Politics

Chris Mason: The politics of defence in a dangerous world

"There is no way we can run away from that cost. You have to pay. We have to understand that the most expensive alternative is to allow Putin to win i...

Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer both rule out St George bank holiday

"I have the great pleasure in this job of travelling round the world and hearing how other people talk about what it means to be English, what we stan...

Sunak announces increase in defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2030

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced plans to increase defence spending to 2.5% of national income by 2030. Speaking at a joint press conference ...

Rishi Sunak pledges to hit 2.5% GDP defence spending target by 2030

Paul Johnson, director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank, said the previous, vaguer promise to raise spending to 2.5% of GDP was "not wor...

Northamptonshire council leader 'deeply sorry' to abuse victims

In a statement, Mr Brown said: "Having had time to fully digest the contents of the recent letter from local domestic violence charities, I would like...

Rwanda flights needed to deter migrants - minister

After so many setbacks, the passing of the bill was a political win for the prime minister, but his pledge to stop small boats crossing the Channel no...