#uk politics

Keir Starmer to stand down as MP for Holborn and St Pancras

The former prime minister said it was the "right time" to leave the Commons and focus on international affairs.

Taxpayers face £6m bill after illegal waste supersite cleared in Kidlington

The Environment Agency has completed a five-month operation to remove 22,000 tonnes of rubbish from the Oxfordshire dump, one of nearly 30 illegal 'supersites' identified across England.

Household energy bills hit three-year high as Ofgem raises price cap 4%

EDF projects the price cap will remain near £1,786 at the end of the decade, prompting calls for transparency from the regulator and government.

Record 230 people cross English Channel in single boat

Ex neo-Nazi activist Joshua Bonehill-Paine selected as Tory council candidate

Ed Miliband sets out Foreign Office agenda on climate, EU ties and Gaza

Reform UK faces Electoral Commission call and NCA referral over secret donations and donor loan

Private White VC founder defends Andy Burnham's £695 jacket as British-made

Chancellor John Healey confirms 28 October for his first Budget

Burnham to give England’s mayors a share of income tax from 2028

Tory MP Chris Philp accuses French navy of firing shots during Channel interview

Ukraine to mass-produce UK electronic warfare system as Burnham hosts Zelensky

Culcheth locals weigh hopes and doubts as Burnham becomes first northern PM in 50 years