Politics

Reform UK gets record £9m donation from ex-Tory donor

Nigel Farage's Reform UK have received its largest ever donation, with former Conservative donor Christopher Harborne handing the party £9m.

The Wargame: Inside the decades-long saga that's left UK shockingly unprepared for war

The UK is "really unprepared" to fight a war and has been living on a "mirage" of military strength that was shocking to discover, interviews with…

Soaring demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services to be reviewed after 'overdiagnosis' claim

A review into the rising demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services has been launched by the health secretary.

Reeves between a rook and a hard place after claims she 'made up' chess championship

As an opening gambit at PMQs, Kemi Badenoch attacked Labour's knight, the prime minister, over his Treasury queen, Rachel Reeves.

Tory-Reform pact talks 'not happening at any level', says Richard Tice

Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice has told Sky News that talks of an electoral pact with the Tories "are not happening at any level".

Rachel Reeves hit by Labour rural rebellion over inheritance tax on farmers

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has suffered another budget blow with a rebellion by rural Labour MPs over inheritance tax on farmers.

Wes Streeting accuses BMA of behaving like 'moaning minnies'

The health secretary has accused the British Medical Association of "juvenile delinquency" and behaving like "moaning minnies" after the union announced…

Two mistakenly released prisoners still at large, says justice secretary

Twelve more prisoners have been mistakenly released from prison over the past month, David Lammy has confirmed - and two remain at large.

Budget 2025: Over a third of Britons think Rachel Reeves exaggerated bad news

Over a third of people think Rachel Reeves exaggerated economic bad news in the run-up to the budget - twice as many as thought the chancellor was…

PM issues China warning - and hits out at Brexit

Sir Keir Starmer has warned China poses "real national security threats to the United Kingdom" - and hit out at Brexit.

Reeves fighting claims she 'lied' about deficit - as Starmer set to back her budget

Rachel Reeves is fighting claims that she "lied" to the public about the state of the finances in the run-up to last Wednesday's budget - in which…

OBR chief Richard Hughes resigns after budget leak investigation

The chairman of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has resigned after an investigation into the leak of last week's budget criticised the watchdog's…

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq sentenced to two years in prison at corruption trial in Bangladesh

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq has been sentenced to two years in jail for corruption in Bangladesh.

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