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Conservative Party insiders were among those charged after bets were placed on the timing of the general election

Craig Williams, 39, of Llanfair Caereinion, served as the parliamentary private secretary to Rishi Sunak during his time as prime minister.

The UK government is desperate to show it is preventing small boat crossings, but its PR-heavy approach may cause more problems with voters than it solves

It’s a mistake to think that, when it comes to the UK economy, the Conservatives have always been seen by British voters as a safer pair of hands than Labour. But, notwithstanding the damaging austerity imposed on the country by David Cameron’s chancellor, George Osborne, it was, by and large,…

The UK government recently endorsed proposals in its strategic defence review to consider the creation of military gap years for young people in the UK.

COMMENT: The personal barbs in a new, behind-the-scenes memoir offer a fittingly pathetic caricature of the Conservatives’ big beasts, says Sean O’Grady – they are also a reminder of how the party is the biggest Brexit loser of all

COMMENT: ‘Do you want to go back and pay like everybody else?’ Jenrick’s public transport vigilante video conveyed a brilliantly effective message – and was another example of how successful political stunts can be, writes John Rentoul

France will ban smoking in public areas where children are present starting 1 July 2025, aiming to create a smoke-free generation and protect kids from second-hand smoke.

Extra investment lined up for schemes such as energy projects, roads and rails outside London and south-east