New mum Yvette Cooper hid from boss Tony Blair as she looked after child
The senior Labour MP says she was afraid of looking unprofessional as she tended to her young child....
Rwanda asylum plan: UN warned UK deal was unlawful, court told
Lawyer tells the High Court the UN’s refugee agency does not support the UK asylum deal....
Tory donor Maurizio Bragagni’s ‘foreign Muslim’ comments condemned
The Conservative Party distances itself from an article on immigration by donor Maurizio Bragagni....
Rishi Sunak accused of wasting billions servicing government debt
The Treasury has been caught out by interest rate rises, a research institute says....
Chris Mason: Can weakened Johnson turn things around?
The prime minister tries to tackle the rising cost of living while grappling with leadership challenges....
Coronavirus: Spending watchdog questions plan to burn unused PPE
Billions have been “splurged” on PPE some of which is now going to be burned, a committee of MPs says....
British Virgin Islands: UK decides against direct rule of territory
A new administration will be able to make reforms after a report found gross failures of governance....
Michael Gove vows to end ‘scourge’ of empty second homes
Owners of unoccupied properties would be hit with higher council tax under “levelling up” plans....
Success not all about getting to top, says social mobility chief Birbalsingh
Social mobility chief Katherine Birbalsingh says debate too fixated on getting poor to top universities....
Ministry of Defence acquires government’s first quantum computer
The Ministry of Defence is embarking on a year-long project into the possibilities of quantum computing....