Mel Stride has urged Labour MPs to “look to your conscience” and vote to stop the cut to winter fuel payments. Speaking in a debate on the government’s plans, the Conservative leadership hopeful ...

In response to an urgent question, housing and communities minister Eddie Hughes insisted to the House of Commons that the government is “minimising bureaucratic foot-dragging” in Homes for Ukraine ...

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 ...

Sadiq Khan has called on the government to “urgently” rethink its welfare reforms, warning they could “destroy the financial safety net” and leave hundreds of thousands of disabled and vulnerable ...

Recent soundings from Downing Street suggest the prime minister, despite his recent record, will not budge on his government’s welfare cuts. A readout of cabinet this morning, courtesy of No 10, ...

Nigel Farage ’s new proposal for wealthy foreign residents is a “bonanza for billionaires” that would create a “massive black hole in the country’s finances”, Labour has said. Ellie Reeves, the chair ...

The UK foreign secretary has insisted that regime change in Iran is not “under consideration”, despite Donald Trump ’s suggestion overnight that the country should be made “great again”. David Lammy ...

The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s decision to postpone the implementation of muirburn licensing. The government had planned to ...

Humanists UK comment: Assisted Dying Bill passes House of Commons The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has passed Third Reading in the House of Commons. The vote was 314 in favour, 291 against ...

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill has passed Third Reading in the House of Commons. The vote was 314 in favour, 291 against. My Death, My Decision and Humanists UK welcome the result.