Lib Dem MP refused entry to Hong Kong1 hour agoHarry FarleyPolitical correspondentPA MediaA Liberal Democrat MP has spoken of her "shock" after being barred from entering Hong Kong this week.Wera...
A Liberal Democrats MP said she was "shocked" and "very close to tears" after being refused entry into Hong Kong to visit her newborn grandson. Wera Hobhouse said she had been interrogated for five...
Keir Starmer’s first few months in Number 10 haven’t gone well. Tax rises and Treasury warnings about a “black hole” in the public finances swiftly shattered business confidence. Changes to...
Joanne Roney, the managing director of Birmingham City Council, has come under scrutiny for reportedly taking a business trip to Cannes during the onset of a major bin strike crisis in the city.The...
Labour has suffered a double by-election defeat to Reform UK and the Green Party in a humiliating blow ahead of the local elections in May. Nigel Farage's party snatched victory from Sir Keir...
Nigel Farage has lashed out at Kemi Badenoch as the local election battle heats up. The Reform UK leader posted his latest barb against his Conservative Party rival on X, telling his followers:...
British stock markets continue to fluctuate as investors continue to navigate Donald Trump’s tariffs amid fears of a possible global trade war.The announcement last week sent the markets into...
Germany is back, says Merz, after sealing government deal2 days agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorGetty ImagesGermany's conservatives under Friedrich Merz have reached a deal with the Social...
Farage rejects local Reform UK-Tory coalitions57 minutes agoPaul SeddonPolitical reporterPA MediaNigel Farage has dismissed a suggestion from Kemi Badenoch that Reform UK and Tory councillors could...
Angela Rayner has broken with her trade union mates to demand an end to Birmingham’s appalling bin strikes, as Labour faces pressure ahead of the local elections. Amid the Tories making great play...
Nigel Farage has rebuffed Kemi Badenoch's suggestion of potential local Tory-Reform coalitions. The Conservative leader has repeatedly ruled out any national deal with Reform UK but on Thursday...
Carole Malone erupted at a Labour MP who took a trip to Japan during the Birmingham bin crisis. Liam Byrne, the MP for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North, travelled to Tokyo with the Commons...
Furious cobstituents have slammed a senior Labour MP who jetted abroad on a luxurious trip while they battled bin strikes. Liam Byrne, a Birmingham MP, flew 6,000 miles to Tokyo for a "fact-finding"...
Germany has announced it will turn asylum seekers away from its borders as part of a raft of new measures to curb illegal migration agreed by the nation's future government of conservatives and...
Trump steps back from cliff edge of all-out global trade war18 minutes agoAnthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent in Washington•@awzurcherFor days, Donald Trump and his White House team had...
Starmer to set out plan for more police patrols at peak times48 minutes agoJoshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaPolice forces will have dedicated teams of officers focused on patrolling town...
Talks to save British Steel reach crunch point46 minutes agoJack FenwickPolitical reporterAlex ForsythPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesTalks aimed at saving steel production in Scunthorpe are...
Kemi Badenoch has accused the Liberal Democrats of “fake patriotism” for urging people to buy British products but rejecting calls for a military VE Day parade. The Tory leader hit out as Sir Ed...
Germany's Merz seals government deal bringing end to months of stalemate54 minutes agoPaul KirbyEurope digital editorGetty ImagesGermany's conservatives under Friedrich Merz have reached a deal with...
The conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) and the left-leaning Social Democrats (SPD) have agreed a coalition treaty in order to form a new government in Germany. The deal comes five weeks after...