Politics

A beneficiary of grand corruption waged by a repressive regime? Or an innocent bystander caught in political crossfire from a country five thousand miles away? Those are the questions at the core of an extraordinary argument that’s been raging for months between the Labour MP Tulip Siddiq and the authorities in Bangladesh. Key to understanding…

Former minister Tulip Siddiq has accused the leader of Bangladesh of conducting an “orchestrated campaign” to damage her reputation and “interfere with UK politics”, according to a new legal letter seen by Sky News. The Labour MP also said comments made by Professor Muhammad Yunus in a Sky News interview have prejudiced her right to…

The first flight to evacuate British citizens from Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories has taken off, the foreign secretary has said. David Lammy told the Commons that an RAF A400 took a group of 63 British nationals and dependants to Cyprus, from where they will be taken to the UK. Mr Lammy said the…

👉 Click here to listen to Electoral Dysfunction on your podcast app 👈 Days after Sir Keir Starmer told Beth that a US strike on Iran wasn’t imminent, Donald Trump gave the go-ahead for US bunker buster bombs to hit Iran’s nuclear facilities. The UK’s position on the attacks is unclear. The focus is not…

Palestine Action will be proscribed as a terrorist organisation, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said. The action has been taken after the activist group claimed responsibility for breaking into RAF Brize Norton last week. Footage released by the group showed them vandalising aircraft – with reports of damage totalling millions of pounds. Home Secretary Yvette…

Plans to cut energy costs for thousands of businesses have been announced as part of the government’s long-awaited industrial strategy. The announcement confirms Sky News reporting that the plan proposes making energy prices more competitive. Firms have said high prices have hindered growth and made them less competitive. Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds told Sky News…

A “rapid” national investigation into NHS maternity services has been launched by the government. The announcement comes after Health Secretary Wes Streeting met families who have lost babies and amid the ongoing investigations at some NHS trusts into maternity care failings. The investigation in England is intended to provide truth to families suffering harm, as well as…

👉Listen to Politics at Sam and Anne’s on your podcast app👈 Sir Keir Starmer has spoken to Donald Trump about the need for Iran to return to the negotiating table after Tehran’s warning of “everlasting consequences” for the US bombing raid on their nuclear sites. On this episode, Sam and Anne discuss the key questions…

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says he is “shocked and frustrated” at a planned protest in support of Palestine Action. The demonstration, due to take place in Westminster later, comes as the government moves to ban the group under anti-terror laws. Activists from Palestine Action hit the headlines last week after targeting RAF Brize…

When I got to Chequers on Sunday morning the prime minister had clearly been up for most of the night and hitting the phones all morning with calls to fellow leaders in Europe and the Middle East as he and others scrambled to try to contain a very dangerous situation.  His primary message on Sunday…