Lord Mandelson appeared to confirm speculation that the president's trip will happen in September when Westminster is not sitting.

Small boats’ are the big talking point from this week’s Franco-British summit. The consensus is that there are slim pickings ...

Reform UK, which has been declared by Sir Keir Starmer as his main opposition, won two mayoralties and 10 councils in May's ...

Last week marked a year since the general election which saw Sir Keir Starmer lead Labour back into government after 14 years in the wilderness. Local democracy reporter Daniel Mumby looks back on the ...

The Prime Minister is due to discuss border security with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz this week as Sir Keir Starmer called illegal migration “a global problem”.

The Prime Minister says Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is 'terrified' illegal immigration will fall because he will 'fade into ...

Labour MPs have called on Sir Keir Starmer to reduce net zero taxes on oil and gas producers or risk destroying thousands of jobs in their constituencies.

Sir Keir Starmer’s much-lauded “one in, one out” migrant return deal with Emmanuel Macron is a “publicity stunt” that won’t win back voters, Britain’s leading pollsters have warned.Professor Sir John ...

EXCLUSIVE: A dinghy attempting to get Britain hovered in the shoreline as tear gas filled the beach where 200 migrants hid.

How Angela Rayner has become the most influential figure in Starmer’s government – for now - NEWS ANALYSIS: The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the ...