Keir Starmer has said it “beggars belief” that he was not told the full story about Peter Mandelson’s vetting by Foreign ...

Keir Starmer did not mislead parliament when asked about the vetting of former UK ambassador to the United States Peter Mandelson, a senior minister has stated.  Darren Jones, the chief secretary to ...

In December 2025, the Scottish Parliament passed legislation guaranteeing every child the opportunity to take part in a residential outdoor education experience during their school years. This was a ...

In today’s geopolitics, one would be forgiven for taking as fact that oil is power, and countries’ fortunes can rise or fall overnight based on access to supply and who strikes the deal. But as PM ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. There are at least two ostensible explanations for the Labour national executive committee’s decision to block Andy Burnham ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. The first reaction to Nadhim Zahawi’s defection to Reform UK revolves around the political baggage he brings with him. The ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Although it may have been lost amid the doom-laden headlines emerging after COP30 in Brazil, something genuinely hopeful did ...

The Curriculum and Assessment Review recognises something many of us have long understood: education extends far beyond the classroom. So the government’s recent commitment to institute a new ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. The cost of living has been identified as the top priority for the government to address in the autumn budget. A new poll of ...

Today, members of the House of Lords will debate the Terminally Ill Adults Bill for the first sitting of Committee Stage. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Carlile of Berriew, ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. They say never meet your heroes, but I have to disagree. Last week in London I met president Barack Obama. He radiated ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Delivering the Robin Cook memorial lecture was one of the greatest privileges of my time in Parliament. But it wasn’t just a ...