Politics

Kemi Badenoch says failing to spend more on defence 'is not peacekeeping, it is weakness'

Kemi Badenoch has said failing to spend more on defence "is not peacemaking, it is weakness" as Sir Keir Starmer and other European leaders face pressure…

Ukraine war is 'frontline for all' in Europe, Streeting says - as PM talks of 'UK troops on the ground'

The war in Ukraine is "the frontline for all of us" in Europe, a minister has said after Sir Keir Starmer said he is prepared to put British troops…

Sir Keir Starmer 'must quickly' raise defence spending or face 'swingeing' military cuts this year

Sir Keir Starmer is under pressure to quickly lift defence spending to 2.5% of GDP or face new military cuts this year - even as he considers deploying…

'No one raised concerns with me': Chancellor Rachel Reeves responds to expenses allegations

Rachel Reeves says "no one ever raised any concerns" about her expenses when she worked at HBOS, as she responds to reports she was investigated while…

UK and US 'don't have to agree on everything' minister says over JD Vance's swipe at free speech

A Christian cabinet minister has said he doesn't agree with JD Vance's claim that "basic liberties of religious Britons" are under threat.

Ukraine still on 'irreversible path to joining NATO' Starmer tells Zelenskyy

Ukraine is still on an "irreversible path" to joining NATO, Sir Keir Starmer has told Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Trump says he and Starmer will meet 'very soon'

Donald Trump has confirmed he will meet Sir Keir Starmer "very soon" after the prime minister "asked to come" to the US.

MPs in controversial Labour WhatsApp group should never have been in parliament, says Harman

People who believe the things posted in a controversial Labour WhatsApp group shouldn't have been MPs in the first place, according to Harriet Harman.

Treasury launches inquiry into leak of growth forecasts

A leak inquiry will take place following reports that economic growth forecasts have been reduced by the government's financial watchdog.

Why case of jailed Briton Jimmy Lai is major sticking point for Keir Starmer's relations with China

The UK government is facing increasing pressure to call on China to release jailed pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai as it seeks closer trading ties…

Chancellor in danger of squandering new year fightback and becoming 'reshuffle Rachel' after latest…

To Opposition MPs, she's "Rachel from Accounts".

What is the loophole that allowed a family in Gaza permission to come to UK on a Ukraine resettlement…

A "loophole" that allowed a Palestinian family to be granted the right to come to the UK under a Ukrainian resettlement scheme was the subject of a…

PM backs Rachel Reeves after she was 'investigated over expenses' at banking job

Sir Keir Starmer says he has full confidence in Rachel Reeves after questions were raised about inaccuracies in her CV and her use of expenses…

Starmer cuts short Buckinghamshire visit after farmers stage noisy tractor protest

Farmers forced the prime minister to cut short a visit to a housing development as they drove tractors to the site in a protest against changes to…