In the circumstances, the numbers could hardly look much better. A year or two ago, the conventional wisdom was that America was facing a terrific recession....
Lord David Cameron has urged Israel to “think with head as well as heart” and not retaliate to Iran’s missile attack. The foreign secretary said the...
At every level of the British diplomatic machine, the focus after Saturday night’s Iranian attack on Israel is now to do whatever possible to de-escalate tensions...
MPs return to Westminster today after two weeks away, to the possibility of dangerous escalation in the Middle East. But this is a week the prime...
UK jets shot down “a number of drones” launched by Iran in its unprecedented attack on Israel last night, Rishi Sunak has said. The prime minister...
Soul searching about the UK’s role in the world has broken out again following the publication of a pamphlet by senior diplomats including Mark Sedwill, a...
Liz Truss has revealed she considered abolishing the UK’s economic watchdog and replacing leaders at the Treasury and Bank of England, accusing the bodies of being...
A new British military laser could be used in Ukraine to shoot down Russian drones, the defence secretary has suggested. The DragonFire weapon, which is expected...
We may have been in Easter recess the past couple of weeks, but on both sides of the party divide, there were those who did not...
Sir Keir Starmer will announce later today that the UK’s nuclear deterrent is the “bedrock” of his plan to keep Britain safe. If elected, the Labour...
The UK economy has grown slightly for the second month in a row, official figures show. Gross domestic product (GDP) grew just 0.1% in February, the...
A Tory MP appears to have endorsed Reform’s Lee Anderson, after his former colleague promised not to campaign against him. Mr Anderson – who jumped ship...
A libel case against Science Secretary Michelle Donelan has now cost the tax-payer £34,000. It was revealed last month that the Department for Science, Innovation and...
The health secretary has insisted the government “will not criminalise” homeless people, after a large backlash to its proposals for a new law. Ministers are seeking...
Rishi Sunak and other high-profile Conservatives could keep their seats because of voter ID confusion in the next general election, a new poll suggests. The government...
A man who has been serving a controversial indefinite prison sentence is set to reunite with his son after 12 years apart. Thomas White, who was...
It was the picture that launched warnings of the “death” of a popular trainer: the prime minister in a box-fresh pair of Adidas Sambas, paired with...
Rishi Sunak has refused to name a date for when the first flight will take asylum seekers to Rwanda. The prime minister has given his full...
Three people have been charged with public order offences following a pro-Palestine protest outside Sir Keir Starmer’s family home. Leonorah Ward, 21, from Leeds, Zosia Lewis,...
Rishi Sunak has refused to name a date for when the first flight will take asylum seekers to Rwanda. The prime minister has given his full...