3+ hour, 22+ min ago  (354+ words) Published: Jul 02, 2026 15: 37 IST Number 10 Downing Street: official residence of British prime ministers since 1735, and symbol of ruling class discretion and understatement, of that fabled British stiff upper lip cast in bricks, mortar, and gleaming black paint. Recreate, if you will,…...

42+ min ago  (445+ words) Labour did not do enough to prepare for power in the run up to the general election, Sir Keir Starmer's former top aide has said. In his first media interview, Morgan Mc Sweeney said he was speaking publicly because he…...

8+ hour, 28+ min ago  (681+ words) Labour Should ditch "net zero. Not our legally binding targets or the goal of a low carbon economy. Just the phrase. Labours new leader has a unique opportunity to look again at everything. Theres no bigger issue or opportunity than…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago  (695+ words) The Scottish government has "no idea" what Andy Burnham's plan to redistribute power across the UK will actually involve, according to an SNP cabinet minister. Burnham, who is expected to succeed Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister, has vowed to…...

1+ hour, 8+ min ago  (402+ words) The PM's former top aide Morgan Mc Sweeney has told the BBC he found US President Donald Trump to be "much funnier than I expected him to be". He said that during his first phone call with the PM Sir…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (500+ words) Labour has accused Nigel Farage of trying to hide a "property empire" from the public and dubbed the Reform UK leader "five-homes Farage" after questions were raised about how he has declared his real estate holdings. It comes after a…...

50+ min ago  (790+ words) Prime minister says racism has become more widespread over the past decade and urges politicians to stop inflaming divisions Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer delivers a speech during a visit to Malloy Aeronautics in Berkshire following the publication of the…...

23+ min ago  (592+ words) Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg discusses the Treasury's diversity hires Lord Agnew, a former Treasury Minister, explains how poor numeracy costs the nation "25billion Numerical rigour in the Treasury should not be a nice-to-have or an add-on to civil servants' core job roles....

3+ hour, 57+ min ago  (256+ words) IT looks like Andy Burnham will enter No10 later this month, as Labour swap one high-tax, welfaresplurging PM for another. Burnham's speech this week suggests he hasn't learned basic lessons from one of his party's previous failures as he outlined his…...

3+ hour, 41+ min ago  (265+ words) The people of Dundee and Bangor feel just as distant from Holyrood and the Senedd as they do from Westminster." In a speech largely focused on English devolution, this was all Andy Burnham really had to say about how he…...