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Politics
Conservatives cannot be trusted on citizenship – Reform UK
A Reform UK spokesman said the Tories cannot be trusted amid the ongoing row over Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s citizenship.
By Will Durrant
29 Dec 2025
Politics
People have ‘every right’ to protest asylum hotels – shadow home secretary
Conservative-led councils in Hertfordshire, Surrey and London are considering taking legal action against hoteliers, he said.
By Will Durrant
21 Aug 2025
Business News
Minister unveils UK crackdown on Kyrgyz finance to ‘keep pressure on’ Putin
Russian leaders are ‘sorely mistaken’ if they thought they could ‘hide’ their efforts to evade sanctions, Stephen Doughty said.
By Will Durrant
20 Aug 2025
Politics
Elections watchdog agrees to help Kyiv counterpart plan for post-war votes
The Electoral Commission has agreed to share with Kyiv best practice on cybersecurity and voter education.
By Will Durrant
19 Aug 2025
Politics
What is the coalition of the willing?
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has spoken with the UK’s allies in the so-called coalition of the willing on Tuesday.
By Will Durrant
19 Aug 2025
Politics
Putin and Zelensky to meet, Trump says after European leaders summit
The US president has hosted several European leaders in Washington to discuss a pathway to ending the fighting in Ukraine.
By Will Durrant
19 Aug 2025
Politics
Starmer hails ‘real progress’ made during White House summit on Ukraine war
Posting on his Truth Social platform after the meeting, Donald Trump also described the talks as ‘very good’.
By Will Durrant
19 Aug 2025
Politics
Trump says Washington talks could lead to ‘trilat’ with Ukraine and Russia
The US president hosted several European leaders at the White House on Monday.
By Will Durrant
18 Aug 2025
Politics
British personnel ready to arrive in Ukraine once fighting on hold – Government
Russian President Vladimir Putin has met his US counterpart Donald Trump in Anchorage, Alaska.
By Will Durrant
16 Aug 2025
Politics
UK stands with Ukraine, says David Lammy ahead of Trump-Putin summit
Ukraine’s foreign affairs minister Andrii Sybiha praised the UK for its ‘principled stance’.
By Will Durrant
15 Aug 2025
Politics
Green leadership hopefuls set out fight for frustrated Labour supporters’ votes
Adrian Ramsay and Ellie Chowns face Zack Polanski in the Green Party leadership contest.
By Will Durrant
14 Aug 2025
Politics
More than 100 migrants in one vessel thought to have bumped crossings to 27,799
Home Office figures show 325 migrants crossed the English Channel by small boat on Wednesday.
By Will Durrant
14 Aug 2025
Tech
Donate-a-phone schemes and tech workshops in line for £9.5m Government backing
The funding will go towards charity and council schemes in an effort to tackle digital exclusion.
By Will Durrant
14 Aug 2025
Politics
Lammy refers himself to environment watchdog over rod licence ‘error’
Foreign Secretary David Lammy failed to catch any fish when he hosted JD Vance at his grace-and-favour retreat at Chevening House, Kent.
By Will Durrant
13 Aug 2025
Politics
Facial recognition technology not about ‘total surveillance society’ – minister
Dame Diana Johnson said it was about ‘giving the tools to our police officers to enable them to keep us safe’.
By Will Durrant
13 Aug 2025
Politics
50,000 migrants have crossed Channel on small boats since Labour took power
There have been 27,029 arrivals so far this year, which is 47% higher than at the same point of 2024.
By Will Durrant
12 Aug 2025
Politics
Badenoch suggests migrants held in ‘camps’ as crossings near 50,000
Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch warned that some communities ‘don’t feel safe’ during a visit to Epping in Essex.
By Will Durrant
11 Aug 2025
Politics
Mauritius ‘to receive £35bn’ for Chagos deal over 99 years
Conservative shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel accused ministers of trying to ‘cover up’ the cost of ceding the Chagos Islands to Mauritius.
By Will Durrant
11 Aug 2025
Politics
Foreign criminals to be deported immediately under new law
‘If you abuse our hospitality and break our laws, we will send you packing,’ the Justice Secretary said.
By Will Durrant
10 Aug 2025
Politics
Starmer faces call to ‘sit this one out’ on Gaza amid US-UK ‘disagreement’
Washington’s ambassador to Israel also suggested that Sir Keir would have lost Britain the Second World War.
By Will Durrant
9 Aug 2025
Politics
Hong Kong police warrants ‘act of transnational repression’ – minister
Security minister Dan Jarvis said the UK would not tolerate ‘these acts of transnational repression’.
By Will Durrant
9 Aug 2025