UK politics

Hannah Spencer sits in a café holding a cup of coffee while speaking, with rain visible on the window behind her.

Politics UK

76% of Britons say MPs drinking before votes is unacceptable – and the public is firmly on Hannah Spencer’s side

Jordon Scott Apr 28, 2026

The public has spoken, and they are firmly on Hannah Spencer's side.

Morgan McSweeney speaks during a parliamentary committee hearing, seated at a desk with a microphone.

Politics UK

‘A knife through my soul’: nine bombshells from McSweeney’s Mandelson committee evidence

Joe Connor Apr 28, 2026

"Seeing pictures of Mandelson and Epstein together was a knife through my soul"

A robotic hand holding a judge’s gavel in a British courtroom, with a digital AI face projected in the background.

Opinion Politics UK

Why AI shouldn’t be used even to decide ‘simple’ court cases

Raisul Islam Sourav Apr 28, 2026

Britain's second most senior judge says AI could decide your pension dispute or personal injury case.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla stand with Donald Trump and Melania Trump outside the White House during a ceremonial welcome.

Opinion Politics UK US

King Charles embarks on state visit to the US – can he repair the special relationship?

Francesca Jackson Apr 28, 2026

King Charles has arrived in Washington for his first state visit as monarch - meeting Trump for tea, touring the…

Hannah Spencer sits in a café by the window with a cup of coffee, smiling while looking to the side.

Politics UK

‘You can smell the alcohol between votes’ – and taxpayers are paying £7.4 million a year to keep the drinks flowing

Joe Connor Apr 27, 2026

Strangers' Bar sells pints for £5.45 - nearly £2 less than the pub across the road - loses £56,000 a…

Wes Streeting speaking with officials during a visit to Barnsley, standing indoors in a public building.

Featured Opinion Politics UK

Wes Streeting has taken £372,000 from private health donors – and just gave himself power over NHS drug prices. Is it time to ask who he’s really working for?

Joe Connor Apr 27, 2026

The man overseeing the biggest NHS shake-up in a generation has taken £372,000 from private health-linked donors since entering parliament…

Split image showing Donald Trump speaking during an interview and journalist Norah O’Donnell listening during the same exchange.

Politics US

‘You’re a disgrace’: Trump erupts at CBS journalist live on 60 Minutes after she reads gunman’s manifesto

Jordon Scott Apr 27, 2026

"You're a disgrace - I'm not a rapist, I didn't rape anybody"

Health Secretary Wes Streeting speaking during an indoor interview in a modern office, wearing a dark suit and striped tie.

Politics UK

Dozens of MPs oppose Streeting’s ‘power grab’ over NHS drug pricing amid fears move is illegal and benefits US big pharma

Joe Connor Apr 26, 2026

"The UK taxpayer will end up harming vulnerable people to boost the profits of already obscenely profitable drug companies"

Howard Cox of FairFuelUK speaking during a television debate about petrol prices.

Business & Economy Politics UK

Farmers, lorry drivers and tradesmen to descend on Westminster in first national fuel tax protest in two decades

Jordon Scott Apr 26, 2026

"People are not going to hospital appointments simply because they can't afford to get there"

Infographic titled “The Palantir Pipeline” showing officials, politicians, military figures and civil servants who moved into roles connected to Palantir.

Politics UK

Palantir hired 32 senior UK government officials including NHS and MoD AI chiefs, investigation finds

Joe Connor Apr 26, 2026

Palantir - the Peter Thiel surveillance tech company with £670m in UK government contracts - has recruited 32 senior UK…