Politics

Nigel Farage is wary of the far right, and with good reason

Worried about his ability to appeal to voters, the Reform leader has tried to distance himself from Tommy Robinson

Troubled Starmer ‘reeks of defeat’ after Mandelson fiasco

Pressure mounts on the prime minister as Epstein scandal reaches the doors of No 10

Mandelson saga casts shadow over Trump’s UK trip

The former ambassador's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein will focus attention on a scandal Trump is keen to avoid

Calls for Peter Mandelson to face inquiry over meeting with government minister

Patrick Vallance recorded contact as with Global Counsel, the consultancy founded by Mandelson

Reform conference sponsors may have breached company law

Questions have been raised over Zebec’s shell company registration and Japan Tobacco International’s links to Russia

Charlie Kirk built a career on political outrage – but outrage must not lead to violence

It is easy to become numbed to the stories of violence flooding our screens, but we must not let online rage have the last word

Eccles ‘tactical bellwether’ in 2029 fight against Reform

Labour constituency one of 400 up for grabs at next election, according to new polling, with more strategic voting expected at the ballot box

My home in Clacton is my partner’s, says Farage

Nigel Farage described claims he might have saved in stamp duty as ‘unfair and untrue’

Starmer’s plan to house asylum seekers on MoD land

A new taskforce will drive through the government’s promise to close the asylum hotels

Covid jab may have caused royal cancers, says Reform speaker

Cardiologist at conference says studies show MRNA vaccines could interfere with genes

Keir Starmer ushers in a new cabinet of trusted ‘fixers and doers’

The prime minister’s reshuffle signals a clear determination to tackle issues such as immigration and welfare by putting the ministers he considers most effective in charge

‘Keironomics’ marks start of Whitehall reshaping of state

Since when did the Foreign Office become a demotion?

Yvette Cooper’s appointment as foreign secretary is seen by some as punishment for her failure at the Home Office

PM enlists Whitehall fixer and top economist to bolster team

The two appointments are said to be part of Keir Starmer’s wide-ranging reset in Downing Street

Donors desert Starmer over first-year failures

Labour’s wealthy backers are hanging on to their cash in sign of their unhappiness at the party’s performance in power

There’s gold in bullion adverts for fill-your-boots Farage

A £280,000 payment to the MP for promotional work raises questions over the lack of clarity in his register of interests

The Vance guard: the new right being cooked up in the Cotswolds

The vice-president shared BBQ and beers with allies whose thinktank has come to the attention of the Electoral Commission

I’m following the ‘red Welsh way’, not Keir Starmer

Eluned Morgan says she won’t be chasing Reform – or including the prime minister’s photo on election leaflets