In a letter to his former Labour colleague, the peer, who joined Peter Thiel’s AI company this month, writes: ‘You have made the case against the company more or less continuously’. By Carole Cadwalla...

Reform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave...

Sustained economic growth can’t be achieved without a major boost to the purchasing power of the bottom 50% of the population

Removal of war debris, in which lives, memories and unexploded Israeli bombs lie buried, is one of largest clearance operations in modern history

Frankie Dyer has written to the prime minister urging Budget support for businesses.

Former Cameo executive Katie Lewis has flown under the radar since working with the party’s crypto donors, with online posts that mention her name being swiftly deleted

‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes

Usually brought ashore by Border Security Command or the RNLI, these are the first uncontrolled landings since 2025.

Daniel Thomas was tailing a small boat in a speedboat after it spent more than 30 hours travelling through the Channel.

A £265m mansion in the heart of the Chelsea • Sold by billionaire Nick Candy and his ex-wife Holly Valance • Bought by a Labour-donating hedge fund boss • Why was the tax bill so small?

When private fortunes buy political influence, the wealthy shape the argument – but the public is left to live with the consequences

Prem Sikka is an Emeritus Professor of Accounting at the University of Essex and the University of Sheffield, a Labour member of the House of Lords, and Contributing Editor at Left Foot Forward. Mi...

Co-owner of Manchester United says Britain is in decline because of high taxes and immigration

Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.

Nicholas Stone died after being pushed over by officers at a demo in January. Other antifascist protesters have been arrested, kettled and surveilled under increasingly draconian state powers

Exclusive: Analysis seen by The Independent reveals the wealthiest crypto investors would get £100m a year in tax relief from Nigel Farage’s party

Peer takes full-time position at the controversial company as it fends off pressure from both Andy Burnham’s government and Sadiq Khan

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Exclusive: British officials were hauled into a private meeting at the US embassy on Monday and dressed down over the Online Safety Act, along with...