Minister tells of anger at Ben Wallace over Afghanistan death squad claims

Johnny Mercer tells inquiry defence secretary did not say he knew of allegations before Commons told…

Removing UK climate protesters’ defence ‘could erode right to trial by jury’

Attorney general’s attempt to end climate protesters’ use of consent defence is slippery slope, says KC…

David Neal: Immigration and borders watchdog sacked for leaking critical reports

Home Secretary James Cleverly has sacked the government’s immigration watchdog after details of critical reports appeared…

Labour pledges to cut red tape for British farmers

Labour has pledged to “back British farmers” by cutting red tape at the border and reducing…

Government finances show big surplus in January

The government finances showed a large surplus last month, more than double the surplus last January.…

Alexei Navalny: UK sanctions Russian prison chiefs after activist’s death

The UK has frozen the assets of six Russian prison bosses in charge of the Arctic…

Henry Staunton: Ex-Post Office chair escalates compensation row

Former Post Office chairman Henry Staunton has released a note he claims proves he was told…

Row after Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle picks Labour Gaza motion

A row has erupted after Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle allowed MPs to vote on a…

NHS nurses being investigated for ‘industrial-scale’ qualifications fraud

Scam involves more than 700 healthcare workers who usedproxies  to pass test in Nigeria enabling them…

The Body Shop set to appoint administrators in UK

The Body Shop’s UK business is set to appoint administrators this week, in a move likely…