Paul Maynard under investigation by MPs’ expenses watchdog over claims he charged taxpayers for political campaign services

Former president made the comment 36 hours after one student was killed and seven people wounded during the first day of school

Victim of software scandal says TV drama has reignited issue as 50 new operators contact lawyers

campaigners say testing is among methods used to surveil people in the tightly controlled region

Last-minute reprieve keeps Nobel scientist’s legacy standing. Now campaigners want the building to be listed

Joe Biden warned that Donald Trump has “promised to be a dictator” as he made a speech marking the anniversary of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol. The president spoke from near the Valley Forge historical site in Pennsylvania, where George ...

Labour must decide its policies on key issues including taxes, green spending and the NHS before party’s election campaign begins

Nikki Haley attempted to clean up her Civil War comments by mentioning she had Black friends “growing up”. The Republican presidential candidate faced criticism last month for answering a question at a town hall on what the Civil War was about wi ...

Ron DeSantis deflected a question on gun control from an Iowa resident just one day after a school shooting in Perry. The Republican presidential candidate was asked what he would do about America’s “problem” with guns if he was to take office. ...

Mr Biden’s speech is his first major campaign event of the 2024 election season

campaign calendar gets underway in earnest in Midwestern state on 15 January

Inflation easing has not tempered a hot labour market as President Joe Biden prepares to make the economy a central point of his re-election campaign

campaigners call on King to make statement and MPs to debate Duke of York, who is identified in documents on paedophile Jeffrey Epstein

Civil rights leader hosts protest outside office of alumnus who spearheaded campaign to remove Claudine Gay and criticized DEI

While former president Trump continues to heavily criticise DeSantis, the Florida governor doesn’t often return attacks

A group of current aides warns his support for Israel’s siege could cost him the election

Keir Starmer vows to match Conservative attacks in what is shaping up to be a bruising campaign

Popular crisp based on Scottish national dish will now be available all year round

Children’s campaigner lived an extraordinary life encompassing social entrepreneurship, fame, politics, a fall from grace and a dramatic courtroom exoneration

Haley’s campaign manager declares GOP primary a ‘two-person race’