Voices: ‘Who do they think they are?’ Readers clash over NHS doctor strikes
Our community is sharply divided over the upcoming doctors’ strike and their demand for a 29 per cent pay rise.…
Former Tory chairman defects to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in blow to Kemi Badenoch
Sir Jake Berry, who was chairman of the Tories under Liz Truss and a staunch Boris Johnson ally has defected…
Starmer’s hopes of ‘one in, one out’ migrant deal hanging in the balance as talks with Macron continue
Government sources describe reports a deal has already been agreed as mere ‘speculation’
Bridget Phillipson’s fury that a vulnerable child was placed in a caravan at cost of £75,000
Exclusive: Education secretary Bridget Phillipson has told The Independent that she wants to end the practice of putting vulnerable children…
Starmer and Macron will join forces on nuclear deterrents in cases of ‘extreme threats’ to Europe
Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron also agreed to ramp up orders of deadly Storm Shadow missiles
Kemi Badenoch to call for tougher restrictions on benefits to cut welfare bill
“It is not fair to spend £1 billion a month on benefits for foreign nationals and on handing out taxpayer-funded…
Infected blood victims facing ‘new layer of psychological pain’ amid compensation failings, damning report finds
Brian Langstaff concluded the government’s apology would be meaningless if victims are not involved in the compensation process
Watch: Macron’s state visit to UK begins with royal welcome
Watch as Emmanuel Macron began a state visit to the UK on Tuesday, 8 July, with the French president meeting…
‘I meant it!’: Former Tory minister reacts to infamous viral comment caught on hot mic
Former education secretary Gillian Keegan has spoken to ex-Labour MPs Jon Ashworth and Gloria De Piero for their Politics Inside…
Government makes deal with Google to provide free tech for UK public services
Technology Secretary Peter Kyle said he is determined to ‘break free’ from the ‘ball-and-chain’ technology currently used in many systems.