Andy Burnham is set to become Labour leader and Britain’s next prime minister after securing overwhelming backing from Labour MPs and affiliated trade unions. A total of 379 Labour MPs nominated the former…

Former defence minister Al Carns has ruled out standing in the Labour leadership contest, leaving Andy Burnham as the clear favourite to succeed Keir Starmer as both Labour leader and prime minister. After…

Nigel Farage has announced his resignation as MP for Clacton and intends to contest the resulting by-election, describing it as an opportunity for voters to judge him directly while he remains under investigation…

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has confirmed she will stand in the 2027 French presidential election despite an appeal court upholding her conviction for embezzling EU funds. Although the court ruled she must…

Andy Burnham is on the verge of becoming Britain’s next prime minister as nominations for Labour’s leadership contest open on 9 July. Currently the only declared candidate, he holds the backing of well…

The Government has softened planned sanctions banning imports of diesel and jet fuel refined from Russian oil in third countries, citing concerns over rising fuel prices and supply disruption caused by conflict in…

Christian themes and symbols featured prominently at the recent ‘Unite the Kingdom’ protest in central London, where tens of thousands gathered expressing concern over immigration, national identity, and the perceived erosion of Britain’s…

Keir Starmer, fighting for his political life, has warned his ministers and MPs that a Labour leadership contest could result in chaos, amid speculation that health secretary Wes Streeting is plotting to challenge…

The Green Party leader Zack Polanski has apologised for his failure to pay council tax while living on a houseboat in London. The party admitted that he had until recently lived on the…

Two years after a landslide parliamentary victory, on 7 May Keir Starmer was facing huge pressure as local and devolved elections were seen as a test of his leadership and the strength of…