A "shoplifters' charter" has seen thefts rise significantly - to about one offence every minute - but police are charging fewer people, according to Labour.

The government has ruled out striking an EU-wide agreement on allowing an exchange of young people to work and study for extended periods of time.

The Conservatives were warned ex-Tory MP Mark Menzies's alleged misuse of party funds may have constituted fraud but the whistleblower was told there was no duty..

Police say they are reviewing "information" about former Conservative MP Mark Menzies after Labour asked for an investigation into claims he misused party funds.

Police say they are reviewing "information" about Conservative MP Mark Menzies after Labour asked for an investigation into claims he misused party funds.

The UK government has been accused of a U-turn after accepting Russian and Belarusian athletes can compete at the 2024 Olympics.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has insisted his Rwanda plan will finally get through parliament on Monday, telling reporters: "We will sit there and vote until it's..

Nicola Sturgeon has described her personal situation as "incredibly difficult" after her husband was charged in connection with the embezzlement of SNP funds.

A Tory activist who reported an MP over claims he misused party funds has told Sky News she is disappointed by the way her complaint has been handled.

Former prime minister Boris Johnson has breached government rules by being "evasive" about his links to a hedge fund that set up a meeting between him and the..

People who are fit to work but do not accept job offers will have their benefits taken away after 12 months, the prime minister has pledged.

Rishi Sunak is facing a fresh headache after a Conservative MP was suspended over allegations he misused campaign funds.

This is a tale that's more than just a marmalade dropper. It's a story so astounding you have to pick yourself up off the floor. 

Following allegations Tory MP Mark Menzies misused campaign funds, Beth Rigby, Jess Phillips, and Ruth Davidson examine the fallout for the government and for..

Rishi Sunak is to call for an end to the "sick note culture" in a major speech on welfare reform - as he warns against "over-medicalising the everyday challenges..

Liz Truss's memoir broke the rules in place for ministers publishing works about their time in office.

Young people could be able to move more easily between the UK and Europe and stay longer to work, study and train under proposed plans by the European Union

A former senior civil servant criticised some of the policymakers behind the illegal migration bill, accusing them of "harbouring racist views" about immigrants,..

Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell has been charged by police after he was arrested amid an investigation into the SNP's funding and finances.

Conservative peer Ruth Davidson does not think Mark Menzies will survive the week as an MP.

Conservative MP Mark Menzies has been suspended from the parliamentary party in light of allegations he abused local Tory party funds to pay off "bad people".

Nicola Sturgeon's husband Peter Murrell, who is a former SNP chief executive, has been re-arrested amid a police investigation into the party's funding and..

Sir Keir Starmer said police should be involved in the case of suspended Tory MP Mark Menzies, who faces allegations he misused campaign funds.

The Scottish government has ditched its flagship target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75% by 2030 after accepting that it is now "out of reach".

An MP has lost the Conservative Party whip while newspaper claims about alleged misuse of campaign funds are investigated.

This was the week it was meant to be done. 

The government has agreed to have an independent expert review of a Post Office IT system predating Horizon, amid claims dozens more sub-postmasters may have..

A Conservative peer has called for an election to take place "sooner rather than later" - adding that if the government were accountable to shareholders, they..

MSPs have voted to increase the minimum unit price of alcohol by 30%.

The House of Lords has delayed the passing of the government's Rwanda bill until next week - in a blow to Rishi Sunak's attempts to get planes off the ground..

A move to repeal Scotland's new controversial hate crime laws has failed.

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has said that "better times are ahead" but that the fundamentals of the UK economy are "very strong".

Almost one million private renters in England have been handed no-fault evictions since the Conservative government promised to abolish them, new data has shown.

The Conservative MP who contacted police about Angela Rayner amid a row over her historic living arrangements has refused to say what offence he thinks she..

The government is "working on operationalising" Rwanda flights, a minister has said - amid reports RAF planes could be used for the controversial deportation..

A government minister has said she won't be reading Liz Truss's memoir of her brief time in Downing Street as "that's a period I'm not interested in..

One in every 52 children in Blackpool is in care compared with one in 140 across England, according to new analysis which researchers said exposes "deeply rooted..

It has been two years since Boris Johnson first proposed sending asylum seekers arriving in the UK to be sent to Rwanda to have their claims processed.

Rishi Sunak has been badly burned by a Commons rebellion by nearly 60 Tory MPs who voted against his flagship Tobacco and Vaping Bill.

In the circumstances, the numbers could hardly look much better.

The government would not have accepted faulty accounting software Horizon being phased out, a former Post Office chief executive told the inquiry into the..

Immigration enforcement staff have had their leave cancelled as the government hopes its plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda will become law this week.

Rishi Sunak's flagship smoking ban has passed its first parliamentary hurdle despite opposition from within his cabinet - as Labour backed the bill.

Rishi Sunak has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it is "a moment for calm heads to prevail" in the wake of Iran's attack over the weekend.

Locked out and not allowed back in.

New defeats for the government's Rwanda bill in the House of Lords have set up a parliamentary showdown on Wednesday - forcing MPs to consider changes to Rishi..

"Absolutely nuts" was how Boris Johnson, the former prime minister, described Rishi Sunak's plan to gradually phase out smoking - banning anyone born since the..

The UK economy is going to grow less than expected this year - with the International Monetary Fund warning the country will remain the second worst performer in..

Nigel Farage said police would "have to drag me off stage" after officers moved to shut down the National Conservatism conference in Brussels.

People wanting to vote in next month's local elections are being reminded to register by the end of the day.