Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch has said remarks allegedly made by a Tory donor about MP Diane Abbott were “racist”. Frank Hester, who has donated £10m to...
A cabinet minister who falsely suggested an academic supported Hamas has apologised for posting the claims on social media. Science Secretary Michelle Donelan said she should...
Former Conservative Party Vice-Chairman Lee Anderson has defected to Reform UK. Mr Anderson was suspended as a Conservative MP after refusing to apologise for claims Islamists had “control”...
Three Conservative ex-home secretaries have warned the government against using extremism to score political points in a general election year. Priti Patel, Sajid Javid and Amber...
The special non-dom tax status will be abolished, the chancellor has announced in his Budget, saying those with the “broadest shoulders” would pay more. The rules...
Lord Mandelson has opposed a Labour blueprint for Lords reform. Plans drawn up by former PM Gordon Brown suggest replacing the House of Lords with an...
Jeremy Corbyn says he is to take legal action against Nigel Farage over a statement made on his GB News show. During a segment of his...
Councils in England will be told to cut spending on consultants and diversity schemes when Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers his Budget on Wednesday. Councils are facing...
The government has suffered five defeats in the House of Lords over its bill to revive its proposed Rwanda deportation scheme. The legislation would deem Rwanda...
There will be “no option of a life on benefits” for young people under a Labour government, the party’s shadow work secretary has said. Liz Kendall...
