12 h. ago Family flees Britain for life in Malaysia after soaring crime rates under Starmer and Labour caused parents to ban their children from playing outside

Kayleigh Hall, 37, and husband Kev Hall, 41, upped sticks from the town of Hebburn, Tyne and Wear, with their three children (pictured, with their parents) in March - and do not plan to return.

Society

33 h. ago Labour will consider 'robust' changes to how Britain interprets European Convention on Human Rights, Attorney General Lord Hermer tells peers

Reform has said it will leave the Convention to make it easier to deport illegal migrants and the Conservatives are set to follow suit.

Politics

54 h. ago Voices: If Jim Ratcliffe pulls billions out of Britain, is Labour really to blame?

The energy tycoon and co-owner of Manchester United is considering moving his investments out of the UK, saying it has become ‘one of the most unstable fiscal regimes in the world’. But could there be more to it than meets the eye, asks James Moore

Politics

64 h. ago Labour taxes force £17bn Manchester Utd tycoon Jim Ratcliffe out of Britain

Ineos, the energy empire owned by Manchester United Football Club investor Jim Ratcliffe (pictured), plans to plough £3billion into America after turning its back on the UK.

Economics

65 h. ago From now on, Labour has one mission only. It must focus on saving Britain from Farage | Polly Toynbee

The hard right doesn’t speak for most voters. The progressive cause is not yet lost, but there is an urgent need for energy, purpose and claritySign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreLabour has just one overriding task. Forget all the other missions and milestones: Britain faces a peril that was beyond imagining a short time ago. Saving the country from Nigel Farage is the urgent, patriotic duty of this government; it is vital that it prevents an extremist, racist, authoritarian takeover which would be against the will of the overwhelming majority of the population. Nothing else matters more.The Labour government has come adrift. It lacks direction and purpose. Its many welcome policies are missing any thread to make sense of them. Now a new role and function have arrived, uninvited. It’s not a political choice but an obligation when the country is under at...

Events

2 d. ago As chemicals giant diverts ALL investment to the US... Labour taxes force £17BILLION Manchester Utd tycoon to bail out of Britain

Ineos, the energy empire owned by Manchester United Football Club investor Jim Ratcliffe (pictured), plans to plough £3billion into America after turning its back on the UK.

Economics

5 d. ago Yvette Cooper: the Labour stalwart tasked with boosting Britain’s global standing

New foreign secretary faces challenges from Ukraine to Gaza — and her unflattering comments on Donald Trump

Events

7 d. ago Is Britain really the new North Korea? Let us consider the evidence | Martin Kettle

Yes, there were some serious problems for Labour this week, but overblown claims in the press undermine what remains of our political debateSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreTell me, fellow Brits, how are you getting used to our island version of North Korea? How are you coping with life, now that we are a global pariah alongside Pyongyang? How do you feel about modern Britain having to vie with North Korea, Myanmar and Afghanistan for the wooden spoon on every international index of oppression?For that is the country Wednesday’s Daily Mail front page insists we have now become. It is tempting to laugh off a headline that asks “When did Britain become North Korea?” as just another here-today-gone-tomorrow piece of journalistic hyperbole. That’s even more the case when you read the cobbled-up pandemonium of provocations that form the contents of the hea...

Politics

8 d. ago Rachel Reeves scrambles to play down claims she's facing a £50bn 'black hole' in the public finances as under

The Chancellor also sought to dampen speculation she is poised to announce a fresh package of tax rises on British businesses and households.

Economics

8 d. ago I haven't broken the economy, insists Reeves in desperate video plea amid bond market meltdown and fears of tax hike 'doom loop'... as she reveals Budget won't happen until November 26

Rachel Reeves attempted to calm markets by stressing her fiscal rules after interest rates on UK gilts crept up again this morning - having spiked to 27-year highs yesterday.

Economics

8 d. ago Britain on the brink? Reeves faces threat of financial crisis as markets send UK borrowing costs rocketing AGAIN

Ministers are struggling to cool alarm after interest rates on UK gilts rose again this morning, having spiked to 27-year highs yesterday.

Economics

9 d. ago Prime Minister Keir Starmer hits new record low as Britain turns on Labour Party

Keir Starmer's approval rating has hit a record low, a City AM/Freshwater Strategy poll has shown, as pressure mounts on the government ahead of the Budget

Politics

1 week ago Ministers committed to ECHR, No 10 says, ahead of border reforms announcement

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper will unveil reforms to the border security and asylum system on Monday.

Politics

2 w. ago Voices: My son’s lucrative summer jobs should be a warning sign for British industry

It isn’t just that unemployment has hit an all-time high – up 500,000 since Keir Starmer took office – businesses are being stymied by hiring freezes, the hospitality sector is increasingly reliant on agency staff, and the number of NEETs is on the rise. Under Labour, Britain simply isn’t working, says Chris Blackhurst

Events

2 w. ago Now ANOTHER former Labour home secretary says Britain should 'decouple' from the ECHR to help tackle Channel migrant crisis as pressure piles on Keir Starmer

Jack Straw, who was Labour home secretary between 1997 and 2001, warned the ECHR was being 'misused' in some legal cases to prevent migrant deportations.

Events

2 w. ago Keir Starmer will APPEAL over ruling to close Epping migrant hotel after it throws Labour asylum policy into chaos by triggering wave of cases across Britain

Security minister Dan Jarvis revealed the Government will appeal against a refusal to allow the Home Office to intervene in the case.

Events

3 w. ago Furious Good Morning Britain fans hit out as Labour segment branded a 'farce'

ITV Good Morning Britain came under fire from viewers following its discussion on the ongoing migrant crisis with a Labour minister.

Events

3 w. ago Britain's debt soars under Labour: UK in the red by an extra £186BILLION since last year's general election

From the end of July 2024 to the end of last month, the UK's national debt rocketed from £2.53trillion to £2.71trillion, the study of official figures found.

Economics

3 w. ago Price of Labour is a leap in inflation: Tax raid on employers and minimum wage hike have driven up costs, with more pain to come

The Tories warned 'Britain can't afford Labour' after figures showed consumer prices rose by 3.8 per cent last month compared with a year earlier.

Economics

3 w. ago SARAH VINE: Rachel Reeves' property tax is the latest proof of Labour's nasty and disturbing vision for Britain. They despise hard

Owning represents security. I look at friends who are struggling financially in a cruel and challenging job market, and I think: however bad it may be, at least they've got somewhere to live.

Politics