UK finalising Chagos deal with Mauritius, says No 10
Government sources have indicated that the agreement will not need further approval from the US....
Category : Politics
Trade war should not be UK’s first response to tariffs – PM
Sir Keir Starmer says he will rule nothing out as the government braces itself for new US tariffs....
Sentencing council to be reviewed after two-tier row
It comes after ministers introduced a law overriding new guidelines on minority offender sentencing....
Grooming inquiry lawyer asked Home Office ‘do you still want me?’
Tom Crowther KC suggests there has been little progress nearly three months since his role was announced....
Minister who bet on election in line for peerage
Conservative Sir Alister Jack – who bet on the election date – is set to be given a seat in the Lords....
Adoption fund to continue after families ‘left in limbo’
Families had been calling for clarity for months about the therapy fund, which expired on Monday....
Private school VAT ‘discriminatory’, court hears
Families argue that the policy “interferes with the fundamental right to an education”....
Chris Mason: Jitters, uncertainty and hope as UK awaits Trump tariff decision
Talks are continuing between London and Washington at quite an intensity, our political editor writes....
Minister warns of risk from foreign donors
Democracy Minister Rushanara Ali is planning measures to protect against foreign political interference....
FM criticises UK minister for saying she backs cuts
Eluned Morgan criticises a senior Welsh Labour colleague for saying she backed benefits cuts....