Politics

Starmer challenges Sunak over Truss' book of memoirs

The Labour leader asked the PM about his predecessor claiming her Budget was the "happiest moment of her premiership". Sir Keir Starmer was asking ab...

Prime Minister's Questions: Sunak faces PMQs after urging restraint in the Middle East

Good morning and welcome to our coverage of this week’s Prime Minister's Questions. Rishi Sunak will be at the despatch box at 12:00 to take questi...

Will the Rwanda plan finally become law?

Folk on various sides at Westminster think it is probably more likely the Conservatives are able to bolster their numbers later and the continued appe...

General election 2024 poll tracker: How do the parties compare?

Party support: 15 April 2024 You need a modern browser with javascript enabled to view the interactive content in this page. A scatter plot showing ...

UK inflation falls as crumpet and meat prices drop

He said that due to lower inflation and the government's recent cut in National Insurance for the employed and self-employed, which came into force on...

Political longevity of Sunak smoking ban likely to outlast PM

A source close to Ms Mordaunt told me that she abstained because "she was not a supporter of the bill. She has many objections to it. The practicality...