The PM and chancellor hugged while visiting an east London hospital - a day after Reeves was seen crying in the Commons.

It has been a year since the Labour party swept to victory promising stability, competence and renewal in the face of a grim economic inheritance. With the next UK general election still four years ...

A partial U-turn on tighter rules for long-term sickness and disability benefits will reduce savings by around 3 billion ...

The public is also sceptical about the Government’s progress. Keiran Pedley, director of politics at Ipsos, said that “the ...

The British pound and U.K. government bonds were paring back some of their losses on Thursday, having tumbled the previous ...

Sterling and U.K. government bonds, or gilts, recovered Thursday after Prime Minister Keir Starmer backed Treasury chief Rachel Reeves, having initially sidestepped questions about her future in ...

A Jamaican murderer has avoided deportation after claiming he will be targeted by a notorious gang if returned home.

The Julius Abure-led faction of the Labour Party (LP) has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to its presidential candidate in the ...

The Independent’s chief political commentator, John Rentoul, is here to answer your questions as Labour grapples with a ...

Isaac Fayose, younger brother of former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, has pledged allegiance to Peter Obi and the ...

That ought to have left the Labour Party in an enviable position after winning power last July, with economic growth atop its ...