UK and Iraq strike deal to clamp down on people smuggling gangs
The agreement is aimed as tackling the gangs responsible for smuggling people across the Channel....
Former Tory MP Andrea Jenkyns joins Reform UK
Dame Andrea, who lost her seat in July, says the Conservative Party is beyond salvage....
Unite pushes judicial review on winter fuel cuts
Unite claims the government broke procedure by cancelling payments for 10 million pensioners....
Cameron changes mind to back assisted dying bill
Lord Cameron previously opposed assisted dying but says the current bill “is about shortening death”....
Lammy plays down criticism of Chagos Islands deal
The UK foreign secretary dismisses criticism of the agreement as “politicking” before elections....
Government to review Post Office-style prosecutions
The government is to review the oversight of private prosecutions, after the Post Office Horizon scandal....
Tories got immigration wrong, says Kemi Badenoch
The new Tory leader says she would impose a cap on the numbers allowed to enter the UK if she was in power....
Starmer shrugs off Badenoch’s petition jibe at PMQs
The prime minister says July’s election was a “massive petition” as he defends tax rises in the Budget....
Electric car targets could be eased as demand flags
The government faces pressure from the industry to make changes to electric vehicle sales quotas....
Plan to boost NHS dental treatments ‘not on track’
Watchdog warns target of 1.5m more treatments unlikely to be hit as calls grow for major reform....