The weekly tracker poll by Techne UK for The Independent shows that the Tories have taken six points off Labour’s lead since ...

UK economy at near-standstill as uncertainty over the budget and high interest rates weighed on consumer spending ...

The Tories were criticised in the Commons for complaining about councils' funding struggles after 14 years in power amid a ...

Sir Keir Starmer has hailed the "significant" arrest of an alleged supplier of small boats used to cross the Channel, while ...

Rachel Reeves said post-financial crash regulation has "gone too far" and set a course for cutting red tape in her first ...

The new Labour administration will continue with current rules that allow councils in England to increase tax rates by up to ...

How to learn from election defeat Following the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election in late 2023, I was asked to speak to SNP MPs and ...

Conservative leader faces criticism after Tory MPs told to abstain on vote, as Eurosceptics claim move hardens border ...

Thousands o farmers will descend on the capital next week to demand Rachel Reeves U-turns on her inheritance tax raid.

The OECD put Britain at the top of the international table after net long-term inflows increased by nearly 53 per cent to a ...

The defection of Councillor Justice means Reform will be heading into that election with four Nottinghamshire councillors and one Nottinghamshire MP in the form of Lee Anderson. Mr Anderson was ...