Ex-trade union leader Len McCluskey believes Labour faces an "almost impossible" challenge to win the next general election as he spoke of his pessimism…

Sir Keir Starmer has been forced to water down his planned overhaul of Labour rules at the opening of the party's conference in Brighton, as he was…

Labour's conference is opening in Brighton after Sir Keir Starmer was forced into a humiliating retreat over his attempt to re-write the party's rulebook.

Will Britain elect a prime minister people see as weak? This unfortunate question is one Sir Keir Starmer must confront on the eve of his first in-person…

Labour have made a pitch to be the "party of home ownership" ahead of their annual conference. 

Sir Keir Starmer must use the Labour conference to show the nation he "has what it takes" to be prime minister, the leader of the GMB Union has said.

The government is preparing for the "worst-case scenario" of gas costs continuing to stay high beyond a "short spike", a minister has told Sky News,…

The prime minister was all smiles as he padded down the Amtrak train to debrief journalists on his way back to New York from his whirlwind 24 hours…

Boris Johnson is urging humankind to "grow up" and "come of age" at the COP26 climate change conference in Glasgow this year.

Boris Johnson has admitted to being "taken aback" by France's angry reaction to a new security pact between the UK, US and Australia.

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has begun a push to spell out his vision for Britain with the release of an essay running to more than 11,500 words.

Sir Keir Starmer has been warned his plans to reform how Labour elects its leader could "rip our party apart".

Boris Johnson has indicated that a comprehensive free trade deal between the UK and US is some way off - having once said London would be "first in…

The government could end up giving tens of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money to an American company to help it restart carbon dioxide production,…

US President Joe Biden does not "fully appreciate" the details of the row surrounding the Northern Ireland Protocol, a minister has suggested.

It's been four years since a British prime minister stepped into the White House and during that time the leading characters and the context in which…

Members of a coronavirus campaign group will be able to attend the Conservative Party conference after initially having their application rejected.

The Ministry of Defence has launched an investigation into a data breach involving the details of 250 Afghan interpreters eligible to come to the UK.

US President Joe Biden will welcome Boris Johnson to the White House later.

Cutting the £20-a-week Universal Credit increase will put young people at risk of repeat homelessness, more than 40 charities have warned.

There is "absolutely no question of the lights going out this winter" and the energy price cap will remain in place despite escalating gas prices,…

Rich countries must do more to help developing nations cut carbon emissions, Boris Johnson will tell other world leaders at a high-level gathering…

Dan Jarvis has announced that he will not seek another term as South Yorkshire mayor.

Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng will hold crisis talks with the energy industry and its regulator Ofgem later today, amid fears for struggling suppliers…

Boris Johnson has admitted he is facing an uphill battle to convince world leaders to put up hard cash and hard commitments to reduce carbon emissions.

A Labour shadow minister has called for an end to "factionalism" and "intolerance" following reports a female MP will miss the party's conference on…

Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has challenged his party to "tear down" the Conservatives' "blue wall" in order to help oust Boris Johnson from…

Blocking the M25 motorway is a "legitimate" and "reasonable" means of demonstrating about climate issues, the Green Party's MP has told Sky News.

New Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has defended the UK's "hard-headed" security pact with the US and Australia, amid a deepening diplomatic row with France.

Boris Johnson has been accused of having a "more casual" approach to Britain's national security in a highly critical report by MPs which claims the…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will visit President Joe Biden next week in a bid to drum up support ahead of the COP26 Summit on climate change.

Nadine Dorries, the new culture and sport secretary, has promised to "take action" to prevent more football clubs going under after Derby County became…

"It's Howard o'clock" has become a slogan used on swimsuits, t-shirts, bags, mugs, bottles of wine and, even, turned into a monopoly-style drinking…

The six men and women who have been UK prime ministers seldom mix together except for solemn occasions such as funerals and Remembrance Sunday.