He became leader during lockdown and Sir Keir Starmer's poll ratings have risen significantly in the 100 days since. But can that honeymoon last?

As Beijing's hostilities towards Hong Kong grow, do we need to "reset" our relationship with China? And should political figures be setting an example…

Boris Johnson has served notice that tougher rules on wearing face masks could be on the way, as he appealed to people working from home to go back…

Some of the most disadvantaged children in London may not return to school in September because of transport costs, teachers have warned.

Boris. Hillary. Maggie. There's a super league of politicians we are on first name terms with.

The government was routinely overstating the total number of people who had been tested for COVID-19 by as many as 200,000 at the height of the coronavirus…

The UK is to reject an invite to take part in the EU's coronavirus vaccine programme because of worries over delays getting doses into the country.

Coronavirus test results initially took too long to come back because the government's focus was on ramping up capacity at "breakneck speed", a former…

The government has announced the latest easing of England's lockdown, with beauty salons, gyms, leisure centres and pools allowed to reopen this month.

Downing Street has nominated five Conservative MPs to the nine-strong House of Commons committee set to publish a long-awaited report into alleged…

Beauty salons, tanning shops and tattooists can reopen in England from Monday, the government has said, while gyms and indoor swimming pools will be…

Two of Rishi Sunak's plans to boost the economy were not signed off as being value for money by the civil service.

Rishi Sunak has told Sky News there will be "difficult times ahead" despite new emergency measures to kickstart the economy after the coronavirus lockdown.

Rishi Sunak did not pull his punches when he laid out the scale of the task ahead as the government tries to steer the British economy off the rocks…

Civil servants have reacted angrily after news their jobs are under threat was leaked to the media before they were told.

The UK's top civil servant has warned that fellow Whitehall officials are now "fair game" as he prepares to leave his role.

Since the pandemic began, Boris Johnson's government has spent £159bn in direct measures including the job retention scheme and tax cuts, as well…

Downing Street has resisted calls for Boris Johnson to apologise for claiming some care workers "didn't really follow the procedures" during the coronavirus…

Ministers have come under pressure over suggestions NHS workers may soon have to pay to park at their own hospitals again.

Ethnic under-representation in local government is "perpetuating racial inequality and disadvantage" in the UK, according to a report.

Forty charities are urging Boris Johnson to end the "patchy" help for homeless people during the coronavirus pandemic by passing an emergency law.

An ex-Labour MP has been ordered to repay nearly £4,000 for using taxpayer-funded stationery for political "campaign activity".

Former Labour MP Eric Joyce has pleaded guilty to making an indecent photograph of a child.

Boris Johnson has been urged to apologise after he angered care home bosses by claiming "too many" in the sector "didn't really follow the procedures"…

Forty-seven people - including those suspected to have been involved in the deaths of a Saudi journalist and a Russian lawyer - have been included…

Dominic Cummings was subject to a subtle jibe by Sir Keir Starmer when the Labour leader visited a brewery after pubs in England reopened over the…

Boris Johnson has urged Britons not to "stuff this up" after he joined many in taking advantage of pubs reopening in England.

Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to take unconscious bias training after critics claimed he devalued the Black Lives Matter protests by calling them a…

A massive £1.57bn coronavirus lifeline for the arts is being promised by the government, but theatres and music venues could still remain closed…