Politics

The first minister of Wales has said May’s local elections could have “profound implications” and there’s “a real possibility” they could set a path towards the break up of the UK. Speaking on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips, Baroness Eluned Morgan agreed the country could fragment if nationalist leaders end up in power in Scotland,…

Police officers in England and Wales must hold a work licence or face the sack, the Home Office has announced. Officers must also renew the Licence to Practise over the course of their career. The plans, which come as part of reforms set to be announced by the Home Office, are designed to teach officers…

Senior Tories claim the government is in retreat on its controversial Chagos Islands handover, after the latest showdown in parliament was unexpectedly postponed. The government has withdrawn a debate and votes in the House of Lords due on Monday in the latest round of parliamentary “ping pong” on the Chagos legislation. Welcoming the move, a…

Robert Jenrick has published private texts allegedly from a Tory official after the party’s leader, Kemi Badenoch, accused him of lying. It comes after the MP, who defected from the Conservatives to Reform UK last week, claimed Tory chief whip Rebecca Harris contacted him in 2024 to say there was “a special place in hell”…

Donald Trump has been criticised for claiming NATO troops stayed “a little off the frontlines” in Afghanistan. In an interview with Fox News in Davos, the US president repeated his criticism of NATO, saying he was not “sure” the alliance would “be there if we ever needed them”. He added: “We’ve never needed them. “They’ll…

Could Andy Burnham be on the brink of becoming a member of parliament? After former minister Andrew Gwynne stepped down as a Labour MP, his Gorton and Denton constituency has been touted as a potential seat for the mayor of Greater Manchester. Starmer responds to leadership speculation – politics latest Well, he faces a BIG…

The UK just got much closer to banning under-16s from social media. So, how long could it take for a ban to come into force? On Thursday night, the House of Lords voted for a social media ban for under-16s added into a piece of legislation called the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. The amendment…

The House of Lords has backed a ban on under-16s using social media. Peers passed an amendment to the government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which is currently making its way through parliament. Lords debate as it happened – politics latest The amendment says within 12 months of the act passing, social media sites must…

New regulations to protect tenants in Scotland from damp and mould are to be laid at Holyrood. The Investigation and Commencement of Repair (Scotland) Regulations 2026 will introduce new duties on landlords to investigate reports of damp and mould and initiate any necessary repairs within a set timescale, subject to approval by the Scottish Parliament….

Sir Keir Starmer has said he “will not yield” over his support for Greenland amid Donald Trump’s threat of tariffs. Speaking at Prime Minister’s Questions, Sir Keir said: “Threats of tariffs to pressurise allies are completely wrong. “But I do want to be clear with the House: I will not yield, Britain will not yield…