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The energy secretary has told Sky News that the government will "fight people's corner" as the war in Iran threatens a fresh energy price crisis.
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The energy secretary has told Sky News that the government will "fight people's corner" as the war in Iran threatens a fresh energy price crisis.

Trump wants help to secure the Strait of Hormuz but will the UK join him?

The Reform administration says Kent is "at the forefront of a small-boat invasion".

A mix of stories on Sunday's papers, with the war in the Middle East remaining prominent.

SNP leader hails prospect of success for parties in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland that want to break up unionThe UK is facing an “absolutely seismic moment”, John Swinney has said, with the pro...

Exclusive: Senior party figures conclude outsiders or existing senior staff deemed more suitable should take over from current permanent secretariesA Reform UK government would expect to dismiss the t...

Former Oldham East and Saddleworth MP remained in Westminster for New Labour’s entire 13 years in powerThe former Labour MP minister Phil Woolas has died of brain cancer, his family and close friends...

The ex-Oldham MP Phil Woolas battled brain cancer for more than a year, his family says.

A former Labour minister who was famously confronted by Joanna Lumley in a live TV showdown has died from brain cancer aged 66.

Refusal to kowtow to US president has won public backing – and left Badenoch and Farage playing catch-upIt is not often that Keir Starmer’s allies believe he has Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch on the...

Sir Laurie Magnus said the relevant process appeared to have been followed when Lord Mandelson was made ambassador.

Dozens of MPs are calling for the government to formally apologise for Britain's actions during its administration of Palestine in the first part of the 20th century.

The prime minister issues the statement after a fuel trade body earlier withdrew from a meeting with the chancellor todayEven before Donald Trump’s Operation Epic Fury on Iran unleashed higher oil pri...

This election is the first since a violent youth-led uprising toppled the government in 2025.

The highest-profile contest is for the mayorship of Paris - which has been under left-wing control for 25 years.

Cross-party committee says service is ‘jewel in crown of UK’s soft power’ but is diminished by poor governanceMinisters risk “opening the door to propaganda from hostile states” and diminishing intern...

Committee says thousands of victims still waiting for compensation and ‘face unacceptable delays and inadequate offers’The redress schemes for victims of the Post Office Horizon scandal have “serious...

The government has been called on by an influential committee of MPs to quash convictions obtained with data from the Post Office's Capture software, the predecessor to the faulty Horizon IT programme...

The £937m investment will create about 850 new jobs, according to prime minister Sir Keir Starmer.

PM has apologised for his handling of Peter Mandelson’s appointment as US ambassador, but next tranche of files could contain further damaging detailsKeir Starmer could suffer further resignations whe...