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Several cabinet ministers have immediate issues to confront now they are safely installed in Whitehall. With the new government needing to make an early impression, we look at six figures with pressing concerns

Protesters have descended on Downing Street and been ordered to dispers

AS the SNP’s defeated candidates made their way off the stage at the Glasgow count, a range of emotion could be read from their faces –…

Reform UK won 14 per cent of votes in Thursday’s general election, but has gained just five MPs, due to the even spread of its support around the country

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is holding his first Cabinet meeting as they take on the massive challenge of fixing a heap of domestic woes and winning over a public left weary from years of austerity and political chaos

Honours for key figures behind decision to hold July election becomes focus of anger among senior Conservatives• General election 2024 – live news

Yes, Keir Starmer won a massive majority as the Tories collapsed — but the stage is set for a far-right comeback

Corbyn will call on the new Labour government to immediately end arms to Israel and recognise Palestine as a state

As the dust settles on Labour’s historic election win, Keir Starmer, the UK’s new prime minister, has appointed his team of senior ministers. These men and women (of whom there are a record number in this cabinet) are now responsible for governing and delivering on the party’s manifesto commitments.

As Tory MPs prepare bids, former PM and George Osborne say candidates should prove themselves in opposition

Analysis by The Independent shows how the 2019 sea of Conservative blue, when the party won 365 seats under Boris Johnson, dwarfs all other parties