Getty ImagesThe UK economy returned to growth in November, but the expansion was less than expected.The 0.1% uptick was driven by trade for pubs, restaurants and the construction industry,...

Getty ImagesUK inflation unexpectedly dipped in December for the first time in three months as hotel prices fell and tobacco costs eased.Prices rose 2.5% in the year to December,...

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has met survivors of grooming gangs in Oldham and Rotherham, describing the meeting as "quite shocking".Speaking to GB News, she said it was "extraordinary" hearing...

Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Michael Ellam, a former adviser to Gordon Brown, to lead his reset negotiations with the EU.Mr Ellam will leave his job at the bank...

Kemi Badenoch has called for the PM to sack Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq after she was named in an investigation into claims her family embezzled up to £3.9bn from...

ReutersNigel Farage was elected as the Reform UK MP for Clacton last yearTen Reform UK councillors in Derbyshire say they have resigned in protest over Nigel Farage's leadership.The group...

PA MediaIt is "absolutely right" that Chancellor Rachel Reeves' trip to China go ahead as planned, a cabinet colleague has said.Opposition parties had called for Reeves to cancel the...

Getty ImagesThe pound continued to fall on Thursday after UK government borrowing costs rose and concerns grew about public finances.Sterling dropped as UK 10-year borrowing costs surged to their...

Pushing for a new national inquiry into grooming gangs by halting the progress of a bill aimed at bolstering child safety is "utterly sickening", the education secretary has said.Bridget...

Getty ImagesVictims "clearly want action" rather than a new national inquiry into grooming gangs, the woman who led a seven-year probe into child sexual abuse has said.Prof Alexis Jay...

Welsh Liberal DemocratsJenny Randerson represented Cardiff Central for 12 yearsThe Welsh Liberal Democrat politician Jenny Randerson has died at 76.Baroness Randerson was elected in 1999 and represented Cardiff Central,...

Watch: Nigel Farage: 'Musk's X gives place for open debate'Nigel Farage has defended Elon Musk after the billionaire attacked the UK government's response to grooming gangs on X, the...