Moral imperative to stop small boat gangs – Cooper
The home secretary is hosting a meeting on small boats days after 12 die in the English Channel....
Labour launches bid to get rid of hereditary peers
There are 92 seats in Lords reserved for hereditary peers, who inherit their titles through their family....
Priti Patel knocked out of Tory leadership contest
Dame Patel comes last in a vote of Tory MPs, as former minister Robert Jenrick tops the poll....
Starmer defends cutting winter fuel payments
During PMQs, Sir Keir Starmer says he had to take “tough decisions to stabilise the economy”....
Chris Mason: Boat crossings part of how Labour is judged
Small boat arrivals present a crisis both main parties have so far failed to stop, says our political editor....
State pension to rise by over £400 next year
This will take the full state pension for men who have retired since 1951 and women since 1953 to around £12,000 in 2025/26....
Tony Blair on effective leadership, AI and the Labour Party
The former Prime Minister says today’s political mood is “more anxious” than when he came to power....
Is there a £22bn ‘black hole’ in the UK’s public finances?
Economists say the state of public finances should not have come as a complete surprise to the new government....
Conservatives contributed to financial uncertainty, says top civil servant
In a leaked letter Simon Case questions why the Tory government did not update department budgets since 2021....
‘Shameful’ of UK to suspend some arms sales – Netanyahu
Defence Secretary John Healey responds to criticism by saying the UK remains a “staunch ally” of Israel....