As economic uncertainty grips the UK, increasing numbers of financially secure Britons are eyeing a new life abroad – and Malta is proving an irresistible option.“We see more people moving from...
No 10 backs Reeves after tearful Commons appearance50 minutes agoBrian WheelerPolitical reporterDowning Street has said Rachel Reeves has the full backing of the prime minister after the chancellor...
Armed police outside the Holiday Inn (Image: PA)An engineer who posted on social media about burning asylum hotels to the ground during last summer’s Southport riots has been jailed for 15 months...
Emotions were running higher than normal during PMQs today. None more so than under-pressure Rachel Reeves.The beleaguered Chancellor was ashen-faced and in tears as she sat next to Sir Keir Starmer...
Piers Morgan has joined the conversation after Rachel Reeves appeared to cry during Prime Minister's Questions today. The Chancellor appeared to have visible bags under her eyes and was accused by...
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall hid away during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons as Sir Keir Starmer struggled to defend his remarkable benefits cuts U-turn. Ms Kendall was...
The idea of spending the weekend at Glastonbury, either during a burning heatwave or a soggy gale, makes me shudder. Thank God I’m somewhere, anywhere, else. Not least because Glastonbury is no...
Slow-motion humiliation for Starmer as he loses control of Commons5 hours agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCHenry ZeffmanChief Political correspondentGetty ImagesThe extraordinary thing...
Government makes big concessions to win welfare vote1 hour agoKate WhannelPolitical reporterHouse of CommonsThe government has won a vote on its benefits bill by 75 votes, but only after offering...
Who are the welfare bill rebels? Find out how your MP voted24 minutes agoEPAMPs have voted for changes to the welfare system which alters the criteria for some benefits.After weeks of deliberation,...
While Sir John said some re-elected governments’ popularity had tumbled fast, no newly elected – neither Labour nor Conservative – had crashed so far in the polls.He said Sir Keir faces a...
In March, I delivered some unwelcome news: the state pension isn’t an entitlement. It’s a state benefit, just like any other.Many readers weren’t happy. They wrote in, insisting the pension is...
MPs to vote on welfare bill as unrest rumbles on27 minutes agoHelen CattPolitical correspondentOttilie MitchellBBC NewsReutersMPs will vote on the government's planned reforms to welfare later - with...
Households across Britain are set to feel the benefit of Ofgem’s new energy price cap—but some areas will see significantly bigger savings than others, new research has found.Leading the way is...
Chris Mason: Labour still has a big persuasion job ahead13 minutes agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCReuters"I've not had as much quality time with my colleagues since the Brexit wars,"...