Former Tory deputy chairman Jonathan Gullis has defected to Reform UK. The ex-MP for Stoke-on-Trent warned he has watched the Conservatives "lose touch with the people it was meant to serve".

Rachel Reeves is facing a revolt from an influential group of Labour MPs amid accusations that she has forgotten about investment in the North and Midlands. The concerns flagged by the red wall group ...

The Chancellor is said to have ordered a review of the framework to enable investment in the North and Midlands at next month’s spending review. Labour will hope the plans to level-up the country by ...

As Ms Reeves seeks to address a £22bn “black hole” in public spending announced in late July, the Campaign for Better Transport estimates that ending the 5p cut and reinstating annual inflation-linked ...

The defection of ex-Tory MP Marco Longhi to the Reform party is the latest stage in a struggle to the death between Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch. Mr Longhi’s switch was announced by Farage in a ...

Sir Keir Starmer has again defended cutting the winter fuel allowance, despite Labour MPs blaming it for the party's poor performance at the local elections. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch opened her ...