China is accelerating a high-stakes global land grab for critical minerals, with a string of overseas mining acquisitions worth £7.7bn ($9.8bn) last year alone — the most aggressive push in more...
Sir Keir Starmer is now almost certain to shelve plans to scrap the two-child benefit cap with no money left after Labour’s £5 billion retreat on welfare. Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson...
Former Labour leader Lord Neil Kinnock has warned that any “splintering” of the left-wing parties would “only be of assistance to the enemies of Labour”. He suggested a breakaway party being...
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (Image: Getty)Sir Keir Starmer has been dealt a fresh blow with Labour regional mayors turning on his administration, claiming the Government has been left looking...
Nigel Farage believes Lucy Letby is a “very convenient scapegoat” after having increasing doubts over the former neonatal nurse’s conviction in recent months. The Reform UK leader says he’s...
Labour insiders fear Rachel Reeves' tears during Prime Minister's Questions "have made her unsackable". The Chancellor cried in the Commons chamber on Wednesday as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer...
Gaza aid contractor tells BBC he saw colleagues fire on hungry Palestinians3 hours agoLucy WilliamsonBBC Middle East correspondentReporting fromJerusalemA former security contractor for Gaza's...
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...
Rachel Reeves has turned up to the launch of the Government’s 10-year plan just a day after her emotional appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions. Sir Keir Starmer failed to say he would keep...
Starmer seeks to end speculation about Reeves' future26 minutes agoSam FrancisPolitical reporterBrian WheelerPolitical reporterSir Keir Starmer has sought to calm the markets and end speculation...
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that Rachel Reeves will be Chancellor for a "very long time to come" after she broke down in tears at PMQs. The Prime Minister said it was "absolutely wrong" to suggest...
Rachel Reeves wiped away tears in the Commons on Wednesday – and promptly wiped billions off the UK markets.The Chancellor was seen visibly emotional during Prime Minister’s Questions as Sir Keir...
An aviation expert believes it is possible to rule out one potential cause of the Air India crash, which killed around 270 people. The plane had just taken off from Ahmedabad airport in India and was...
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...