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Roy Hattersley, former deputy leader of the Labour party from 1983 to 1992, has died aged 93.

Andy Burnham has confirmed that he supports capping political donations in the UK, putting him at odds with Keir Starmer’s Government.

The Bank of England has been advised that its staff should be "working from desks, not sun loungers" after it was revealed that employees can work from abroad for up to 40 days per year.

A trespasser who entered the Houses of Parliament informed officers he was there “to visit Prince Andrew and Prince Charles,” a court was told.

Lord Tom Watson, the former Labour deputy leader, has announced he is taking a leave of absence from the House of Lords following the recurrence of his cancer.

Ellen Roome will join bereaved families at No10 on Tuesday to urge the Prime Minister to restrict social media use for children until the "companies responsible have fixed it and proven it is safe".

Three senior barristers – including two members of the House of Lords – have been reported to their professional regulator for allowing their names and titles to be used as part of an alleged “pattern of legal intimidation” against opponents of Israel’s genocide.

Josh Simons tells LBC that the Greater Manchester Mayor has brilliant qualities, but won’t fix Labour’s problems in one fell swoop.

Gordon Brown is set to return to government after meeting with Keir Starmer on Saturday as the Prime Minister faces pressure following poor election performances across the UK.

Sir Keir Starmer’s former top adviser today admitted a “serious error of judgement” in pushing Peter Mandelson for US ambassador.

The Foreign Office refused to hand over key files about Lord Mandelson’s vetting, one of Britain’s most senior civil servants has revealed.

Trump’s war in Iran has boosted the fortunes of US gas companies – and UK savers are unwittingly bankrolling their expansion.

The former top civil servant in the Foreign Office has stated that Downing Street exerted significant pressure on his staff to support Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US Ambassador.

A social media ban for under-16s has been rejected by MPs for the second time.

The decisive expulsion of hereditary peers from the House of Lords may have eliminated a glaring anachronism, but it can hardly be called a triumph of democracy.

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

Britain’s former U.S. ambassador Peter Mandelson intends to retire from the upper house of parliament, the chamber’s speaker said on Tuesday.

An upcoming debate on Britain’s decision to hand over the Chagos Islands has reportedly been delayed after US backlash.

Mothers escaping domestic violence who retain their children abroad without consent would be criminalized for the first time under a new law.