In letter ahead of vote, signatories say their relations with female colleagues have been damaged and threaten to quit club

Politicians fear perceived costs of green transition are driving poor and rural voters to parties such as AfD

The hatred these Conservatives feel for their country isn’t just because of the polls: they also despise the sea change in British politics, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Volunteers and medics joined an anti-euthanasia protest in Westminster on Monday 29 April, while MPs considered changing the law around assisted suicide. Ministers are debating assisted dying after a petition on discussing the controversial issue gai ...

We face a recruitment and retention emergency when even desirable schools can’t fill vacancies. This is what a crisis looks like, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

People who can’t stand either candidate could shape the 2024 campaign

The data show that young voters do not like Biden’s actions in Israel, but they are far from a dealbreaker

Stephen Flynn has ruled himself out of the race to replace Humza Yousaf as Scotland’s first minister. Mr Yousaf admitted “politics can be a brutal business” as he announced his resignation just four days after tearing up the powersharing agreem ...

Kirklees residents are likely to punish both the Tories and Labour for their stance on Gaza in the 2 May local elections

Despite Bill Barr’s repeatedly voicing concerns about Donald Trump, he has now said he will vote for him again this November

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer says the Scottish people are “being fundamentally let down” as he called for a general election to end the “chaos”. Humza Yousaf quit as Scottish first minister on Monday (29 April) in an emotional ...

Scotland’s first minister, Humza Yousaf, has resigned rather than face a no-confidence vote just days after he torpedoed a coalition with the Green Party by ditching a target for fighting climate change

Humza Yousaf’s decision to resign as Scotland’s first minister is “bizarre”, Alba Party’s Ash Regan MSP hs said. Ms Regan told Sky News is “bizarre” Mr Yousaf has quit, rather than working with her and her party to ...

John Swinney has said that he is giving “very active consideration” to being SNP leader after Humza Yousaf announced his resignation on Monday, 29 April. The first minister’s statement came after days of political turmoil following his ...

The SNP leader has left his role following the breakdown in powersharing between the SNP and Scottish Greens

Humza Yousaf fought back tears as he announced his resignation as Scottish first minister on Monday (29 April). Mr Yousaf announced he was stepping down during a press conference at Bute house in Edinburgh, just days before a vote on his leadership w ...

SNP leader was facing two confidence votes at Holyrood after axing of coalition with Scottish Greens

Speculation Scotland’s first minister is to resign before he faces no confidence vote later this week

The no-confidence vote comes after the collapse of Mr Yousaf’s power-sharing agreement with the Greens last week

Decision to step down could come within next day as SNP leader faces no-confidence vote at Holyrood