At the heart of the debate is not just how much the UK should spend on the military, but what types of threat it faces — and ultimately, its place in the world
UK prime minister and Greater Manchester mayor have mutual disdain stretching back many years
A decade after the referendum, Anthony Seldon’s anthology finds Britain still trapped between the promises and impact of splitting from the EU
Relations between the politicians — both suspicious towards each other — sank to new lows after PM’s mocking comment
Emails raise further questions over Tory-turned-Reform UK politician’s knowledge of 2024 campaign contribution
Nigel Farage’s party risks being displaced by far-right rival Restore Britain
Plus, defence secretary John Healey’s seismic resignation
The answer to the UK’s growth problems might be on its doorstep
Concerns over budget spark flurry of resignations and criticism of Keir Starmer and Treasury
Previously talked of as a potential caretaker prime minister, his efforts as defence secretary could not generate the spending increase the military wanted
Exit may turn out to be the first of many as armed forces minister joins defence secretary in leaving government
Iceland chair Lord Richard Walker, appointed by Starmer in February, calls system ‘mathematically unsustainable’
Rage on the right and a narrative of disadvantage changing sides is rewarded by social media
Leadership hopeful’s hints at large spending commitments had raised fears over risk to UK fiscal position
Greater Manchester mayor vying for premiership may not get a ‘coronation’ after all if he returns to parliament
Six institutions admitted more than 50% of their home student intake in 2024-25 without qualifications such as A-levels or GCSEs
Majority of Labour and Liberal Democrat politicians are on alternative social media platform Bluesky, report shows
In an unstable world, do all roads lead back to Europe?
Consultation comes as football fans look forward to start of World Cup and month of drinking
Cammell Laird, once the engine room of warship building in the UK, positions for potential higher defence spending
Ofcom tells sites to take action over content that may incite violence as Northern Ireland braces for further unrest
Comments from Mark Rowley come after Sadiq Khan blocked contract between force and US tech company
Labour leadership hopeful says he’ll ‘stick by the Waspi women’, whose demands could exceed £10bn
Violence erupts in a repeat of 2025 disorder, aided by tendency for many politicians to be equivocal on the crimes
Charity Commission targets actors who ‘abuse’ legal status ‘to promote extremism and terrorism’
