MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales so that women cannot be prosecuted for terminating their pregnancy at any stage. The amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill passed by ...

NASUWT responds to Labour plans for mental health support in schools Commenting on Labour’s plan to put specialised mental health services into every secondary school, Dr Patrick Roach, General ...

Since announcing his candidacy, Polanski has pointedly critiqued the Green Party’s co-leadership structure, saying: “I do think the movement needs a single figurehead… that’s about someone who can go ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. PMQs verdict: Labour’s woes are bigger than Rachel Reeves ...

Reform UK’s former deputy leader has launched a new political party. Ben Habib, who served as deputy to then-leader Richard Tice from October 2023 – July 2024, had already set out his intention to ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street Welfare rebellion leaves Keir Starmer stranded ...

Another week, another capitulation courtesy of Keir Starmer. Downing Street’s panicked response to criticism of the welfare bill would suggest it was ambushed by a clandestine cadre of guerrilla ...

The British government does not run this country. It has given away much of its decision-making power, weakening its ability to direct the country, despite the state’s increasing size. That is the ...

An overview of the different public reports of the net worth of the former Labour prime minister, Tony Blair.

A Reform spokesperson said that banning the burqa was “not party policy, but it needs a national debate, which is what the House is for”. Zia Yusuf, the Reform UK chairman, has now appeared to dismiss ...

Keir Starmer has admitted that his government “didn’t get the process right” in the handling of its package of welfare reforms. The prime minister conceded that “it matters to” Labour MPs to ensure ...

MPs are set to vote on a landmark amendment that would require at least ten Premier League matches to be broadcast on free-to-air television each season. In the first-ever vote of its kind, MPs will ...