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    Jeremy Hunt warned plan to rip up bank rules is ‘huge mistake’

    Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight The architect of banking reforms designed to prevent a repeat of the 2008 financial crash has warned that Jeremy Hunt’s relaxation of his rules […] More

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    Russia must pull troops out of Ukraine before peace talks, says Rishi Sunak

    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 Rishi Sunak has said that Russia must withdraw its troops from Ukraine before any peace agreement can be considered in the 10-month conflict. The prime minister’s comment came in a […] More

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    Tabloids fume, many in UK shrug over Harry and Meghan series

    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 Britain’s press erupted in outrage Friday at Prince Harry and Meghan’s documentary series, which lambasts the U.K. media over its treatment of the royal couple. But much of Britain reacted […] More

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    Archbishop condemns ‘cruelty’ of government handling of refugees and migrants

    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 The Archbishop of Canterbury has delivered a scathing condemnation of the government’s “immoral” and “cruel” treatment of migrants and asylum seekers. In a speech to the House of Lords, Justin Welby said […] More

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    Brexit: 65% of voters say EU withdrawal has gone badly, poll finds

    Sign up to our free Brexit and beyond email for the latest headlines on what Brexit is meaning for the UK Sign up to our Brexit email for the latest insight Two in three Britons believe Brexit has gone badly, a poll has found – the highest level of negativity since Boris Johnson’s trade deal […] More

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    UK government ‘increasingly antagonistic’ towards human rights, European watchdog warns

    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 The UK government appears to be “increasingly antagonistic” towards human rights, Europe’s watchdog has warned. Dunja Mijatović, human rights commissioner at the Council of Europe, warned that British government policies […] More

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    Bosses of Nazanin jail placed on sanctions list for human rights abuses

    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 The former directors of a notorious Iranian prison where Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was held have been put on a list of UK sanctions against human rights abusers. Survivors of incarceration of […] More