Reform UK secured a second major defection this week as former Tory chairman Sir Jake Berry announced he is ditching Kemi Badenoch for Nigel Farage.In yet another blow for Ms Badenoch, Sir Jake said...
Steve Rosenberg: Moscow shrugs off Trump's irritation with Putin39 minutes agoSteve RosenbergBBC Russia EditorReutersAny analysis of Donald Trump's current thinking on Russia risks getting out of...
Given the armies of well-paid civil servants briefing our Government ministers around the clock it is baffling how they are always the last to grasp what the man/woman/non-binary on the Clapham...
Blood scandal victims 'harmed further' by compensation delays12 minutes agoJim ReedHealth ReporterPAThousands of victims of the infected blood scandal are being "harmed further" by long waits for...
French President Emmanuel Macron was snapped winking at the Princess of Wales as they shared a warm exchange during Tuesday's glittering state banquet at Windsor Castle. Mr Macron was seated next to...
The Met Office is predicting another round of hot weather to bake the UK this weekend. Figures are expected to hit the 30s in some parts of England - with areas in Scotland, Wales and Northern...
Former cabinet minister Norman Tebbit dies aged 9431 minutes agoKate WhannelPolitical reporterGetty ImagesNorman Tebbit, who served as a cabinet minister in Margaret Thatcher's government, has died...
An ex-Tory Cabinet minister and leading Brexiteer has joined Reform UK in a major defection. David Jones said Reform is the party that "best represents my views" and warned of disillusionment with...
A seaside town has decided to crack down on holidaymakers, with a fresh ban put in place thaat could risk certain vehicles being towed away away. East Suffolk Council has commissioned Suffolk...
A sacked Russian minister killed himself just hours after being fired by Vladimir Putin. An order published on the Kremlin website said Putin dismissed Transport Minister Roman Starovoyt on Monday,...
This week Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said a future government led by him could appoint cabinet ministers from outside Parliament. Drawing some comparison with the American system where top...
Let’s wind the clock back almost a year to the day. Keir Starmer and co. were absolutely jubilant, as they popped Champagne corks, claiming that they were going to solve all the country’s ills,...
The Crying Game has always been part of British politics. Winston Churchill, our greatest national leader, was famously lachrymose whether in adversity or triumph, while the departures of Margaret...
Nobody should cheer that. But it’s impossible to ignore the fact that the Chancellor has made mistake after mistake, with little sign she’s learned from any of them.She tanked sentiment the...
Slow-motion humiliation for Starmer as he loses control of Commons5 hours agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCHenry ZeffmanChief Political correspondentGetty ImagesThe extraordinary thing...