After years on the perimeter of Westminster politics and known largely as the populist cheerleader for Brexit, Farage is increasingly making a pitch for power as the man to break a sclerotic political ...

After a series of missteps and about-faces, British prime minister Keir Starmer’s popularity has tanked, and his leadership ...

UK government bonds fell sharply on Friday as Rachel Reeves ditched plans to raise income tax in this month’s Budget. Gilts ...

The 756-page report from the inquiry, chaired by retired judge Heather Hallett, found that a “toxic and chaotic culture” in ...

With a little more than a week to go until the UK’s Autumn Budget on 26 November, financial markets are looking twitchy.

Gold is flat at $4,125 an ounce, and oil (Brent crude) is down about 1.3% to $64.30 a barrel. Bitcoin is up 2.3% at $105,010 ...

The British government plans to tighten its asylum system, following Denmark's model, to reduce immigration and address the ...

The answer is that it points to the emergence of a new and increasingly paranoid style in British politics – one which ...

Sir Keir Starmer has said the next election will be an “open fight” between Labour and Reform UK following figures which show an easy route for Nigel Farage into Downing Street. Speaking at a panel at ...

“Suffice to say that market focus is now quickly shifting to the political dynamics as opposed to Budget speculation,” said ...

Labour MPs are preparing pitches to become the party’s next deputy leader as the contest to replace Angela Rayner heats up. Dame Emily Thornberry became the first high-profile figure to announce she ...

Did a bit of reading about that, apparently it's to do with excluding a 'duty of candour' line that would obligate those giving evidence to tell the truth. But ok, if that's no good (why?) then what ...