The Independent’s chief political commentator John Rentoul is here to answer all your questions

Survey comes days after Rishi Sunak spoke of the ‘greatest comeback in political history’

April saw increases to benefits and the state pension

Vincent Kearney, who made a 2011 documentary investigating independence of Northern Ireland’s police watchdog, says he is determined to find out what happened

The leader of the Labour Party is a big Arsenal fan and regularly attends the club’s fixtures

The Metropolitan Police probe into the high-profile case has so far cost £13.2 million

Conservative London Mayor candidate Susan Hall arrived early to cast her vote in the local elections on Thursday (2 May). Ms Hall. dressed in a purple jacket, arrived at Hatch End Lawn Tennis Club to cast her vote earlier today. Voters head to the po ...

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrived at a polling station to cast their votes in the local and London Mayoral elections today. Voters head to the polls on Thursday (2 May) in a series of local elections seen as the final test ...

Despite payouts the oil and gas giant faces growing investor pressure to address its carbon emissions

This is the moment a man deliberately drove his car into a theatre during a busy rush hour. Richard Kelly, 47, drove his Ford Puma into Darlington Hippodrome at high speed on 7 March. The incident was captured on CCTV and shows his car narrowly missi ...

Everything you need to know about the controversial new election rule

Elections are taking place in 107 local authorities across England

Campaign groups have warned that controversial voter ID rules may prevent people from voting

Sir Keir Starmer has revealed the moment he considered quitting as Labour leader. Sir Keir admitted he thought of stepping down as leader after Labour lost both the Hartlepool by-election and council seats in 2021. In an interview with Sky News on We ...

Jeremy Hunt has responded to former Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson’s claims that Rishi Sunak “treated him badly” by suspending him from the party. The prime minister suspended Mr Anderson from the party in February, following a racis ...

Millions of voters in England and Wales will cast their ballots in an array of local elections

Cameron texted Michael Gove during Covid to say he was ‘doing a great job... but do you have a moment for a word? I am on this number and v free’

Family devastated by stabbing say his death leaves ‘gaping wound’ as school praises ‘amazing young man’

Voters across England and Wales will take to the polls on Thursday for the latest round of local elections. Alongside thousands of councillors, a record 12 metro mayors are to be elected – including the high-profile Mayor of London.

Patrick Green, chief executive of knife crime charity the Ben Kinsella Trust, says is ‘horrified’ by the death of Daniel Anjorin