In his podcast Trash Talk, Count Binface confirmed on Friday that he will be standing as a candidate in Richmond and Northallerton, which has been held by Rishi Sunak since 2015. Speaking on his ...

Rishi Sunak has apologised and said ‘on reflection’ he should have stayed in Normandy for a major international ceremony ...

Three Americans accused of being involved in last month’s attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have ...

The Conservatives are going into the General Election without a candidate in one English constituency as stories emerged of last-minute withdrawals as nominations closed. When the candidates were ...

Day 16 of the General Election campaign was dominated by the fallout from Rishi Sunak’s decision to skip a major international ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied landings in order to ...

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to axe stamp duty on homes up to £425,000 for first-time buyers. Stamp duty land tax currently applies to sales over £250,000. The change would affect 200,000 ...

Returning the UK to a European study programme would boost the reputation of universities and benefit students, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has said. He focused on his party’s ...

The Conservatives dropped one of their parliamentary candidates hours before nominations closed on Friday after receiving a complaint about his conduct. Jaymey McIvor had been due to fight the Hemel ...

Political parties have been urged to invest now in education to make savings on public services in the future. The EIS – Scotland’s biggest teaching union – launched its election manifesto at its AGM ...

One of the UK’s largest trade unions has declined to endorse the Labour election manifesto after accusing the party of weakening its package of workers’ rights. Unite refused to give its backing to ...

The SNP’s chances of success in the seat now being contested by Douglas Ross have been boosted by the Scottish Conservative leader’s “shoddy behaviour”, John Swinney has declared.

The minister for children has admitted not knowing how much child benefit is worth in a faltering radio interview about Tory plans to make high earners eligible for more of the allowance. David ...