Politics

Trump has acted for his country, I will act in Britain's interests, says Starmer

Donald Trump has acted for his country and I will act in Britain's interests, Sir Keir Starmer has said after the US president imposed 10% tariffs…

More than 400 Sikh groups call on Starmer to launch 'promised' inquiry on Golden Temple massacre

More than 400 Gurdwaras and Sikh organisations are calling on Sir Keir Starmer to launch an inquiry he promised into potential British involvement…

'My lawyers are ready' for questions about corruption claims, ex-minister tells Sky News

Tulip Siddiq has told Sky News her "lawyers are ready" to handle any formal questions about allegations she is involved in corruption in Bangladesh.

Number 10's downplaying of its Chagos win is a sign of Donald Trump's unpredictability

Getting Donald Trump to sign off the Chagos Islands deal is a big win for Number 10 and a vindication of Sir Keir Starmer's softly, softly approach…

VAT on private school fees has had 'damaging effect' on children, court hears

Several private schools, as well as some pupils and their parents, have launched a legal challenge over the government imposing VAT on private schools.

Payouts for departing civil servants capped at £95,000 under voluntary exit scheme

The most senior and long-serving civil servants could be offered a maximum of £95,000 to quit their jobs as part of a government efficiency drive.

Step to legally prevent new 'two-tier' sentencing guidelines begins today, justice secretary says

A bill to legally prevent new sentencing guidelines on how ethnic minority criminals should be punished will be introduced today, the justice secretary…

Sir Keir Starmer says US-UK trade talks 'well advanced' and rejects 'knee-jerk' response to Donald Trump…

Sir Keir Starmer has said US-UK trade talks are "well advanced" ahead of tariffs expected to be imposed by Donald Trump on the UK this week - but rejected…

Starmer and Trump discuss 'productive negotiations' towards US-UK 'prosperity' deal

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump have discussed the "productive negotiations" towards a UK-US "economic prosperity deal", Downing Street has said.

Major incident declared in Birmingham as '17,000 tonnes' of rubbish piles up

A major incident has been declared in Birmingham over an ongoing bin strike, which has left around 17,000 tonnes of waste on the streets of the…

Sentencing guidelines for ethnic minority suspects delayed after backlash

Controversial sentencing guidelines that were due to come into force on Tuesday have been delayed after a political backlash.

Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey says he would not buy a Tesla - as he tries another way of getting around

Sir Ed Davey has said people are "changing their mind" on Tesla electric cars and he would not buy one.

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