UK living standards are no higher than when Labour swept to power a year ago, highlighting the problems piling up for Prime Minister Keir Starmer as he struggles to contain the rise of Nigel Farage’s ...

Are you or anyone you know “unserious”? Probably, I’m afraid. This is the put-down du jour in Britain today. If you come ...

Jasmine says scrapping the two-child benefit cap would make a huge difference as she often goes without food to survive ...

An online betting tax could raise £3bn, according to the centre-left thinktank the Institute for Public Policy Research ...

The Prime Minister is due to discuss border security with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz this week as Sir Keir Starmer called illegal migration “a global problem”.

The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the deputy prime minister’s influence ...

A baseline 10% tariff on most UK goods heading for the United States is likely “here to stay”, Peter Mandelson has said.The UK’s ambassador to the US also said Donald Trump should expect a “warm ...

The Prime Minister says Reform UK leader Nigel Farage is 'terrified' illegal immigration will fall because he will 'fade into ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s much-lauded “one in, one out” migrant return deal with Emmanuel Macron is a “publicity stunt” that won’t win back voters, Britain’s leading pollsters have warned.Professor Sir John ...

The Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre is reviewing its collection of artefacts relating to the now depleted fishing fleets, The Telegraph reports .