‘Toxic’ No 10 culture harmed Covid response, inquiry finds
Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hanock are all criticised for contributing to poor Covid decision-making....
Some migrants to face 20-year wait for settled status
Shabana Mahmood says becoming part of the UK is “not a right but a privilege – and one that must be earned”....
We’ll take time to get trans guidance right, says minister
The new code of practice on access to single-sex services cannot gain legal force until it gets sign-off from ministers....
Paying failed asylum seekers to leave is value for money, says Mahmood
Home secretary says she will consider “a big increase” in payments to persuade people to leave the UK voluntarily....
The real fallout after the ousting of Labour from a super safe seat in Wales
Now Labour faces its toughest task yet in Wales – convincing voters to keep believing, ahead of the 2026 Senedd election...
Albanian PM accuses Mahmood of ‘ethnic stereotyping’
The home secretary told MPs on Monday around 700 Albanian families were “living in taxpayer-funded accommodation having failed their asylum claims”....
Labour’s Budget is already unravelling, Badenoch says
The Conservative leader says the government floated the idea of increasing income tax rates only to “U-turn”....
Russian spy ship on edge of UK waters, defence secretary says
John Healey says the Russian ship is in waters north of Scotland and is being monitored by UK forces....
Is this what spying by China can look like?
Despite the government’s efforts to thaw tensions with Beijing, MPs were warned this week of spying threats from China....
MI5 warns MPs and peers over risk of Chinese espionage
Security services have issued a new “espionage alert” to members of the House of Commons and Lords....