Minister claimed thousands of pounds on expenses for promotional videos

March 21, 2026 · 5:00 PM Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Videos of Labour’s Al Carns include him talking about his time as a marine and challenging a...

Anger grows among UK ministers amid fears Iran war could jeopardise Britain’s fragile finances

March 21, 2026 · 12:54 PM Rowena Mason, Heather Stewart, Gwyn Topham and Jessica Elgot

Some in cabinet in despair over possible impact of war begun by Donald Trump, who branded Nato...

UK government yet to trial OpenAI tech months after signing partnership

March 21, 2026 · 12:00 PM Aisha Down

FoI request reveals no evidence of testing despite ministers hailing agreement as key to delivering...

Tory peer accuses Nick Timothy of ‘instilling fear’ over Islamic prayers

March 21, 2026 · 11:18 AM Ben Quinn Political correspondent

Exclusive: Tariq Ahmad says he has raised concerns with party leadership after shadow justice...

Department of Health retracts claim sunbeds are as dangerous as smoking

March 21, 2026 · 7:00 AM Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent

DHSC corrects statements after regulator intervenes as experts say smoking causes far more cancer...

More British teenagers stranded abroad as result of new rules on dual nationals

March 21, 2026 · 7:00 AM Lisa O’Carroll

Cases emerge after other people tell of change in Home Office policy on passports that has left...

Is it time for the UK to acknowledge the ‘rhetoric to reality gap’ on its military power?

March 20, 2026 · 6:50 PM Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor

Forces have been stripped back since the cold war but political stasis is dangerous in the face of...

Claimants drop lawsuit against Gerry Adams over IRA bombings

March 20, 2026 · 4:59 PM Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent

Three people were suing ex-Sinn Féin leader for liability over IRA bombings in UK that left them...

Labour dismisses Reform UK MSP candidates as ‘hopeless Tory rejects and oddballs’ as one is suspended – as it happened

March 20, 2026 · 4:50 PM Andrew Sparrow

Stuart Niven suspended after revelations he was struck off as company director, while other...

‘We need to think much bigger’: trade minister calls for greater ambition in UK-EU reset

March 20, 2026 · 3:00 PM Lisa O’Carroll in Paris and Kiran Stacey in London

Exclusive: Chris Bryant says policy agreements are being done in bits and pieces but a greater...

Reform UK suspends Scottish candidate less than a day after announcing him

March 20, 2026 · 2:24 PM Severin Carrell Scotland editor

Stuart Niven found to have diverted Covid grants to personal account as party faces criticism for...

Starmer’s ministers look at new economic blueprint to quell voter anger

March 20, 2026 · 1:36 PM Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Devolution of tax powers to mayors, scrapping of national insurance and property tax overhaul on...