Party predicted to lose about half of the 1,000 seats it is defending in contest that could shape Rishi sunak’s future

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: 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

Editorial: Since Rishi sunak obviously has nothing left to do but campaign, he should call a general election

The prime minister will find himself under renewed pressure if results go against the Conservative party

World Bank forecasts show GDP per capita in Poland is on track to overtake UK by 2030

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

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’.

The moment immigration enforcement removed migrants from homes for deportation to Rwanda was filmed on video released by the Home Office on Wednesday, 1 May. A series of operations were carried out this week with more due to take place soon, the Home ...

Irish have said they will not be a ‘loophole’ for other countries’ migration ‘challenges’ as PM claims spat shows Rwanda plan is working

Watch live as Rishi sunak faces Sir Keir Starmer at Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, 1 May, after the government paid an asylum seeker £3,000 to relocate to Rwanda.

A week after Rishi sunak’s controversial Safety of Rwanda Bill gained royal assent, the government said the first phase of detentions was underway for deportation flights

Commons speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle told off MPs for behaving like teenagers during a heated Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday (1 May). Sir Lindsay told members to “stop banging on furniture” and said “We are not in the sixth form now” ...

Targeting people who need support for depression and anxiety will only make these growing problems worse, says Jay Watts, a clinical psychologist

Under a separate scheme to the government’s controversial deportation agreement with the east African nation, ministers can pay failed asylum applicants up to £3,000 to voluntarily fly to Kigali

Business secretary defends move, saying it ‘puts to bed myth that Rwanda is not a safe place’

Brexit and Scottish independence have benefited Rishi sunak and Humza Yousaf – now both are suffering the consequences, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

Rishi sunak would ‘absolutely’ support move to ensure Grace O’Malley-Kumar ‘is remembered forever’