2 h. ago Home Office welcomes Palestine Action ban as it comes into force

A Home Office spokesperson said on Saturday: ‘We welcome the Court’s decision and Palestine Action are now a proscribed group.’

Society

6 h. ago ‘We promised change but people aren’t feeling it yet’: Labour rues poor first year

MPs, aides and other party figures reflect on what went wrong and how they could still turn things aroundIn a stiflingly hot room at a health centre in East London, as he announced the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS on Thursday, Keir Starmer was confronted with a brutal assessment of his first year in power.“You’ve U-turned on your reforms, your MPs don’t trust you, and markets worry that you’ve lost resolve on fiscal discipline. It’s the epitome, isn’t it, of sticking-plaster politics and chaos that you promised voters you would end?” a television journalist asked. Continue reading...

Politics

19 h. ago If there's anyone we don't need lecturing us to 'be kind' it is MPs supporting government moves to drive the disabled into poverty

Justified sympathy for Chancellor Rachel Reeves should not forget the government is pushing policy set to leave ordinary peoples' lives in pieces

Politics

22 h. ago Ministry of Defence to pay £1.6m compensation for Afghan data breach

The MoD has already been fined £350,000 over the breach, which saw the details of 265 people mistakenly copied into emails sent by the Government.

Economics

24 h. ago Bill to ban young kittens and puppies being imported into UK passed by MPs

Lib Dem MP Danny Chambers’ Bill will also target import dogs and cats who have their ears docked to make them look aggressive

Politics

32 h. ago Scottish Labour MPs call for UK Government to 'tell a better story' on election anniversary

EXCLUSIVE: Speaking to the Record, Scottish Labour MPs have given their verdicts on a difficult first year in charge for Keir Starmer.

Politics

36 h. ago Home Office unaware how many might have overstayed skilled worker visa, MPs warn

The Public Accounts Committee said the Home Office had not analysed exit checks since the skilled worker visa route was introduced in 2020.

Events

58 h. ago MPs declare more than £1m of gifts and hospitality in year since election

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage declared the highest value, receiving gifts worth a total of £98,709 over the past year.

Politics

60 h. ago Tougher rules needed for utility firms digging up roads, MPs say

The Commons Transport Committee set out plans to stop roads being dug up multiple times.

Politics

64 h. ago Four arrests outside Parliament as Palestine Action protests against its ban

The protest took place outside of Parliament as MPs gave their approval to the Government’s decision to ban Palestine Action as a terror group.

Events

66 h. ago The Guardian view on Labour’s welfare rebellion: Starmer must learn from his mistakes | Editorial

A poorly devised cuts policy was mis-sold as reform and MPs were dismissed when they pointed out the problemA clash between the government and Labour MPs over disability benefits was foreseeable long before this week’s Commons rebellion. That doesn’t mean a crisis was inevitable. Compromise might have been reached before the 11th-hour climbdown that averted a defeat in parliament.The conflagration that burned a lot of Sir Keir Starmer’s authority was all the greater because trust had broken down. The twin causes were failure of political judgment in Downing Street and bad policy. The prime minister underestimated the potency of MPs’ objections to the withdrawal of personal independence payment (Pip) from disabled people, and overestimated the capacity of his whips to bully and cajole his party into accepting the changes.Do you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to...

Politics

67 h. ago ‘Certain inevitability’ to Grangemouth closure when Labour won power – minster

Michael Shanks told MPs the plant was ‘far too far down the line’ for the outcome to be averted by the time his party won the election.

Politics

68 h. ago Government wins Commons vote over plans for armed forces whistleblowing route

Armed forces minister Luke Pollard said the amendment ‘will establish genuine protection for people wishing to raise a concern anonymously’.

Politics

3 d. ago The UK Government should never have entertained the thought of cutting benefits

Writing in the Daily Record, Scottish Labour MP Brian Leishman says reducing welfare spending is "cruel and wicked".

Politics

3 d. ago UK 'hospitality is being taxed out of existence' as pubs and restaurants issue urgent warning

MPs have called on the government to ease the tax burden on the hospitality sector, warning that high taxes are putting "insurmountable burdens" on businesses

Events

3 d. ago Keir’s first year: Starmer under pressure after a rocky start for Labour

Sir Keir has acknowledged the ‘challenge’ of ‘getting our story across’.

Events

3 d. ago Labour welfare bill latest: Starmer’s benefits climbdown heaps pressure on Reeves as it will deliver ‘no savings’

Rebel Labour MPs have also lost their attempt to halt the Government’s welfare reforms

Economics

3 d. ago Keir Starmer hit by new major rebellion as 49 Labour MPs refuse to back his government's welfare cuts

Ministers had taken drastic action as furious MPs lined up in the Commons to attack the plan to make it harder to claim Personal Independence Payments (Pip) and health-related universal credit.

Politics

3 d. ago How No 10 went from bullish to badly damaged as rebels forced further welfare bill concessions

Tumultuous 24 hours capped by last-minute climbdown on cuts to Pips could define rest of Starmer’s time as PMHow did your MP vote on the welfare reforms?Hours before MPs were due to vote on the government’s welfare bill, Angela Rayner conveyed an urgent message to Downing Street.She had spent the day in intense talks with Labour rebels including Sarah Owen and Florence Eshalomi, and come to the conclusion the concessions offered just days earlier had failed. Dozens of them were still planning to vote against the government, and one of Keir Starmer’s major economic policies hung in the balance. Continue reading...

Economics

3 d. ago MPs vote to back Keir Starmer's welfare reform bill after government offers rebels more concessions

In a late climbdown as MPs prepared to vote, the Government shelved plans to restrict eligibility for the personal independence payment

Politics