Nigel Farage is “on the side” of predators like Jimmy Savile with his criticism of the Online Safety Act, the technology secretary has suggested. Peter Kyle, the secretary of state for science, ...

If you think Reform UK are the hard-men of law and order, think again. Behind the tough-guy act is a soft-touch scam that would be funny — if it weren’t so dangerous. They talk a big game. They shout ...

After being appointed as Labour’s opportunity mission champion last year, I made it clear my role was to get out and learn from the education institutions that are making a real difference. It is of ...

Throughout my time in parliament, first in the House of Commons, and now in the House of Lords, assisted suicide has been a subject of serious and sustained debate. My views are well known, and my ...

Cutting the winter fuel payment for millions of pensioners last July was not a “mistake”, Ed Miliband has insisted, despite the government now having set out the details of its U-turn on the policy.

The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has been urged to sack Robert Jenrick for his comments appearing to endorse a “coalition” with Reform UK. The shadow justice secretary, who finished second to ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Marine life in Cornwall is an important part of our history, identity and economy. The only option we have to overcome this ...

Five years ago this week, Keir Starmer was elected leader of the Labour Party with a resounding if ill-defined mandate. Of the 275,780 members Starmer prevailed upon, distinct sections identified with ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street Will Britain rally against Donald Trump — and around Keir Starmer?

Former Downing Street chief of staff Sue Gray has been formally introduced to the House of Lords. Baroness Gray of Tottenham, who was replaced in her No 10 role by Morgan McSweeney, wore the ...

MDU responds to government report on NHS finances Following the publication today of a public accounts committee report into NHS financial sustainability, the Medical Defence Union (MDU) said the NHS ...

The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has raised concerns about the increased workload and accountability for dentists taking on the supervision of provisionally registered colleagues who qualified overseas.