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UK government to extend controversial Palantir NHS contract as it draws up plan for British alternative – UK politics live

Health secretary Yvette Cooper has faced calls to axe US tech firm’s contract to deliver the flagship government AI system, report saysAndy Burnham has joked that he was a bad driver after getting a quiz for primary-age children about braking distance wrong.During a...

Commuters and shoppers face disruption from tube driver strikes in run-up to Christmas

RMT union calls eight 24-hour strikes on London Underground in opposition to plans for four-day weekTube train drivers in the RMT union have called eight 24-hour strikes running over 16 days – including six in the lead-up to Christmas – that threaten to bring...

‘Profound anger’ among black voters over Kemi Badenoch’s slavery remarks

Operation Black Vote chair says Tory leader’s claim that Britain should not apologise has caused ‘hurt and disbelief’The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, has caused “profound anger, hurt and disbelief” among many black voters with her comments about transatlantic...

After the midterms, the global right is reeling. But the danger of Trumpism will never be gone | Jonathan Freedland

Yes, the Republicans suffered humiliating defeat. But the fact that a Trump presidency was even possible means something like it could happen againHe’s down, but not quite out. Barring divine or other intervention, Donald Trump will remain in the Oval Office for a...