The Reform UK leader of Nottinghamshire County Council has banned a local newspaper from speaking to him or any of his councillors "with immediate effect". Mick Barton has banned the…
Russia's ambassador to the UK is to be summoned to the Foreign Office, following Moscow's major strikes on Kyiv overnight. At least 15 people, including four children were killed in…
Sir Keir Starmer is replacing the top civil servant in his Downing Street office. Principal private secretary Nin Pandit runs the prime minister's team at No 10 and has only…
The Home Office is set to halve the number of days someone granted asylum in the UK can stay in government accommodation. Ministers doubled the grace period given to refugees…
Ministry of Defence staff were warned before the Afghan data leak not to share information containing hidden tabs, according to documents released by the UK's data regulator. Last month it…
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said he will boycott the banquet for Donald Trump's state visit next month, to "send a message" to the US president over the…
A Labour minister has warned Reform UK would "take Britain backwards" if the party ripped up the government's Brexit reset agreement with the European Union. Nick Thomas-Symonds, the minister for…
Conservative MSP Graham Simpson has defected to Reform. Simpson announced his move as he appeared at a press conference in Scotland with Reform leader Nigel Farage. The new Reform MSP…
Conservative MP George Freeman has been told he will not face a parliamentary standards investigation for lobbying. The MP for Mid-Norfolk had referred himself to the standards commissioner in June,…
In politics the summer holidays offer a major opportunity for opposition parties. A quieter news agenda means the chance to break through with policies. Multiple government sources have told me…
