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Even sexual assault or paedophilia cases are heard by US courts martial, using an obscure 1951 agreement‘Degrading’: why did a US fighter pilot avoid British trial after strangling a woman in England?...
Refugee charities fear controversial changes, including on forced removals and age checks, are being rushed throughShabana Mahmood’s controversial plans to increase the forced removal of people refuse...
Senior figures, including some in No 10, want the Treasury to be allowed to borrow more for military spendingSenior government officials are planning to lobby Andy Burnham during access talks to reviv...
Some worry choosing James Purnell, former Demon Eyes teammate, would show Labour struggling for new talentThe most powerful football team in the country is getting back together.Andy Burnham’s decisio...
Appointment of James Purnell, former chief executive of Flint Global, described by one Labour MP as ‘very bad sign’The advisory firm led by Andy Burnham’s incoming chief of staff counted BP, Amazon, J...
Tory leader said Labour MPs were cheering, even though there are ‘400 knives’ in Starmer’s backBen Quinn is a Guardian political correspondent.Nigel Farage has made an explicit pitch for support from...
Tory leader reprimanded by speaker for invective against minister and saying Starmer had ‘400 knives in his back’Labour MPs have criticised Kemi Badenoch after a fractious prime minister’s questions o...
Spokesperson says departing PM will serve out remainder of his term representing Holborn and St PancrasKeir Starmer will remain the MP for Holborn and St Pancras after standing down as prime minister,...
Makerfield MP considering northern base for PM’s office among measures to devolve power away from LondonAndy Burnham is planning to move parts of the No 10 operation to Manchester as part of measures...
In the first prime minister's question since announcing he would step down, Keir Starmer has defended his record and said he had turned the Labour party around. The prime minister repeatedly said he w...
Rights activists call UK ambassador ‘morally compromised’ for accepting honour from Bahraini king in apparent breach of Foreign Office rulesThe British ambassador to Bahrain has been accused of breach...
Analysis by more than 150 political scientists finds proportion who back such parties has increased nearly fivefold since 1995Almost one in four voters in Europe now cast their ballot for far-right pa...
Rachel de Souza writes to home secretary over proposals that include removing sick childrenUK politics – live updatesShabana Mahmood has been told that her crackdown on refused asylum seekers, includi...
The singer says children face a "postcode lottery", as testing for the disease is staggered.
Labour MPs are under pressure from their local members who want a leadership contest rather than a coronation of Andy Burnham as prime minister.
Chief secretary to PM says he had been ‘reassured’ about Burnham’s economic plans after conversation with himAndy Burnham has moved a step closer to becoming prime minister after Darren Jones, the chi...
Sharon Graham is urged to withdraw her claim that the energy secretary would cost jobs if he became chancellorMore than 40 progressive economists have written to Sharon Graham, the leader of Unite, re...
Climate Change Committee chair Nigel Topping says U-turns damage investor confidence and disrupt businessesWeakening the UK’s net zero policy would disrupt business and damage the economy, the UK’s ch...
Decision is one of Makerfield MP’s most significant since his Westminster return as he builds his team for governmentAndy Burnham has chosen his Blairite former colleague James Purnell as his chief of...
Dan Jarvis, who took the role earlier this month, is said to have secured around one billion pounds more for the plan than his predecessorDan Jarvis, the new defence secretary, promised to publish the...