6 h. ago Reeves fights for political survival amid claims she misled public on Budget

The Chancellor insisted she was ‘honest and frank’ about the public finances after opposition figures accused her of exaggerating the scale of the Budget’s black hole

Events

6 h. ago Reeves rejects claims she misled public over Budget ‘black hole’

The Chancellor insisted she was ‘honest and frank’ about the public finances after opposition figures accused her of exaggerating the scale of the Budget’s black hole

Politics

11 h. ago Salford council slammed after admitting thousands of pounds of expenses were not recorded

The authority is facing questions over its spending of public money - but has refused to release the full figures.

Politics

35 h. ago Don’t worry, Rachel Reeves – you’re not the only one with embarrassing relatives

Rachel Reeves’ Budget week from hell has just got worse, as her own uncle Terry has publicly criticised her policies. But she’s far from the only public figure with an embarrassingly vocal family member, as Katie Rosseinsky discovers

Politics

6 d. ago 'It's about to get worse' ANDREW PIERCE reveals how Rachel Reeves' looming budget could result in a catastrophic doom loop

If you thought it couldn't get any worse economically, I'm afraid it's about to. We are in a similar doom loop to what happened in 1975.

Politics

6 d. ago ANDREW PIERCE: Now even one of Starmer's whips wants to oust the PM

The Government's whips are any prime minister's Praetorian Guard, with a solemn duty to enforce discipline in the parliamentary party.

Politics

7 d. ago ANDREW PIERCE: Parliament must seriously consider doing THIS to disgraced Andrew Mountbatten

Have the royal family done enough with Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was once known as Prince Andrew and the Duke of York?

Politics

8 d. ago Keir Starmer backs SafeCall campaign to protect missing children as donations surge past £75,000

Prime minister hails The Independent’s appeal in supporting the 70,000 children who go missing each year, as major donors and public figures join effort to fund new national service

Economics

8 d. ago Epstein files published by US Committee names these British celebs and public figures

A host of British celebrities, including rock stars, cultural icons and even former prime ministers, have been listed in the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Politics

8 d. ago ANDREW PIERCE: This is why ZERO Britons think Starmer's Labour government has the ability to make us better off

Has there ever been a more terrible, damning indictment of a government than ZERO people in a poll saying they're optimistic this government can make us feel better off?

Politics

1 week ago Every time new emails drop, elites do the Epstein shuffle: ‘Yes I knew him, but I didn’t KNOW him’ | Emma Brockes

For the New York and Washington great and good who loved the company of wealth and power, all that glitters is no longer goldMany years ago, I went to a party in central London thrown by a host known for curating interesting and heavyweight guest lists and, on entering, encountered David Irving, the disgraced historian and Holocaust denier. As a marker of social pariahdom, Holocaust denial is up there with – or perhaps even more potent than – a conviction for sex offences, and I turned around and walked out; not through any particular moral superiority, but because I thought “notoriety” as a criteria for inclusion on a guest list was stupid and offensive. As I left, I remember looking across the room at the host and thinking: you silly bloody bint, I’m embarrassed for you.I thought about that party and Irving this week while reading, with grim amusement, the absolute scramble currently under way in the US among media and other public figures seeking to explain, justify, downplay and...

Politics

1 week ago Lost London revealed: Nostalgic images show the capital's most famous sites in all their glory

In 1962, before Euston Arch was set to be torn down, leading public figures including Sir John Betjeman fiercely protested. Above: The stunning structure in 1895.

Politics

1 week ago 'It's been going on for years and it's completely unacceptable'

Public figures in Oldham are used to 'toxic politics' and harassment - but should they be?

Politics

2 w. ago Less than half of public trust their neighbours, figures show

General Secretary of the Co-operative Party Joe Fortune raised concerns over Government figures showing just 41% felt many in their neighbourhood could be trusted

Culture

2 w. ago Cate Blanchett stuns in a dramatic lilac feathered gown as she joins elegant Naomi Campbell and Heidi Klum for the Bambi Awards in Munich

The event honours excellence in international media and television, as well as figures with vision and creativity who affected and inspired the German public that year.

Events

2 w. ago ANDREW PIERCE on Wes Streeting, the PM's ambitious rival whose mother was born in jail... and whose gran shared a prison cell with Christine Keeler

Should Wes Streeting become Prime Minister he will have the most compelling back story since it was revealed that John Major was the son of a circus performer and music hall artiste.

Events

2 w. ago ANDREW PIERCE: Sir Robbie Gibb is NOT a Tory stooge. He's the BBC board member who's standing up for licence payers

Early risers listening to the BBC 's flagship Today programme at the weekend might have been forgiven for believing a coup had taken place and that Britain was now in the grip of a far-Right cabal.

Events

2 w. ago Prince William issues heartfelt message as on never forgetting royals mark sombre day

The Prince of Wales has shared a poignant message to young people about the importance of wearing a red poppy, as he says “remembrance is for everyone”

Politics

2 w. ago ANDREW PIERCE says Nick Robinson is 'unhinged' after claiming bias row is an anti

Looking increasingly 'unhinged', says Andrew Pierce, Nick Robinson went on and on about how the BBC is being subjected to this sinister right-wing campaign to destroy the corporation

Politics

2 w. ago William to tell young people about importance of wearing red poppy

The Prince of Wales will send a message to young people across the UK while Kate attends a service at the National Memorial Arboretum.

Politics