UK Parliament/PADeputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has defended Labour's stance on its staff volunteering for Kamala Harris's presidential campaign.She told the Commons that "people in their own time often...

Kemi Badenoch on Tory leadership: 'This is not a general election'Kemi Badenoch has hit back at her Tory leadership rival Robert Jenrick's claim that her decision not to set...

Government ministers are considering a smacking ban for England, the Department for Education has confirmed.Smacking bans have already been brought in by devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Jersey,...

Ministers are to take a direct role in overseeing the building of the HS2 rail line to try to "get a grip" on the rising cost of the high...

The government has said there will not be an apology over Britain's role in the transatlantic slave trade, when King Charles and Sir Keir Starmer visit the Commonwealth summit...

The government says "radical" reform of the system for getting people off sick back into work will help it slash the welfare bill.Government sources have confirmed Labour is looking...

A Conservative MP has been criticised for saying he would not be voting for Kemi Badenoch as party leader because she is "preoccupied with her own children".Sir Christopher Chope...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has called the idea of assisted dying "dangerous" and suggested it would lead to a “slippery slope” where more people would feel compelled to have...

Proposals to give weight loss jabs to unemployed people living with obesity could be "very important" for our economy and health, the prime minister has told the BBC.Sir Keir...

PA MediaFigen Murray says she can see Martyn's law is finally coming to fruitionThe mother of Martyn Hett, who was killed in the Manchester Arena attack, has said a...

BBCP&O Ferries owner, DP World, will now attend the UK's investment summit on Monday, despite a row over a minister's criticism of the firm.It had been feared they might...

BBCRobert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch come from the same wing of the party, but their differences are becoming clearer in the final round of the leadership race.Where does a...