Sir Keir Starmer has said the government’s response to flooding is not “good enough” and vowed Labour would take pre-emptive action earlier in the year to get ahead of the problem. “What that means: earlier in the year in the autumn, having a ...

Resigning MP accuses sunak of ‘short-term’ politics, as group of 30 politicians urged re-think on oil and gas drilling bill

Calls grow for Paula Vennells to have honour removed as ITV drama brings Horizon scandal back into spotlight

PM would support committee in looking at revoking honour over Horizon scandal – as Keir Starmer urges ministers to ‘get on’ with proper compensation

Watch as Rishi sunak holds a question-and-answer session in northern England, the latest stop on a tour around the country to talk to voters before an election expected later this year.

Labour leader promises to launch pre-emptive taskforce every autumn to help prepare

The former cabinet member and Cop26 president said the legislation is a ‘total distraction, which frankly changes nothing’

Prime minister to speak in north-west of England as MP says Tories have to accept ‘we have left the country sadder and less united’

 

Victims say compensation payments have been happening at a ‘snail’s pace’

The former energy minister has resigned the Tory whip in protest at the PM’s dash for oil and gas

Prime minister repeatedly said he had not read the documents, which Labour have called on the governmment to publish

PM reveals government is also considering plans to strip Post Office of its powers to prosecute

Labour leader said he suspects PM wants a late election so he can mark two years in office

Rishi sunak denied that he had significant doubts about the Government’s Rwanda bill after leaked No 10 documents revealed his uncertainty. He appeared on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg on BBC One on Sunday, 7 January. When asked to admit the doubts ...

Rishi sunak condemns ‘appalling miscarriages of justice’

Prime Minister repeatedly said he had not read the documents, which Labour have called on the governmment to publish

PM sets up possibility of income tax coming down in March and says control of welfare is a priority

The PM had hoped a better economic outlook and falling rates would provide a boost for autumn election, saying ‘2024 is going to be a better year’

Parliament returns for election year with a resignation over North Sea drilling and a fight over the Tories’ Rwanda plan