Labour deputy leader makes first appearance at dispatch box at PMQs since investigation opened into sale of her council houseWith Rishi Sunak in Berlin, it is deputies’ day at PMQs, and Oliver Dowden, the deputy prime...
Read MoreLabour deputy leader will make first appearance at dispatch box at PMQs since investigation opened into sale of her council houseWith Rishi Sunak in Berlin, it is deputies’ day at PMQs, and Oliver Dowden, the deputy prime...
Read MoreTributes paid to former Labour minister and welfare campaigner Frank Field, who has died at the age of 81Good morning. Tony Blair, the former Labour figure, has been among the many figures this morning paying tribute to Frank...
Read MoreResolution Foundation study suggests lowest earners are £6,000 a year better off due to policyThe minimum wage has driven up the pay of millions of Britain’s lowest earners by £6,000 a year, making it the...
Read MoreStarmer’s shadow cabinet less popular before election than Blair’s and Britons have lost confidence in politicians and their prospectsBritish voters will go into the election this year poorer, more pessimistic and...
Read MoreDeclassified files from John Major’s private secretary reveal the extraordinary level of planning that goes into a handover of powerJohn and Norma Major were so resigned to a Conservative party defeat by Labour in the 1997...
Read MoreReport set out ‘radical measures’ to reduce numbers arriving, including setting up holding camps on Scottish island of MullSending asylum seekers to holding camps on the Scottish island of Mull and removing them to...
Read MoreGovernment papers released to National Archives show animosity between broadcaster and No 10 in early 2000sThe former No 10 spin doctor Alastair Campbell suggested setting lawyers on the BBC, while Tony Blair was warned to...
Read MoreReclusive billionaire twins notorious for use of tax havens met then prime minister Tony Blair in 1999The reclusive super-rich twins Sir David and Sir Frederick Barclay, who became notorious for their use of tax havens to manage...
Read MoreFormer prime minister had concerns about being seen to be too close to the Kosovo Liberation ArmyTony Blair was advised to work with militants in Kosovo, some of whom have subsequently been put on trial for war crimes, despite...
Read MoreThen prime minister thought idea of moving club to Northern Ireland should be encouraged ‘as much as possible’The former prime minister Sir Tony Blair was keen on an idea to relocate the then-Premier League football...
Read MoreNewly released 1999 briefing by Irish civil servant reveals lack of trust during tense peace negotiationsDavid Trimble was “extraordinarily rude” to Tony Blair during tense negotiations about the implementation of...
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Wins in East Midlands, North East and North Yorkshire
Co-leader Adrian Ramsay says party has won spread of
Party did better in places it had lost since
Spread of Tory losses leads former minister to say
Glossy promotional leaflet handed out to asylum seekers detained
Party source describes region as ‘beating heart of general
Ed Davey says ‘lifelong Conservative voters are backing the
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to
News comes as Labour’s Chris Webb wins back ‘red
With more than a third of council elections declared,