UK Politics

The confession is reminiscent of when Theresa May confessed that she had run through ‘fields of wheat’ as a child More

Recent polling in the northern constituency puts Nigel Farage’s party ahead More

Keir Starmer is the first PM since Theresa May to visit China, but political editor David Maddox explains why a trip to Beijing now – amid faltering relations with the US and speculation about a leadership challenge at home – leaves the prime minister exposed More

Jennifer Chapman, the minister of state for international development and Africa, says the UK will still work with organisations that have ‘proved themselves effective’ More

Our community sees the Burnham by-election row and Suella Braverman’s defection as the latest symptoms of Britain’s broken politics, warning that Labour is increasingly mirroring the Conservatives it once opposed More

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said the technology is ‘a really big opportunity’ and there is ‘no true liberty’ if people are scared of crime. More

Senior Labour figures have called for unity as a growing number of MPs express concern over the decision to block Andy Burnham from standing More

Suella Braverman said the reference to her mental health said ‘more about them than it does me’ More