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30 days ago

Did Sadiq Khan ally just let slip London Mayor's secret plot for new pay-per-mile charge?

1 hour ago

Nigel Farage declares Brussels chaos 'watershed moment' for two key reasons

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Tory MP suspended for allegedly demanding campaign cash to pay 'bad people'

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POLL - Should the House of Lords be abolished after meddling Peers block Rwanda Bill AGAIN?

27 days ago

Keir Starmer 'will have to raise taxes' if Labour wants to avoid one thing after election

11 hours ago

'Your concern is fake!' Outrage as Lords block Rwanda bill in double hammer blow to Sunak

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Humiliation for Nicola Sturgeon as SNP forced to drop key target after epic failure - The final goal of reaching "net-zero" by 2045 will remain, but it is thought SNP bosses could...

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Biden claims his uncle was 'shot down in New Guinea where there are a lot of cannibals'

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Huge double blow to Rishi Sunak as scheming House of Lords cause Rwanda delays

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Even Owen Jones agrees! Leftie supports Nigel Farage after 'disturbing attack' in Brussels

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'What is Border Force doing?' Farage rages at Albanian celebs promoting illegal UK travel

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Rayner faces another damaging probe into fraud in nightmare for Labour deputy leader

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'Who are you?' Nigel Farage issues stinging takedown of Brussels mayor over conference row -- The former Ukip leader said "no one in Brussels has ever heard of you" in a jibe at the local mayor.

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'Why should we be second-class citizens?!' Outrage grows at dire rural mobile coverage -- Conservative MP Sir Edward Leigh took the Science Minister to task in the House of Commons today...

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Andrew Neil tells Humza Yousaf to stick to day job after SNP chief moans about Gaza snub -- The veteran broadcaster said the SNP leader should be briefed on Glasgow which his party is...

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'Always the same!' Rishi Sunak skewers Keir Starmer over Labour tax hikes in PMQs clash -- The Prime Minister pointed to Labour-run Wales and London as he warned the Opposition would hike...

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PMQs fury as Rishi Sunak savages Angela Rayner in brutal slap down

21 hours ago

How did my MP vote on smoking Bill? Full results as Tories rebel against Rishi Sunak

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'You watch!' Nigel Farage makes huge election prediction after chaos in Brussels

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Labour's plan to betray Brexit Britain as it begs EU to let UK join meeting

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EU plunged into mayhem as Ireland turns on Belgium over 'flimsy arguments' -- The National Conversatives Conference in Brussels was shut down by police.

13 hours ago

'Giving you the facts!' Nigel Farage puts Ed Balls in his place over election swipe on GMB -- The Brexit architect highlighted his victories in European elections after the GMB host took a...

16 hours ago

'Protecting men!' JK Rowling loses it with Humza Yousaf over new law's 'absolute contempt' -- The Harry Potter author accused the SNP politician of making his "absolute contempt for women...

16 hours ago

Outrage as BBC accused of 'reducing services for older people' There are particular concerns about the BBC moving budgets from its local radio to local online...

21 hours ago

Humza Yousaf preparing for humiliation as he blames two other parties for election defeat

1 day ago

Tory fury with Rishi Sunak boils over after humiliation with huge smoking ban rebellion

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Angela Rayner row explodes as it's claimed police are probing 'multiple allegations'

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Rishi Sunak wins smoking ban vote but senior ministers side with Tory rebels in blow to PM

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Nightmare for Rishi Sunak as Kemi Badenoch vows to vote against him in key Commons vote

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Rishi Sunak still waiting for a call with Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran attack -- Downing Street denies the UK is being snubbed by Israel.

21 hours ago

Nigel Farage's Brussels conference launches legal challenge after police shut it down -- The right-wing group has filed an emergency legal challenge after the shocking scenes this...

21 hours ago

Reform insurgence sparks panic from top Tory as he faces humiliating mayoral defeat -- EXCLUSIVE: Birmingham Mayor Andy Street is blaming Reform UK for his impending defeat as Tory...

23 hours ago

Outrage at smug Labour frontbenchers giggling with glee after Nigel Farage speech chaos -- The Labour frontbench were seen mocking the shocking anti-free speech scenes this morning.

1 day ago

Britain told 'spend £800m now' building Iron Dome to protect UK from Putin and Iran

1 day ago

EXPOSED: Brussels official who tried to cancel Farage hosted ultra-radical Iranian mayor

1 day ago

France blasted in furious Brexit fishing rights row as tempers flare: 'Hypocrites!'

1 day ago

Cost of living squeeze is over! IMF hails UK's improving economy

1 day ago

Piers Morgan tells Donald Trump how to force left into 'political suicide' during trial -- Donald Trump should attend his son's graduation this month, challenging a New York judge's...

1 day ago

Nigel Farage 'more convinced of Brexit than ever' after huge row over Brussels conference -- The Brexit architect reacted with fury after police moved to close down a major event he was...

1 day ago

Rishi Sunak can win general election if he scores key victory -- Tory mayor warns Keir Starmer Labour could still lose election

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Labour refuses to release bombshell secret documents in Angela Rayner council house row

2 days ago

Reform UK poll bombshell as one stat reveals huge threat to Tories

2 days ago

How your MP voted as meddling Lords Rwanda amendments defeated in the Commons - MPs voted against a series of amendments to the Rwanda plan after fears it would leave legal...

23 hours ago

Desperate lefty mob's bid to protect Angela Rayner with 'vile attacks' on divorced Tory MP

2 days ago

Perverts creating sexually explicit deepfake images or videos face prosecution

2 days ago

OPINION - Brexit will fail unless we learn the lessons of Liz Truss's catalogue of political defeats

2 days ago

The unlikely country 6,230 miles from UK where the most Channel migrants are from

2 days ago

'Wake up!' Nuclear weapons will be used within five years, defence expert warns

2 days ago

Lords slammed over 'ridiculous' Rwanda meddling as MPs urge them to listen and back bill

2 days ago

Humiliation for Humza Yousaf as SNP dealt huge poll blow after crushing by-election defeat -- The Scottish First Minister was dealt yet another polling defeat in less than a year last week.

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Suella Braverman leads Tory calls to 'put national security first' by banning the IRGC -- Senior Tories want the UK to ban Iran's revolutionary guard over fears it is a danger to Britons.

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Lee Anderson slams Rishi Sunak over Rwanda 'smokescreen' in eight-word statement -- Lee Anderson claimed people were being "gaslighted" as the Rwanda plan re-entered the House of...

2 days ago

Health Secretary blasts Labour's Wes Streeting in row over 'toxic' transgender debate

2 days ago

OPINION - Rishi Sunak's new Bill to stamp out smoking does not protect liberty, warns Tory MP

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Tory MPs ditching Boris Johnson was a bigger mistake than anything I did, says Liz Truss -- EXCLUSIVE: Liz Truss has discussed her new book - 10 Years to Save the West - and how she might...

2 days ago

Truss exposes the plot which blocked a big Brexit trade deal with US

2 days ago

OPINION - UK can take the lead in containing Iran's malevolent influence, Tory MP says

2 days ago

'Best of the best' Rishi Sunak heaps praise on RAF pilots for taking down Iranian drones

2 days ago

BBC accused of 'shocking bias' as Nick Robinson sparks outrage over Israel claim

2 days ago

Liz Truss refuses to rule out stunning leadership comeback as Rishi Sunak flounders -- The former PM gave an eyebrow-raising answer during her book promo tour this morning.

2 days ago

Reform's Richard Tice erupts at Rishi Sunak after record day of small boat arrivals -- Britain recorded the busiest day for Channel crossings so far this year after more than 500...

2 days ago

Rishi Sunak on borrowed time as he hits lowest ever approval rating in key poll -- Tory Party members appear widely dissatisfied with almost every member of the Cabinet, though...

2 days ago

Andy Burnham will not take part in police investigation into Angela Rayner

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SNP blasted over independence papers as 'disgraceful' cost per download revealed

3 days ago

Four countries the UK is targeting to replicate Rwanda migrant scheme - Leaked documents reveal the Government's search for more countries to strike Rwanda-style deals...

2 days ago

Controversial charity 'recruiting hundreds of volunteers' to try block Rwanda flights

3 days ago

Rwanda scheme 'could cost nearly £5bn in five years' for 30,000 people

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BBC blasted as Angela Rayner interview 'editing' row erupts after Labour 'raised concerns'

3 days ago

'This must end!' Suella Braverman begs West to stop 'backsliding on Israel' after attack

3 days ago

World leaders race to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East following blitz of Israel

3 days ago

Eight things to watch as Donald Trump becomes first president to face criminal trial

3 days ago

Angela Rayner in freefall as her Labour leadership hopes crumble amid council house row -- Bookies have lengthened the Labour firebrand's future leadership odds amid the furore.

2 days ago

Wales has become the 'sick man of Britain' under Labour, Tories warn -- EXCLUSIVE: Tories have taken aim at life under the Labour-run Welsh Government warning of things...

2 days ago

Humza Yousaf branded 'deeply and increasingly unpopular' after new poll blow -- Poll shows that even among SNP voters more say the Scottish First Minister is doing a bad job...

2 days ago

RAF jets shot down attack drones in Iranian assault on Israel, Rishi Sunak confirms

3 days ago

Rishi Sunak's Rwanda flights could take off 'within weeks', Cabinet Minister insists

3 days ago

Rishi Sunak could call summer general election – but only on this one condition -- There is speculation the Prime Minister could opt for a general election this summer depending...

3 days ago

Fresh plot launched to bring back Boris Johnson under Suella Braverman's leadership

3 days ago

Ministers considering social media and mobile phone sale ban for children under 16

3 days ago

Labour MP squirms in Sky grilling over Angela Rayner's Boris Johnson demand

3 days ago

Andrew Neil rips into Sadiq Khan over embarrassing fact check after Tory attack backfires

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Angela Rayner's ex-aide makes bombshell statement to police in council house row -- The row over Angela Rayner's previous living arrangements deepened as her former aide gave a...

3 days ago

Russia increasingly in China's pocket as Beijing boosts Vladimir Putin's war machine -- China is providing advanced satellite imagery for Russian troops in Ukraine. Yet, there are...

3 days ago

UK warned it's becoming 'dumping ground' for products made by slaves -- EXCLUSIVE: Foreign Affairs committee chairman Alicia Kearns says Britain's transition to green...

3 days ago

Russia 'chopping off Ukrainian prisoners' hands and arms so they can't fight again'

4 days ago

Huge blow to Rishi Sunak as 64th Tory MP to stand down in election exodus

4 days ago

'Absolutely nuts!' Boris Johnson ridicules generational smoking ban as 'mad' Champions of Rishi Sunak's plan will fight to convince sceptical Tories that it will save the...

3 days ago

Labour set for civil war if Angela Rayner forced to quit over council house furore

4 days ago

Yvette Cooper vows crackdown on violence against women after horrific killings

4 days ago

'Disgrace' - Nigel Farage rages at 'deeply disturbing' university appointment

4 days ago

Disturbing crime figures reveal 55 people are robbed at knifepoint each day

4 days ago

Farage sends stark warning to EU's 'bullying' bureaucrats as he teases big announcement

4 days ago

Laura Kuenssberg pinpoints 'immediate political problem' for 'hypocrite' Angela Rayner

4 days ago

Boris backs Trump! Johnson pinpoints 'reasons for optimism' over White House bid -- Boris Johnson passionately endorsed the potential re-election of Donald Trump and emphasised the...

4 days ago

Football legend Andy Cole marches for justice for victims of poor financial advice -- The football legend says innocent victims have lost huge amounts of money

4 days ago

Leftie civil war erupts as Wes Streeting tears into Diane Abbott in brutal public spat -- The Shadow Health Secretary tore into the former Labour MP in a row over the use of the private...

4 days ago

Soaring UK population fuelled by one key factor 'will have alarming consequences'

5 days ago

We have done the hard yards and now will cut taxes and bet on growth, says Jeremy Hunt

5 days ago

Jeremy Hunt says he's ready to slash taxes to turbocharge Britain's growth -- EXCLUSIVE: The Chancellor made a dramatic intervention after new figures showed the economy is...

4 days ago

Another Tory Minister quits as Rishi Sunak suffers growing exodus ahead of election

5 days ago

Fury as Keir Starmer refuses to commit to state pension triple lock in Labour manifesto

5 days ago

Outrage as huge sum spent promoting Humza Yousaf's 'shambolic' hate crime law revealed

5 days ago

'The days of the EU are numbered!' Nigel Farage's brutal Brussels takedown over latest row

5 days ago

Angela Rayner skewered over call for Boris Johnson to quit after latest police probe -- The Labour firebrand demanded the then-PM resign when he was investigated by police over partygate.

4 days ago

Reform UK closes in on Tories as shock new poll reveals dramatically narrowing gap -- New poll shows there are just four points between the Nigel Farage-linked party and the...

4 days ago

Angela Rayner investigated by police in row over former council house -- Police are investigating claims the Labour firebrand may have broken electoral law over...

4 days ago

'Farcical!' Scottish police given script defending Humza Yousaf over hate crime complaints

5 days ago

Boris Johnson teases huge political comeback as he answers one big question

6 days ago

Metropolitan Police knew about Westminster honeytrap last year - but didn't tell MPs - Around 20 people in Westminster were targeted as part of the honeytrap ploy.

4 days ago

Tories accuse Labour of trying to 'shut women up' in trans row

6 days ago

Rishi Sunak enjoys surprise poll bounce but is 'still heading for election calamity'

6 days ago

Deadly DragonFire laser fast-tracked as Britain plunged into 'pre-war' era

6 days ago

Nigel Farage could inspire 10 Tory MPs to defect to Reform UK, top Brexiteer warns

6 days ago

Boris Johnson blasts Rishi Sunak's proposed tobacco phase out as 'absolutely nuts'

6 days ago

Tetchy Keir Starmer now attacks the media for asking questions about Angela Rayner

6 days ago

Veterans to be drafted in to help in the battle to boost Britain's economic fightback -- Veterans to get support in securing high paid jobs in areas like cyber and digital,...

5 days ago

Labour's naiveity over UK arms sales to Israel shows they are 'not fit to govern' -- The shadow Foreign Secretary is 'wrong' to call for the government to publish legal advice...

5 days ago

'Appalling!' Furious Richard Tice accuses Tories of 'bottling' leaving ECHR -- The Reform UK leader's comments come as Rishi Sunuk is facing a Cabinet revolt if he decides to...

5 days ago

New row as Tory MP 'breaches party rules' by endorsing Lee Anderson and Reform UK

6 days ago

Tories could be saved in next election as five million voters to be turned away

6 days ago

Labour MPs forced to U-turn on woke trans views after 'shutting women up for 10 years' -- Two top Labour politicians have been forced to swallow their words on trans rights after the...

6 days ago

Republicans humiliated as triumphant MPs burst into God Save the King

6 days ago

Boris Johnson hails JK Rowling in trans row as Harry Potter stars blasted

6 days ago

Lee Anderson reveals shock blackmail threat after Westminster 'honeytrap' sexting scandal

7 days ago

ECHR dubbed a 'monster' by critics as fresh calls are made for UK to leave

7 days ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could be freed as US 'considering' dropping prosecution -- Julian Assange has been held in Belmarsh prison in London for five years as he fights...

6 days ago

Nadine Dorries demands William Wragg is banned from Parliament over sexting scandal -- EXCLUSIVE: Nadine Dorries is concerned if sext scandal MP William Wragg is allowed an ex-MP's...

6 days ago

'Outrageous!' Humza Yousaf blasted over 'SNP propaganda papers' after Nicola Sturgeon exit -- Interest in a series of papers setting out proposals for an independent Scotland appears to be...

6 days ago

Sunak faces huge Cabinet revolt if he tries to break free from European court

7 days ago

'I warned them!' Nigel Farage gives damning verdict on new EU migration pact

7 days ago

French politician calls for small boats to be turned around in Australia-style policy - A Dunkirk councillor called for Australia-style action to end the Channel migrant crisis.

6 days ago

Starmer under pressure to kick out Labour candidates over 'outrageous' anti-monarchy rant

7 days ago

Humza Yousaf urged to ditch 'shambolic' hate crime laws as staggering figures released

7 days ago

WATCH: Panicking Angela Rayner forced to run out of pub after event is hijacked by protest

7 days ago

'Bonkers' ruling from the ECHR shows why we must leave, Tory MPs declare

7 days ago

Outrage erupts at Labour pensioner bombshell over calls to hit 'codgers' with tax hikes

7 days ago

Susan Hall pledges 1,500 new police officers and two police bases in every borough

7 days ago

Yobs attacking shop workers told 'enough is enough' and warned they now face jail -- Prime Minister Rishi Sunak confirmed a new criminal offence of 'assaulting a retail worker' will...

7 days ago

Massive blow for Humza Yousaf as poll puts Labour ahead of SNP for first time in ten years -- The moment is a major milestone for Labour and Scottish politics, and will shake SNP confidence.

7 days ago

'Nasty hypocrite Angela Rayner demanded my tax returns – now refuses to publish her own' -- EXCLUSIVE - A Tory MP whose tax affairs came under fire from the Labour deputy leader has come...

7 days ago

Rishi Sunak denies lack of leadership over Will Wragg as voter hits out at handling of row

8 days ago

US Air Force secretary to fly in AI-operated fighter jet later this year

8 days ago

Sexual abuse victims subject to 'gagging orders' can breach them in post-Me Too reform -- Justice Secretary Alex Chalk brought the new proposals to the House of Commons yesterday

7 days ago

Rishi Sunak's Rwanda plan dealt fatal blow as airline refuses to co-operate

8 days ago

SNP quietly bans popular item in green crackdown with pensioners in firing line

8 days ago

Nigel Farage blasts woke activist's 'nonsense' in fiery GB News showdown

8 days ago

Keir Starmer dealt huge poll blow as Tories have glimmer of hope at general election

8 days ago

Ministers considering banning mobile phones for under-16s as mental health issues rise -- Most parents want the Government to ban smartphones for under-16s, a poll from earlier this year...

7 days ago

William Wragg quits days after making embarrassing 'honeytrap' scandal admission -- Two police forces are investigating reports that explicit images and flirtatious messages were...

7 days ago

Britain will keep selling arms to Israel despite 'grave concerns' over Gaza crisis -- The Government has faced increasing pressure to suspend licences for arms exports to Israel...

7 days ago

Donald Trump and David Cameron in awkward Brexit discussion after 'stupid' attack

8 days ago

Brexit victory as Kemi Badenoch hails huge win outside EU

8 days ago

People with Down's syndrome not 'second-class citizens', urges senior Tory - Former Cabinet minister Liam Fox has raised concerns with allowing foetuses with Down's syndrome...

8 days ago

Suella Braverman fumes as Rwanda migrant homes sold off to locals

8 days ago

Anger over EU cash handed to Russia-backing Cuba

8 days ago

Rishi Sunak 'shocked by bloodshed', demands immediate ceasefire in Gaza

8 days ago

'Our democracy is at stake!' Nigel Farage issues stark warning before next election

8 days ago

POLL - Do you think Reform will win any seats at the next general election?

8 days ago

Humza Yousaf in fresh nightmare as brother-in-law charged over 'abduction'

8 days ago

Sadiq Khan told to stop 'banging on' about Brexit after desperate new plea -- The Labour Mayor of London has been accused of trying to "distract by banging on about Brexit".

8 days ago

Reform UK hits highest vote share in new poll in another blow to Rishi Sunak -- The Nigel Farage-backed outfit is gaining momentum with a polling company recording its highest...

8 days ago

Nightmare for Angela Rayner as voters issue major demand on under fire Labour deputy -- New poll shows more than two-thirds say the Labour firebrand should publicly share legal advice...

8 days ago

Richard Tice tells Reform UK candidates not to post on social media when drunk

9 days ago

The rise in council exec pay should 'worry us all' as 188 now earn more than Rishi Sunak

9 days ago

Victory for Express campaign to get rural UK connected with Lake District set for 4G boost -- EXCLUSIVE: Digital Infrastructure Minister tells this publication she is working hard to reduce...

8 days ago

Tory MP embroiled in honeytrap 'sexting' scandal quits Commons job

9 days ago

UK cancer crisis laid bare as shocking statistic exposes radiotherapy mayhem

9 days ago

William Wragg slammed as 'reckless and selfish' as second Tory MP breaks ranks

9 days ago

'We're being treated like fools!' Sadiq Khan slammed over 'fake news' claims

9 days ago

Moment loony lefties covered Labour HQ in red paint as they make huge demand -- The extremist group hopes that their actions this afternoon will help impose an arms embargo on...

8 days ago

Economist savages claims UK must align with EU: 'This is why we left!' -- An economist has hit back at recent suggestions the UK should forge closer ties with the bloc.

8 days ago

Carol Vorderman slapped down by furious Tory chairman in heated Angela Rayner row -- The North West Durham MP has become the latest Conservative MP to become embroiled in an online...

8 days ago

Nigel Farage compares himself to Margaret Thatcher on 11th anniversary of her passing

9 days ago

'I'm a farmer – horrendous floods have ruined my crops on worst scale I've ever seen'

9 days ago

Reform UK parks tanks on Labour's law with onslaught over miners betrayal and NHS - Richard Tice and Lee Anderson joined forces to attack "woke" Labour this morning.

9 days ago

Reform UK swipes Brexit vote from Tories for first time in crushing blow for Rishi Sunak

9 days ago

Farage outlines 'most conclusive proof yet' of UK's 'diversity disaster' in shock new poll

9 days ago

POLL - Should Angela Rayner resign from the Labour front bench? Vote here

9 days ago

Ofcom launches investigation into David Lammy over Labour frontbencher's LBC appearance

9 days ago

Keir Starmer issued warning after fresh revelations in Angela Rayner council house row

10 days ago

Jeremy Hunt 'takes bolt cutter to triple lock' as state pension rise wiped out by taxes

10 days ago

Andrew Neil's brutal takedown of SNP hate crime law as Scotland 'swamped with complaints' -- The Scottish journalist issued a devastating summary of the controversial new legislation after...

9 days ago

Rishi Sunak dealt major blow as damning poll shows economy boost would finish Tories -- The poll suggests even a recovering economy would see voters turning away from Rishi Sunak.

9 days ago

Oliver Dowden says it is 'not appropriate' to release Gaza legal advice -- The Deputy Prime Minister insists it is lawful for the United Kingdom continues to sell weapons...

9 days ago

Rishi Sunak criticised for wearing 'shoe of the moment' Adidas Sambas

10 days ago

A&E 'overwhelmed' by patients as more than 150,000 waited 24 hours for a bed

10 days ago

David Cameron says US putting West's security at risk with Ukrainian aid delay -- Foreign Secretary David Cameron has issued a stark warning to the United States ahead of a visit...

9 days ago

Reform UK's Richard Tice lays into biggest 'hypocrite of the 21st century'

10 days ago

Lib Dem panic amid fears they were targeted by Grindr honeytrap plot

10 days ago

Major pension boost of up to £900 for millions as new Triple Lock changes kick in

10 days ago

Nigel Farage tears apart police hypocrisy over response to anti-ULEZ activists

10 days ago

Fury at National Education Union for platforming 'extremist' Stop The War movement -- EXCLUSIVE - The NEU conference boasted about the role the Stop The War movement played, despite...

10 days ago

Sir Keir Starmer challenged to launch investigation into Angela Rayner's tax affairs -- Labour's deputy leader should be investigated over her tax affairs amid claims she is lying to...

10 days ago

Sir Lindsay Hoyle reveals 'devastating' loss as Keir Starmer leads tributes -- The Commons speaker's former MP father, Lord Hoyle, has passed away at the age of 94.

10 days ago