Politics

A crackdown on companies profiteering from the Iran war at the expense of millions of Brits is among cost-of-living plans announced by Rachel Reeves today.

More senior MPs have urged the government to publish notes from a meeting between Lord Mandelson, Sir Keir Starmer and Palantir CEO Alex Karp.

Allies of Angela Rayner are said to be becoming increasingly confident that an HMRC probe into her tax affairs will be resolved before the May local elections, seen by many as the moment where Sir Keir Starmer is most likely to be ousted.

Nigel Farage contributed a Cameo video to a far-right group in Canada that later used his message to promote an extremist event, according to reports.

The world is on the verge of a financial crisis. Someone should alert our oblivious Chancellor.

Donald Trump has once again criticized Keir Starmer, stating that the UK should be "enthusiastically" helping to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Sir Keir Starmer is considering sending minehunting drones to unblock Iran’s stranglehold over a key oil shipping route, as Donald Trump called for allied warships to protect tankers in the region.

Keir Starmer has given his approval for Donald Trump’s US to attack Iran using British military bases.

Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer had a phone call hours after the US president’s latest criticism of the prime minister’s response to the Iran war.

Sir Ed Davey has led calls for the Prime Minister to cancel the King’s state visit to the US following the US-Israeli war on Iran.

The Alba party has announced that it will dissolve and will not put forward any candidates for the 2026 Scottish parliament election.

Donald Trump has criticized Keir Starmer again over the UK’s refusal to aid the offensive strikes on Iran, saying the “relationship is obviously not what it was.”

Donald Trump has said he is "very disappointed" in Sir Keir Starmer for initially blocking the US from using the Diego Garcia military base to strike Iran.

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The embattled centrist leader called the humiliating third-place finish -behind the victorious leftist Greens and anti-immigration Reform UK party - in Thursday’s by-election for the Manchester parliamentary seat "disappointing".

Those are the words of Matt Goodwin — Reform UK’s parliamentary candidate in the Gorton and Denton by-election — as spoken to Kevin Roberts, the President of the Heritage Foundation and architect of Project 2025.

Australia’s prime minister has written to Sir Keir Starmer and said the nation would back removing Andrew from the royal line of succession.

An influential committee of MPs might initiate an inquiry into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s role as a UK trade envoy despite his arrest, as it has come to light that the disgraced former royal frequently urged ministers for a larger government role.

Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Dame Antonia Romeo as Britain’s first female cabinet secretary and head of the civil service.

The former SNP chief executive will now not have to enter a plea in his embezzlement case until after the Scots vote in the Scottish Parliament Election – with the Scottish Government denying any involvement in the delay.

Sir Keir Starmer was accused of throwing yet another senior figure ’under the bus’ to save himself today as he confirmed he had sacked the head of the Civil Service.

Sir Keir Starmer has criticized Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe after he said the UK has been "colonized by immigrants".

Donald Trump’s former adviser told Epstein in 2019 that he was ‘focused on raising money for Le Pen and Salvini’ before European elections