The Latest Breaking News from Theresa May

Ex-PMs once ran cricket clubs and bred cattle, but the role is now a trampoline to self-enrichment

PM and taoisech Simon Harris seek reset in UK-Irish relations on eve of UK-hosted European Political Community summit

General elections in Britain throw up some predictable news stories. For those, like myself, with an interest in animal history, some of the best are the familiar photo features of pets at polling stations. This is a recent tradition, now firmly established, that has proven handy for news outlets that…

Previously lost photos of Whymper's scandal-ridden ascent of the Matterhorn, where four men died, will be published for the first time in a reprint of his memoir

Sir Keir Starmer and Joe Biden’s working relationship may be different to that of forerunners, such as Theresa May and Donald Trump, and Gordon Brown and Barack Obama

The country piles of Dorneywood, Chevening and Chequers that were so fiercely squabbled over by Tory ministers are suddenly up for grabs

Ed Miliband’s ideas are more radical than his party’s; Emily Thornberry is alarmed by Trump; Rachel Reeves has an unlikely role model. What else do the new cabinet’s tomes reveal?

The celebrity crowd at Wimbledon has featured stars such as the Beckhams, Sienna Miller and David Attenborough so far

Rishi Sunak has been re-elected as MP for Richmond and Northallerton but he has decisions ahead about his future and his next job

No, it really isn’t like 1997. Not even close. The morning after that landslide, I met a pillar of the Tory party in the office. He beamed at me: “Doesn’t feel like we’re under a Socialist tyranny, does it?” The sense of buoyancy which followed Sir Tony Blair’s victory did…

Liz Truss, Britain's shortest-serving prime minister, suffered further political ignominy Friday when she sensationally lost her seat in parliament at the British general election.