Category: UK Politics

Ex-Labour councillor Oliver Steadman charged with blackmail in Westminster ‘honeytrap’ probe

Oliver Steadman, 28, has been charged with offences against five people working in Westminster politics, including MPs

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Nigel Farage welcomes first Labour defector to Reform UK

The Labour councillor’s defection to Reform UK will raise fears in Labour HQ that there are more to come

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What Trump and Starmer want from the historic UK state visit

Donald Trump has begun his second state visit to the UK at the invitation of King Charles III and prime minister Sir Keir Starmer.

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Focusing on Burnham speculation rather than deputy Labour leadership contest is sexist, says Lucy Powell

The former Commons leader said it is ‘sexist’ that everybody is talking about Andy Burnham’s return, rather than focusing on the deputy Labour leadership contest between ‘two strong women’

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Labour MPs turn on Starmer after PM backs Mandelson despite ‘best pal’ Epstein revelations

PM under pressure to sack Labour peer as it’s claimed he advised paedophile: ‘Your friends stay with you and love you’

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Bridget Phillipson and Lucy Powell set to face off in Labour deputy leader contest

The education secretary is first to get the 80 MP signatures needed for her nomination, but sacked former Commons leader Lucy Powell is just three short with 24 hours before the final deadline

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Mandelson coached Epstein on ‘staying strong’ as he faced child sex charges, shock leaked messages reveal

The prime minister is facing increasing demands to sack his controversial pick to lead the UK’s diplomatic efforts in the US

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Mandelson breaks silence over Epstein scandal and admits there’s ‘very embarrassing’ revelations to come

Peter Mandelson described his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein as ‘an albatross around my neck’

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Solving AI and copyright issue ‘will not be kicked into long grass’, says Nandy

The Culture Secretary told MPs that the debate on artificial intelligence and its impact on creatives had become binary and promised a new approach.

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