Politics

Reform UK MP James McMurdock has given up the party whip after a newspaper raised questions over tens of thousands of pounds worth of loans he took out under a Covid-19 support scheme.

Rachel Reeves stated she was ’clearly upset’ during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, but believed it was her duty to be on the front bench.

The UK’s High Court has dismissed a case filed by campaigners seeking to halt the transfer of all British-made spare parts for US-produced F-35 fighter jets to Israel, stating it lacked the constitutional authority to intervene.

The IDF soldier, who served in the 601st Combat Engineering Battalion, was killed by an explosive device on Sunday, local media reported. He was named locally as Sergeant Yisrael Natan Rosenfeld, 20, from the city of Ra’anana.

China’s efforts to engage in espionage, destabilize, and disrupt the UK’s economy and democracy have increased, but Beijing remains a crucial economic partner for the United Kingdom, the government stated on Tuesday.

British people in Qatar have been ordered to ‘shelter in place’ amid threats from Iran of retaliation against US strikes on its nuclear sites.

Sir Keir Starmer engaged in urgent discussions with Donald Trump on Sunday evening following the US president’s overnight stealth bomber attack on Iran.

The lives of up to 50,000 American troops stationed in the Middle East are at risk after Donald Trump ’opened Pandora’s box’ by striking Iran.

A former Reform MP has called himself a ‘coward’ after he had his pet dog shot to death with a shotgun.

Iran has initiated a new wave of missile attacks targeting cities throughout Israel in the most recent bout of violence between the two nations.

Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of the emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday to discuss the escalating security situation in the Middle East.

Families of staff at the British embassy in Tel Aviv and the consulate in Jerusalem have been “temporarily withdrawn as a precautionary measure”, the Foreign Office has said.

As the conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies, the world’s most strategic oil chokepoint – the Strait of Hormuz – is in the spotlight.

A former Conservative Member of Parliament has admitted to harassing her ex-wife by sending a series of messages and a voice note.

The British Army is allocating excessive funds to tanks and helicopters, according to the force’s chief, who indicated a shift towards investing in more drones and missiles.

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of a U-turn after committing to a statutory inquiry into the grooming gangs scandal.

Donald Trump has cautioned Iran that it "must make a deal, before there is nothing left" after overnight airstrikes by Israel that pose a threat of all-out war in the Middle East.

Britain will continue accepting nearly 300,000 people a year despite major crackdowns on immigration, a government adviser has said.