A Reform UK councillor on Dartford Borough Council (DBC) has defected to the Conservatives after becoming "uncomfortable" with his party.Conservative council leader Jeremy Kite confirmed on Friday that James...

Sam FrancisPolitical reporterWatch: Zarah Sultana asked about her new party's name and valuesZarah Sultana has said her new left-wing political party founded with Jeremy Corbyn is aiming at "running"...

Harry Farley,political correspondent, and Sam Francis,political reporterReutersSir Keir Starmer has dismissed calls for an investigation into Chancellor Rachel Reeves after she apologised for breaking housing rules when renting out...

Steven McKenzie and Chris MacLennan,BBC Scotland NewsGetty ImagesAbout 300 asylum seekers are expected to be housed at Cameron Barracks in phasesConcerns have been raised about "community cohesion" after it...

The government confronts a cluster of catastrophes on the very topic that is arguably the most visible state failure they are trying to deal with: small boat crossings.The numbers...

Sam FrancisPolitical reporterWes Streeting: "I think what she (Sarah Pochin) said was a disgrace. I think it was racist"Health Secretary Wes Streeting has criticised Reform MP Sarah Pochin for...

Tributes have been paid to Liberal Democrat peer Lord Taverne, who has died aged 97.As Dick Taverne, he served as a Labour MP for Lincoln between 1962 and 1974....

Dominic CascianiHome and Legal CorrespondentPA MediaStephen Parkinson has broken his silence ahead of a committee appearanceThe director of public prosecutions has said the China spy case collapsed because a...

Chris MasonPolitical editorPA MediaPlaid Cymru's Lindsay Whittle (left) won the by-election, giving Labour its first defeat in the area for 100 yearsAmid the blizzard of nocturnal numbers any by-election...

Harry Farley,Political correspondent and Chris GrahamPA MediaSafeguarding Minister Jess Phillips was accused of "betrayal" by four grooming gang survivorsThe government is under increasing pressure to gain control of the...

The focus of the national grooming gangs inquiry "will not change" or be "watered down", Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has insisted.Writing in the Times newspaper, Mahmood said the wait...

UK government borrowing in September hit the highest level for the month in five years, according to the latest official figures.Borrowing - the difference between public spending and tax...