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The council said the policy is ‘a lifeline to struggling families during a time of soaring food and energy prices’

More than 30 bills expected as Labour government sets out its legislative agenda for this session of parliament

Sir Lindsay Hoyle was forced to apologise in March over his handling of a vote on Gaza, which led to chaotic scenes in the Commons but said he had acted with good intentions after threats to MPs

MANY people, when describing what they love about their job, explain that “every day is different”.

Lindsay Hoyle tells BBC that level of intimidation is his main worry and ‘is much greater than anybody can imagine’

AFTER Labour swept to victory at the General Election, it’s been like the first day at school for a new cohort of MPs who have been going through…

Party leadership plans to stay in campaign mode and make sure public is aware how much ex-government has tied its hands

As Labour announced a series of measures to ease the overcrowding crisis facing UK jails, Suella Braverman said the Tories needed to ‘take responsibility’

One of the defining features of contemporary electoral politics in Britain is the age divide. Young people are far more likely to support Labour, and older people to support the Conservatives. This divide is still apparent following the 2024 election – but it hides the complexity of how young people…

The 2024 UK election campaign was dominated by discussion of the polls, from start to finish. This was partially because of the sheer volume of polls being published. We had more MRP (multi-level regression post-stratification) polls than ever before, many giving quite different pictures of the size of Labour’s lead.

Labour confirms it will release many prisoners 40 per cent of the way into their sentences instead of halfway through to ease overcrowding crisis