Politics

Who has been given a peerage? Full list of people nominated to House of Lords

Sir Keir Starmer has nominated 30 former Labour MPs, staff and union leaders to the House of Lords.

Penny Mordaunt 'threatened to pull out of TV debate' if she couldn't apologise for D-Day blunder

Former cabinet minister Penny Mordaunt has revealed she threatened to pull out of a general election TV debate if she couldn't apologise for Rishi…

Govt plans to 'bring back family doctor' with extra £889m for GPs in attempt to end dispute

The government is planning to "bring back the family doctor" by giving GPs an extra £889m to spend time with patients in a bid to end a dispute.

Government borrowing in November hits three-year low

Government borrowing in November was the lowest for that month in three years, according to official figures.

Peter Mandelson returns as Starmer's new US ambassador

Sir Keir Starmer is to make his most controversial senior appointment yet by naming Peter Mandelson as UK ambassador to the US.

Potholes: Councils told to 'get on with the job' of fixing 'broken roads'

Councils should "get on with the job" of fixing pothole-plagued roads, Sir Keir Starmer has said.

Starmer says 'it will take some time' before living standards improve

Sir Keir Starmer has said "it will take some time" before living standards improve in the UK as he faced a grilling from senior MPs.

Minister Tulip Siddiq caught up in Bangladesh court anti-corruption probe

Labour's anti-corruption minister has been named in court documents detailing claims her family embezzled billions of pounds from a nuclear power project…

Hospices in England to receive extra £100m - but govt will not say if it covers tax hike

Hospices in England will receive an extra £100m to improve buildings, equipment and accommodation, the government has said.

More action promised after police attend fewer than one in four shoplifting incidents

The policing minister has said she wants forces "to do far more" to tackle shoplifting after figures obtained by Sky News showed fewer than one in…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves campaigned alongside her mother for Waspi compensation while shadow pensions…

The chancellor campaigned for Waspi women to receive compensation when she was shadow pensions minister - and revealed that her own mother was affected…

Waspi women accuse Starmer of misleading public over numbers who knew of pension age change

Waspi campaigners have accused Sir Keir Starmer of misleading the public by saying 90% of women affected by a change in the pension age knew about…