UK Politics

The move is a U-turn on radical plans to cut thousands of jury trials across England and Wales in a bid to tackle the court backlog More

Shrugging off slumps in polls, the Reform leader insists the historic donations has won ‘grudging respect’ More

Under the proposal, any parent employed for at least 16 hours a week would qualify for 30 hours of free care weekly – ending the £100,000 ‘cliff edge’ More

As the Ministry of Defence targets full war-fighting readiness, Streeting is aligning with Trump on military expansion funding More

The survey, carried out in the days after the prime minister’s conference speech, suggested Andy Burnham’s announcements on Brexit, social care and pensions were popular among voters More

Exclusive: Ahead of the Tory conference in Birmingham, Sir James Cleverly talked to The Independent about his ambitions for what he hopes is his ‘last big job in politics’ – including claims he can cut the price of new homes by £100,000 More

Hammersmith and Fulham council joins Wandsworth and Westminster in warning the government that council tax may significantly increase More

Exclusive: Former foreign secretary Sir James Cleverly toldThe Independent’s political editor David Maddox why he is happy to make rejoining the EU an election issue in the London mayoral race More