Politics

Standards committee says Michael Matheson should also lose salary for 54 days in most serious sanctions ever imposed on MSP

Nigel Farage has confirmed he will not be standing in the General Election because he cares more about the US presidential election.

EU countries are divided on whether to recognize a Palestinian state or not.

Though final result is difficult to predict, Irish MEPs Clare Daly and Mick Wallace face an uphill battle for re-election in latest poll.

Grant Shapps said there should be “no place for neutrality” amid rising threats from Russia.

British prime minister says International Criminal Court’s move is ‘deeply unhelpful’ and flirts with ‘moral equivalence’ between Israel and Hamas.

It comes after ministers last month increased the salary threshold for skilled worker visas to £38,700 to help cut legal migration

US president sides with Israeli PM as he calls Karim Khan’s pursuit of warrants for Netanyahu along with Hamas leaders ‘outrageous’

Education secretary Gillian Keegan, Jeremy Hunt and David Cameron oppose move, while university leaders warn of economic and cultural impact

First Minister Vaughan Gething has come under more pressure after Plaid Cymru ended its co-operation deal with Labour in Wales immediately.

Chancellor also criticised for ‘dodgy dossier’ on Labour plans as he aims to make low tax a key election issue

Vladimir Putin is not on the guest list, but Russian representatives have been invited to take part in WWII anniversary ceremony.

As Labour builds links with top Republicans, London mayor tells Politico he’s worried about a second Trump term.

A British diplomat has been given a week to leave Russia in an escalation of a diplomatic spat over spying.

Shadow foreign and defence ministers go to Kyiv ‘to ensure we take politics out of the UK’s support for Ukraine’

Illegal Migration Operations Command freezes recruitment and draws up redundancy plans, leaked documents show

Ministers were hauled before MPs to answer an urgent question after the high court ruled that the flagship Illegal Immigration Act does not apply in Northern Ireland

Report provoked a flurry of questions for the British government Monday afternoon.

UK government considers appeal after judge says act undermines post-Brexit human rights protections guaranteed in the region

Newly defected Labour MP Natalie Elphicke is accused of trying to lobby former Justice Secretary Sir Robert Buckland to intervene in Charlie Elphicke’s sex offence trial, which she denies

The Labour leader spoke to Sky News’s Beth Rigby about Rwanda, winning a majority, his newest MP and whether he would do a deal with the Lib Dems.

China is Hungary’s No. 1 foreign investor, and Budapest is powering ahead in EV production.

Keir Starmer’s team has already started speaking with other MPs who could make the jump to Labour after former Tory MP Natalie Elphicke switched sides during Prime Minister’s Questions