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Letters: Politicians are refusing to acknowledge the link between Brexit and falling living standards, says Robin Prior, while Chris Webster says voters must accept responsibility for their choices

In the second part of Sir Keir Starmer’s exclusive interview with The Independent, he reveals what motivates him politically

The Conservatives have taken to venting their frustrations publicly, and often in very vivid terms

A SCOTTISH council has taken urgent action to ensure people who have not received postal votes can still have their say in next week’s General…

The U.K. general election on July 4 is just days away now no doubt to the relief of the party leaders who have crisscrossed the country in a grueling month of campaigning

A SCOTTISH Tory candidate has been criticised for berating a member of the audience at a hustings event for “staring at me”.

Though the betting often interests few outside Westminster, leaders must be clear on where opportunity for impropriety really lies

A SCOTTISH Councillor has offered an “unreserved apology” after using sectarian language in a newspaper column in support of an Orange march…

Let’s take Starmer at its word that it is the party of wealth creation and growth, not redistribution and equality. What will this mean for our politics, asks David Edgerton, professor of modern British history at King’s College London

TWO Scottish councils have issued updates amid concerns about delays to postal votes ahead of the election.

As gamblegate stretches into its second week, it seems there is no end to the revelations about MPs misbehaving at the bookies. And naturally, as when any significant ethical misconduct is in the news, it didn’t take long for this one to be equated with the expenses scandal.