Mr Swinney suggested forthcoming elections in Scotland and Wales and local elections in England could put pressure on Labour.

Alex Burghart warns that PM Keir Starmer might call a surprise Brexit referendum to save his political career. The Conservative shadow minister fears the PM's EU reset will inevitably lead to rejoin pressure.

The British prime minister commits to a major expansion of offshore wind as he eyes a 2030 clean power milestone. Just don’t tell his friend Donald.

A Labour MP leading a rebellion against plans for trials without juries has said he's "ashamed" of Sir Keir Starmer, a former lawyer. Karl Turner, also a lawyer, described Justice Secretary David Lammy as "lazy".

The Prime Minister abandoned the mandatory aspect of the scheme amid concerns it would undermine public confidence in the wider ID programme.

The prime minister says the situation for South East Water customers in Kent and Sussex is "clearly totally unacceptable". Sir Keir Starmer says ministers have chaired daily emergency meetings during the crisis to "hold the company to account".

Starmer said Labour had not diluted its stance on illegal employment, stressing that enforcement would continue through compulsory digital checks, even if the form of ID was no longer fixed.

SIR Keir Starmer is watering down his controversial mandatory digital ID plans following a fierce backlash. The PM is understood to be dropping the requirement for all workers to carry a specific