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    Georgians protest against draft law on media, nonprofits

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Georgian authorities used tear gas and water cannon outside the parliament building in the capital Tuesday against protesters who oppose a proposed law some see as stifling freedom of the […] More

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    1922 chairman Sir Graham Brady to stand down as MP at next election

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Sir Graham Brady, chairman of the powerful 1922 Committee of Tory backbenchers, has announced he will stand down at the next general election. As chairman of the committee since 2010, […] More

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    Suella Braverman condemned for suggesting 100 million migrants could come to UK

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Suella Braverman has been condemned for suggesting that 100 million asylum seekers could come to the UK without her planned immigration crackdown. The home secretary was accused of “inflammatory language” […] More

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    Labour MP who quit under Corbyn and set up Change UK rejoins party

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Former MP Mike Gapes has rejoined Labour after quitting under Jeremy Corbyn to form rival centrist party Change UK. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said he was “delighted” to welcome Mr Gapes back, despite […] More

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    Hancock discussed blocking disability hub if MP opposed lockdown, messages reveal

    Sign up to the Inside Politics email for your free daily briefing on the biggest stories in UK politics Get our free Inside Politics email Matt Hancock discussed withholding funding for a learning disability centre to pressure a Tory MP not to rebel against Covid restrictions, leaked messages suggest. The then-health secretary and an aide spoke about […] More