Politicians have given away too much power to deliver pledges, says PM’s ex-aide
Paul Ovenden, who left Downing Street in September, says the British state has been “emasculating itself”....
Why 2026 is Keir Starmer’s make or break year
With devolved elections, questions over Labour’s direction and internal ‘campaigning’ already underway according to some insiders, where does this all leave the prime minister?...
Labour criticises Tory shadow minister for representing Abramovich
Labour says it is “indefensible” for Lord Wolfson to keep his role while acting as a lawyer for the Russian billionaire....
British-Egyptian dissident appears to endorse ‘smear campaign’ claims
Alaa Abd El Fattah has faced backlash over old social media posts where he called for the killing of Zionists....
Alpacas, buses and pints: Five laws you may have missed in 2025
More than 30 new laws have been created this year, including these lesser-known bits of legislation....
Cabinet Office withdraws Andrew papers after ‘error’
Documents mentioning Andrew were briefly released before being withdrawn from the National Archives....
‘It has the X-factor’ – the view from the Commons public gallery
Who would choose to spend the day watching MPs talking? We spent a day in the visitors’ gallery to find out....
Papers reveal Blair said voters had no appetite for more Welsh powers
Records from 2004 show Tony Blair saying his government had ‘lanced the boil of separatism’....
Egyptian dissident sorry for tweets as Tories push for deportation from UK
Shabana Mahmood is facing growing calls to revoke the citizenship of British-Egyptian dual national Alaa Abdel Fattah after the emergence of social media posts....
UK restricts DR Congo visas over migrant return policy
The Home Office says Kinshasa has failed to agree to measures allowing the return of illegal immigrants and foreign national offenders....