 Kemi Badenoch confirms she told Tory staff they need to do a better job – UK politics live

Tory leader says ‘we sometimes need to have tough words’ and that everyoe working for party ‘needs to be fully dedicated to the mission’

05/02 Badenoch to push for doubling of time before foreign workers can settle in UK

Tory leader wants Labour immigration bill to include 10-year residence before granting of indefinite leave to remain

05/02 How about HMS Backpedal for the new Royal Navy submarine? | Letters

Letters: Rosalind Mitchell says the name Agincourt could have offended Scots as well as the French. John Rushton finds the humour in news of a royal intervention

05/02 Keir Starmer’s voice coach needed in person during Covid restrictions – No 10

Tories call for police investigation into whether Labour leader broke lockdown rules when preparing Brexit speech

05/02 Horror life inside ‘hellhole’ megaprison

Donald Trump has endorsed a plan to send “dangerous” Americans and deportees to a megaprison in El Salvador.

05/02 Government rejects claim Chagos deal to cost £18bn amid growing Labour backlash – UK politics live

Foreign policy set to dominate PMQs amid unease over deal with Mauritius and Trump’s Gaza comments

05/02 Labour pledge £2bn to fight floods and protect 52,000 propertie

The money will go to protect some 52,000 properties with new flood barriers by March 2026 and a further 14,500 with repairs to 'creaking' defences.

04/02 The Guardian view on Labour’s Brexit hesitancy: Tories collapse and Farage fills the void | Editorial

Editorial: Sir Keir Starmer’s caution has yet to persuade voters, while discontent fuels a resurgent right that thrives by boosting anti-immigrant, climate-sceptic views

04/02 Labour facing defeat in vote to ban green energy investments tied to Xinjiang slavery

Cross-party backing likely for amendment to GB Energy bill aiming to block solar panels made by Uyghur forced labour

04/02 Congress must defend freedom of dissent after Biden’s outrageous ‘debank’ scandal

Under Joe Biden, debanking became one of the federal government’s most effective censorship tools — now the Republican Congress must take action.

04/02 Khan told 'we told you so' as drivers owe almost half a billion in ULEZ fines

The Mayor of London faces a huge backlog after the £12.50 charge zone was expanded.

04/02 Reform UK overtakes Labour for first time in national opinion poll – UK politics live

Trend shows support for Reform UK has grown significantly since general election

04/02 Ex-Tory MP reportedly joins Ukraine foreign legion in non-combat role

Former party deputy chair Jack Lopresti said to be carrying out support work to help the country’s fight against Russia

03/02 Reform UK overtakes Labour to top national polling for the first time

Reform UK have overtaken Labour in the polls for the first time, with the latest estimate putting them one point ahead of Keir Starmer's party and four ahead of the Conservatives.

03/02 UK could avoid the US tariffs the ‘atrocity’ EU is facing because Starmer has been ‘nice’, Trump suggests – UK politics live

Keir Starmer to attend European Council meeting in wake of US president’s tariff warfare threats

02/02 Cross-party body will seek to rebuild UK community cohesion after riots

New commission led by Sajid Javid and John Denham aims to speak to millions following unrest over Southport attack

02/02 Nigel Farage announces 'biggest ever' rally after Reform UK poll boost

Nigel Farage is planning to host a huge political rally in Birmingham to launch Reform UK's local election campaign after a poll suggested the party poses a bigger threat to Labour than the Conservatives

02/02 Labour attacks Badenoch ‘shambles’ after breach of corporate rules

Tory leader forgot to register as controller of party’s companies until error was pointed out last week

02/02 Reform UK can win scores of Labour seats in England and Wales, says study

Analysis of a mega poll shows Keir Starmer would lose more seats than Tories amid voter discontent with main parties

02/02 Labour could lose more MPs to Nigel Farage's Reform Party, poll finds

Labour could lose several more seats to Nigel Farage's Reform UK than the Conservatives, a new poll found. 

31/01 Conservatives fighting to stem loss of high-value donors to Reform UK

Kemi Badenoch expected to appear at party’s London conference where wealthy donors have been invited to evening drinks

31/01 Senior Tory MP accused of ‘brass neck’ after saying Britain needs better work ethic

Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, says fact nine million people out of work shows Britons must ‘up our game’

31/01 Britons told they need a better work ethic to keep with India and China

A top Tory says Britons need a better work ethic if the UK is to compete globally with nations like India, China and South Korea.

31/01 Shadow minister warns Brits have lost their 'work ethic'

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp insisted that the country must 'lift our game' and 'compete' with rivals such as South Korea, China and India.

31/01 Tory bid to celebrate Brexit anniversary marred by spat between Badenoch and Patel over party’s migration record – UK politics live

Kemi Badenoch issues rebuke to Priti Patel after former home secretary defends rise in migration since Brexit

30/01 Keir Starmer warned to 'get serious' and agree North Sea oil projects

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is under pressure to overrule Ed Miliband and give the green light to the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil projects, which could generate billions for the economy.

30/01 Mel Stride fails to take off when given the chance to talk about Heathrow | John Crace

Shadow chancellor has few opportunities to make a mark, and this time he returned to the land of futility after just six minutes

30/01 Reeves claims there could be ‘spades in ground’ by end of this parliament in response to doubts about Heathrow plan – UK politics live

Chancellor says she has asked Heathrow to present plans for runway expansion by summer

30/01 After Southport, Westminster is floundering. It should look to Idris Elba | Martin Kettle

The Home Office has some good ideas, but a documentary on knife crime by the actor offers the template for a new approach, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

29/01 Reform's 20 target areas in 2025 as Farage wants 'to scare pants off' Labour

EXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage's former advisor has revealed which areas Reform UK is targeting in 2025.

29/01 Benefit cap shattered by £8.6BILLION thanks to surge in handouts

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall confirmed the forecast overspend in a written statement to MPs, adding 'no action' was taken by the last Tory administration to prevent it.

29/01 Two Tory donors pay £25,000 to attend Reform fundraising dinner

Bassim Haidar says Nigel Farage’s party ‘worth considering’ and Mohamed Amersi says energy at event was ‘electric’

29/01 Keir Starmer is roasted at PMQs for heaping red tape on businesses

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch contrasted the premier's promises on deregulation with the burdens being added by new employment rights legislation.

29/01 UK ‘can’t afford’ not to build runways, says minister ahead of Rachel Reeves’ big growth speech – UK politics live

The chancellor will unveil plans to create ‘Europe’s Silicon Valley’ as she stakes government success on growth

28/01 Rise of Chris Philp tests the limits of the Peter principle

With a knack for backing losers, the former enthusiastic supporter of Liz Truss became shadow home secretary

28/01 Labour rejects 'gimmick' law banning mobile phones in schools

The Conservatives are tabling an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill to end the use of mobile phones and other devices during school days by pupils.

28/01 Chris Whitty gives evidence to MPs on assisted dying bill committee – UK politics live

Chief medical officer for England says medical profession must be unanimous on good end of life care and ability for medics to ‘exercise freedom of conscience’

28/01 Labour urged to end controversial armed forces tax after school VAT raid

British military personnel face an extra VAT bill when sending their children to school that their American counterparts do not after Labour's tax raid

27/01 'I'm a behaviour expert - reason older people are more Conservative'

Older people are more likely to be conservative or Conservative, says behaviour expert Rory Sutherland.

27/01 The salinity of the delicate opponents also brought the voices of government critical media

Tehran- IRNA- Although Mohammad Javad Zarif's conversation with Farid Zakaria broke the record of the most visited meeting of this year's Davos, it caused the strongest attacks on the strategic vice president inside the country.

27/01 More than half Gen Z think authoritarian leader better for UK than democracy, poll suggests – UK politics live

Polling finds 52% of Gen Z thought UK would be better place if ‘strong leader did not have to bother with parliament and elections’

27/01 Farage says Starmer plotting to cancel half of May elections to slow momentum

The Government reportedly wants to reform local administrations, which Mr Farage has suggested councillors want to take advantage of.

26/01 MPs in new freebie row after accepting darts hospitality from betting firm

Labour’s James Frith and Conservative Caroline Nokes gifted tickets by Paddy Power worth up to £1,000 each

26/01 Will the return of King Maga to the White House mean a Trumpification of British politics | Andrew Rawnsley

Donald Trump poses dilemmas and dangers for the Tories as well as Labour, and presents opportunities to the Lib Dems and Reform