May gains support from Labour

4 February 2019 | UK NEWS 30 Labour MPs are thought to be prepared to support May’s Brexit deal. John McDonnell has rallied against this,...

UK signs deal to join Trans-Pacific Partnership trading bloc

31 MARCH 2023 | NEWS The United Kingdom is to become the first European country to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership...

UK to overhaul defence systems in foreign policy review

16 March 2021 | UK NEWS The UK is planning to update its defence systems in a foreign policy overhaul, which includes increasing its nuclear...

European Parliament approves Brexit agreement

29 January 2020 | UK NEWS The European Parliament has voted this evening to pass the Withdrawal Agreement, as renegotiated by Prime Minister Boris Johnson....

Prime Minister outlines new ‘plan for change’

5 DECEMBER 2024 | NEWS Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has set out his new priorities for government, describing these as "milestones". In his speech, Sir...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Sunak suggests election will take place later this...

6 JANUARY 2024 | NEWS IN BRIEF The weekly Westminster digest. Covering the biggest stories in British politics. Rishi Sunak has hinted he will call the...

Cooper and Brady seek to alter the Withdrawal Agreement

28 January 2019 | UK NEWS May faces two key battles for her Brexit deal tomorrow. The first is the Cooper Amendment - if it passes...

LIVE: General Election 2019 Results

12-13 December 2019 | UK NEWS 04:00: We are bringing our live coverage to a close for this evening, now that the result looks clear...

Chancellor unveils first post-Brexit Budget

11 March 2020 | UK NEWS The new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has delivered his first Budget, a little under a month since...

Queen’s Speech vote passes, PM to table election for 12 December

24 October 2019 | UK NEWS The parliamentary vote on the Government's Queen's Speech, setting out its legislative agenda for the coming parliamentary session across...