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    Rishi Sunak admits he has used private healthcare

    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 finally admitted to using private healthcare after his repeated refusal to answer questions about reports he has enjoyed the services of a private GP. The prime minister […] More

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    NHS: 14 Health unions to boycott pay review until strikes dispute resolved

    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 Health unions announced that they will refuse to submit evidence to the NHS pay review body for the next wage round while the current pay dispute remains unresolved. The 14 […] More

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    Far-right shadow looming over Swedish EU presidency

    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 Sweden holds the powerful presidency of the European Union for the next six months, but there are concerns in the 27-nation bloc that the strong influence of the hard-line far […] More

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    Steve Barclay tells public to behave with ‘common sense’ during NHS ambulance strike

    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 Health secretary Steve Barclay said people should use their “common sense” when it comes to what activities they do on Wednesday during NHSambulancestrikes in England and Wales. Mr Barclay insisted the […] More

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    UK, EU inch closer to deal over N. Ireland Brexit trade spat

    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 Britain’s foreign minister is meeting politicians and businesspeople in Belfast on Wednesday, bearing good news: The U.K. and the European Union are inching closer […] More

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    Labour to demand Commons vote on ending school tax breaks

    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 Labour will try to force a binding vote in the Commons on ending private school tax breaks and using the cash to recruit thousands of extra teachers. Sir Keir Starmer’s party […] More