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 ...

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

Sir Keir Starmer has denied reports he would retain the Rwanda scheme if elected. The labour leader told Sky News he does not believe in the scheme and criticised Rishi Sunak’s government for “losing control of the borders”. “I don’t think ...

Exclusive: Tees Valley mayor’s extraordinary broadside against his own party as Tories brace for drubbing in local elections – and MPs plot no-confidence vote in event of labour landslide

Exclusive: Revised proposals will allow employees to choose a zero-hour option, prompting fears of undue pressure from employers

Exclusive: Tees Valley mayor’s extraordinary broadside against his own party as Tories brace for drubbing in local elections – and MPs plot no-confidence vote in event of labour landslide

Exclusive: Mayor says Conservative government has put obstacles in his way each day of his eight years in office

Susan Hall is up against the incumbent labour Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan

labour movement comes together every 1 May to call attention to fundamental rights issues and to celebrate the power of collective action

Claims condemned as ‘shameful political game-playing’

Rishi Sunak was challenged on a proposal to raise the pension age to 75 but failed to rule it out.

Scottish Greens vote with government despite uncertainty after Humza Yousaf’s resignation

Hounslow Council’s labour administration said it is committed to delivering a new arts centre on the police station site in Brentford

labour are reportedly in talks to water down their employment policies to placate business across the country

labour said Rishi Sunak’s decision not to address calls for an investigation into Tory links with the groups was an ‘abject failure of leadership’.

Councillors, mayors and police commissioners across England and Wales are facing voters this week. What’s at stake? Helen Pidd reports

The Conservatives are widely expected to recieve a drubbing at local elections on May 2nd - but it may be too early for labour to celebrate success

The labour leader has vowed to reverse the ‘Shoplifter’s Charter,’ boost police presence, and introduce new legislation to protect retail workers as shoplifting cases hit record levels across Britain.”

Sir Keir Starmer issued a defiant statement to deputy labour leader Angela Rayner as police continue to investigate her living arrangements and tax affairs. Sir Keir insisted he doesn't need to read Ms Rayner's two homes scandal legal advice because ...

Polling puts Ben Houchen on course to win in Tees Valley with Andy Street just ahead of labour’s Richard Parker in West Midlands