Burnham exchanged messages with person posing as top Trump aide
The new prime minister spoke over message to who he believed was White House chief of staff Susie Wiles Andy Burnham exchanged messages with someone posing as one of Donald…
More women will die if domestic abusers leave prison early, victim’s parents warn
More women will die if ministers include domestic abusers in the early prison release scheme, the parents of a woman murdered by her partner shortly after he was freed have…
‘Let’s see what he can do’: will Burnham bring Barnsley voters back to Labour?
Labour marked its worst performance in more than 50 years when voters went to the polls in Barnsley in May, but 100 days on from those seismic local elections, the…
‘Disgraceful’: what one photo from Clacton tells us about British politics in 2026
It ended, perhaps fittingly, on a rather baffling note. After 34 days of campaigning to regain the parliamentary seat of Clacton on England’s south coast, Nigel Farage, the leader of…
Benjamin Netanyahu describes UK as ‘first Islamic republic to get a nuclear weapon’
The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, called the UK “the Islamic republic of Britain” in a podcast interview, where he also described the country as the “first Islamic republic to…
What do people in Clacton think of Farage’s by-election win?
Nigel Farage’s supporters in Clacton-on-Sea have shared their joy at him being re-elected as the Essex seat’s MP. The Reform UK leader secured 22,239 votes in the by-election he triggered…
Voices: ‘An insult’: Readers accuse Farage of dodging scrutiny after Clacton by-election win
Our readers aren’t buying Reform’s explanation for Nigel Farage’s no-show at the count – and with the donations investigation reopened within hours of his win, many say the real story…
Green groups urge Andy Burnham to break silence on climate crisis
The UK’s leading climate organisations have accused prime minister Andy Burnham of “remaining silent” on the climate crisis as the country struggles to cope with its fifth heatwave of the…
Farmers call for minister’s resignation over cattle cull
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has called on the Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir to resign over his department’s investigation into a cull of 51 cattle. They were shot in County…
Albanian ambassador attacks UK right wing for ‘unhinged’ fixation with 2022 migrant surge
The number of Albanians who travelled to Britain in small boats four years ago remains the focus of “unhinged” and “hysterical” criticisms from rightwing politicians and the media, according to…