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Labour frontbencher Tulip Siddiq is coming under increasing pressure over her links to her aunt and ousted Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Hasina. Ms Siddiq has denied any wrongdoing and referred herself for an investigation.

A badger in a suit walks along a train platform. A hare dressed as a nurse folds her arms outside a hospital. A hedgehog in dungarees swaggers through a windfarm.

A gang member freed from jail early by Labour has boasted of ‘raising the crime rate’ since his release in a new rap.

The UK does not have enough construction workers to build the 1.5 million homes the government has promised, industry leaders have warned.

Government to set out details of review into benefit overpayments and how problems can be fixed

London mayor expected to be awarded for political and public services, alongside Labour MPs and Conservatives

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander could not say what the cost of nationalising rail operators will be, but said it would be "a fraction" of what is currently paid in management fees to train companies.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said a new phase for his government will begin this week, under what he calls a "plan for change" for Britain.

John Prescott, the pugnacious deputy prime minister to Britain’s Tony Blair during his 10 years in government, has died aged 86 after a battle with Alzheimer’s, his family said on Thursday.

Labour are preparing a series of deals with countries like Kurdistan and Vietnam to deter migrants from crossing into Britain illegally, reports claim.

Furious farmers have today descended on the coastal town of Llandudno in their tractors to express their anger at the inheritance tax rises announced in the Budget.

The 38-year-old stated that he was "attacked and mugged by a group of individuals" while on his way back to his flat in London.

Labour’s connections to the gambling industry are under scrutiny once more following the decision not to increase the tax rate for online gaming.

A Labour frontbencher called the lack of Black officials in No. 10 a "serious embarrassment and a blind spot," especially as the Conservatives elect their first Black leader.

Labour’s loose definition of "working people" and its warnings of a "painful" budget next week have led some to believe the middle class will be heavily affected by tax hikes.

Chancellor pledges to spend, but says there will be no Truss-style splurge when she changes fiscal rules in budget

Rachel Reeves aims to find £40bn in budget but several ministers have written to Keir Starmer about spending cuts

Morgan McSweeney has been one of the most powerful men in the Labour Party for years. He’s now one of the most powerful men in the UK – but not many people have heard of him.

The deputy prime minister’s declaration was made as Sir Keir Starmer paid back £6,000 in expenses after being heavily criticised for accepting Taylor Swift tickets and clothes for his wife.

Peer who gave gifts to Keir Starmer is being investigated after complaint he did not declare interests correctly

Ms Duffield accuses the government of pursuing "cruel and unnecessary" policies and attacks the prime minister for "hypocrisy" for accepting gifts.

Donations worth £10,000 in October 2023 and £6,000 in February 2024 bring gifted clothes total to £32,000