A government-commissioned review into the civil service is expected to suggest scrapping the post of cabinet secretary and breaking up the Treasury. Former Cabinet Office minister...
Parliament’s behaviour watchdog has recommended Conservative MP Peter Bone be suspended for six weeks for bullying and sexual misconduct. It follows a complaint made to the...
Allowing low-level offenders to avoid jail and deporting foreign criminals earlier are among government plans aimed at tackling severe overcrowding in prisons in England and Wales....
First Minister Humza Yousaf has said the SNP is “slightly down” but “definitely not out” after the most challenging period in its history. The party has...
An MP who defected from the SNP to the Tories over bullying claims was having a “tantrum”, the SNP president says. Mike Russell rejected Lisa Cameron’s...
The UK will send two Royal Navy ships and surveillance aircraft to the eastern Mediterranean in plans to “bolster security”, No 10 says. It comes after...
WhatsApp messages from 2020 released by the Covid inquiry have revealed senior civil servant Simon Case complaining about the influence of Carrie, the partner of then-PM...
There has been a “massive increase” in antisemitic incidents in London since the Hamas attacks on Israel, the Metropolitan Police said. Between 30 September and 13...
Education minsters have written to university vice-chancellors in England over the welfare of Jewish students. Gillian Keegan and Robert Halfon have asked that universities “act swiftly...
The SNP’s Lisa Cameron has announced her defection to the Conservatives. The East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow MP was facing a selection contest to remain as...
