Small boats’ are the big talking point from this week’s Franco-British summit. The consensus is that there are slim pickings ...

Lord Mandelson - the UK ambassador to the US - said Nigel Farage is a 'highly effective populist' as polls show Reform with a ...

British cars are being sold in America because of trade deal says Lord Mandelson - while EU faces higher tariffs ...

The Labour Party has been accused of "trying to stitch up" next year's elections. It comes as Angela Rayner is set to change ...

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 ...

T he patron saint of small-party politics has been in town. Emmanuel Macron styles himself as the saviour of the established ...

A combination of the sluggish economy, U-turns on welfare and winter fuel payments, and a never-ending list of problems that ...

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

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 ...