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Tory and Whig MPs were central to funding trafficking of enslaved people and many opposed abolition of the slave tradeThere is a British culture of celebrating the abolition of slavery without acknowl...
Several papers feature actor Sydney Sweeney, who has been criticised by female athletes for posing nude for a sports betting company advert.
The £72m heading towards Reform UK's coffers is transforming the debate at Westminster about politics and money.
A cross-party group of MPs is urging the government to stop using real bear pelts to make the hats worn by the King's Guard and use fake alternatives instead.
Alistair Burt speaks candidly about difficulties of tackling complex cases as families express concern over mandateThe special envoy for British citizens detained overseas has spoken about the difficu...
Plans to strengthen legislation already going through parliament might mean donors having to meet stricter UK residence requirementsAndy Burnham’s government could thwart Reform’s unprecedented £72m d...
Key questions surrounding the huge sums donated by crypto billionaires Christopher Harborne and Ben DeloReform UK announced over the weekend the two biggest single political donations in British histo...
In an interview about the donations, he said they are compliant with the law ‘today’Andy Burnham has cancelled engagements today and tomorrow following the death of his father Roy, who was suffering f...
UK general secretaries had been split on issue but sources say they are likely to back strong words calling for actionTrade unions are set to launch an intervention on Tuesday on political donations a...
Firm, once part of Sanjeev Gupta’s empire, fell into administration last year but has failed to find buyerBusiness news – live updatesOne of Britain’s steelworks is to come into public ownership after...
There’s been a huge backlash against Reform UK after the party received £72m from two crypto billionaires over the weekend.Paul Nowak, the TUC leader, said the money showed democracy was ‘in crisis’....
Company behind ChatGPT tells ministers to seize ‘political window’ on regulation as cross-party committee warns of rising threats to human rightsUK politics live – latest updatesOpenAI has urged Briti...
Leaders in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland discuss independence and call for constitutional change at summitWestminster’s time is coming to an end, the first ministers of Wales, Scotland and Nort...
UK prime minister had been due to speak at the TUC conference in BrightonAndy Burnham has cancelled his engagements for Monday and Tuesday after his father, Roy, died.Among other plans, the prime mini...
Richard Tice says contributions are legally compliant after author of review into overseas donations says rules will be applied retrospectivelyReform UK’s deputy leader has declined to say when two cr...
US officials reportedly raided envoy’s London home and took him to American airbase without warning Met policeUK politics live – latest updatesBritish ministers face calls to act after US authorities...
‘Commonsense change’ looks to end current confusion and put ‘passengers first, not shareholders’ when services are disruptedRail passengers whose trains are cancelled will have the immediate right to...
Exclusive: New research identifies thousands who profited from trafficking enslaved Africans and traces some financial links to institutions still operating today Continue reading...
Electoral Commission finds abuse, particularly of women, minority ethnic and disabled people, is affecting candidates’ behaviourAbuse and intimidation of election candidates is “a serious and growing...
To Andy Burnham, the privatisation of our water industry represents more than just a failure.