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Politics

Keir Starmer defends approach to AI and energy in response to Tony Blair’s essay

The Prime Minister penned an almost 3,000-word-long post published to Substack on Thursday, responding to Sir Tony Blair’s essay.
29 May 2026
Politics

Darren Jones says Westminster must get better at governing for a world with AI

Darren Jones, Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister, described a ‘challenge of speed’ which lawmakers are grappling with.
29 May 2026
Politics

Starmer tasks Government with taking ‘game-changer’ social media action

Ministers have previously come under pressure in Parliament to ban children from the social media platforms deemed harmful.
26 May 2026
Politics

Scrolling in bedrooms after midnight a driver of youth joblessness – Milburn

Young people are ‘sort of living in their bedrooms – they are on all the time, they’re never off,’ Alan Milburn said.
23 May 2026
Politics

First weekend of Makerfield by-election campaigns to get under way

Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting, who are both former health secretaries, are widely thought of as rivals for a potential Labour leadership election.
23 May 2026
Politics

Russia becoming ‘more reckless’ as Moscow weakened by war – Yvette Cooper

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the peace dividend which began when the Cold War ended is ‘gone’.
22 May 2026
Politics

Starmer apologises for ‘slip of the tongue’ in announcing deal with North Korea

The Prime Minister told MPs he ‘inadvertently said we did a trade deal with North Korea rather than South Korea’.
20 May 2026
Business News

‘Only a complete whacko’ would scale down North Sea oil and gas, MPs told

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and Claire Coutinho traded blows ahead of a Commons vote on whether to permit new licences for oil and gas fields.
19 May 2026
Politics

Keir Starmer urged to apologise for ‘contemptuous behaviour at PMQs’

Jesse Norman claimed the Prime Minister had ‘ignored the question and changed the subject’ in 23 out of his last 24 responses to Kemi Badenoch.
16 Apr 2026
Politics

MPs reject Lords-backed social media ban for a second time

The Government is set to gain a wide, flexible power to curb children’s social media use which could include curfews or scrolling limits.
15 Apr 2026
Politics

Police in London and Manchester given extra £5m following Golders Green attack

Security minister Dan Jarvis said the money would help ‘keep people safe in the places where they live, work and worship’.
10 Apr 2026
Politics

Keir Starmer welcomes US-Iran ceasefire amid efforts to reopen Strait of Hormuz

The Prime Minister said: ‘I welcome the ceasefire agreement reached overnight, which will bring a moment of relief to the region.’
8 Apr 2026
Politics

Hereditary peers to leave red benches before next King’s Speech

The Lords on Tuesday accepted a final draft of the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, clearing the way for it to be added to the statute book.
10 Mar 2026
Celebrity News

Apprentice star Baroness Brady calls for faster action to close gender pay gap

The difference between what men and women are paid last year stood at 6.9%.
6 Mar 2026
Politics

Patients face ‘considerable’ wait for assisted dying in British Isles

The UK Government’s review process has lasted almost four times longer than average, according to Press Association analysis.
25 Feb 2026
Politics

Keir Starmer to make first public appearance since council elections U-turn

The Prime Minister is due in Wales on Wednesday, where Labour faces pressure from Reform UK and Plaid Cymru ahead of a crunch Senedd vote.
18 Feb 2026
Politics

Robert Jenrick to outline Reform UK plans for Bank of England and OBR

Nigel Farage named his top team on Tuesday, which included Conservative defectors Mr Jenrick and Suella Braverman.

18 Feb 2026
Business News

Jobcentre on Wheels to arrive in six areas as part of employment support drive

Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said the Jobcentre on Wheels was designed around ‘meeting people where they are’.
17 Feb 2026
Politics

Budget-style online safety debates could help law ‘keep pace’ with tech changes

Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said ministers want to ‘get the legislation right’.
16 Feb 2026
Politics

Crackdown on social media migrant adverts to begin, Home Office says

The Home Office will activate part of the latest border security Act, as part of its crackdown on adverts for Channel crossings.
1 Feb 2026
Tech

Outrage is driving rapid social media law changes, leading campaigner says

Baroness Kidron told the Press Association recently passed laws have failed to meet campaigners’ expectations.
25 Jan 2026