Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer answers questions from the media as he held a Q&A session during a visit to Glass Future HQ in St Helens, Merseyside.



The PM launched a series of attacks on Mr Farage, saying that he wanted to...

First Minister John Swinney speaks in Hamilton about child poverty, Nigel Farage and Reform UK, his programme for government, assisted dying and his personal reflections since becoming First Minister last year, including how it impacts...

John Swinney is promising to deliver a “radical” programme for the coming year at Holyrood with a “relentless focus” on delivering for Scots.



The SNP leader said he wants to provide “hope that we can create a better Scotland”...

John Swinney will reveal this week if he will back a bid to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in Scotland.



The Scottish First Minister revealed he has now reached a conclusion on how he will vote when the...

Interview with Scotland First Minister John Swinney at the STUC Congress in Dundee.<b<br/>r/>

Mr Swinney says the Labour Government’s actions on welfare reforms 'are increasing child poverty’.

UK Economic Secretary to the Treasury Emma Reynolds discusses Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves' spring statement. "We are a responsible government, we promised people change, but we also promised people that we would restore...

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown attends the launch of Amazon’s newest ‘multibank’ in the West Midlands. Multibanks are similar to food banks but provide essential household goods and products for struggling households, with Amazon...

The Tory Party has undertaken a kind of “McCarthyism” by trying to find “woke agendas” in British civic institutions, Sir Keir Starmer has said.



In his speech at the Civil Society Summit in central London on Monday, the Labour...

Taoiseach Micheal Martin will head to Texas before an expected visit to the White House for St Patrick’s Day.



Mr Martin has yet to receive a formal invitation from the White House but senior Government figures have expressed...

Ending the two-child cap on some benefits in Scotland could take place earlier than expected, with First Minister John Swinney saying his Government could act in the coming year.



Setting out plans to accelerate action, Mr...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer takes questions from the media at the launch of his 'plan for change' at Pinewood Studios.



Five months into his term in office, Sir Keir launched what he described as the “next phase” of his...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer answers questions from the media about US politics in light of President Joe Biden's decision not to seek re-election and his new skills body, which aims to reduce reliance on overseas workers.

Sir Keir Starmer has set out plans to curb reliance on foreign workers by improving skills training in England, as he gave a speech at Farnborough Air Show.

Sir Keir Starmer has said it would not have been an easy decision for Joe Biden to abandon his hopes of re-election to the White House.



The Prime Minister said he respected a decision made in the “best interests of the...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks at a press conference in Downing Street on his first day in the position.



Sir Keir said he would be visiting all four UK nations and would meet all Metro mayors across the country later...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer speaks at a press conference in Downing Street on his first day in the position.



Sir Keir said he would be visiting all four UK nations and would meet all Metro mayors across the country later...

Former deputy first minister John Swinney has become the first candidate to declare he is running to succeed Humza Yousaf as SNP leader and Scotland’s first minister.



If successful it will be the second time Mr Swinney, who...

Scotland First Minister John Swinney has said he shares Culture Secretary Angus Robertson's concerns after it was revealed Creative Scotland knew a theatre project awarded almost £85,000 would involve “genital...

Being sworn in as Scotland’s new First Minister was an “overwhelming moment”, John Swinney has said, as he vowed to stick to his pledge to give Kate Forbes a “significant role” in his team as he appoints his...

John Swinney speaks to the media after being voted in as First Minister at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh. <br/>
He told Parliament it is an “extraordinary privilege” to accept the office of First Minister.

Scotland’s First Minister has warned against using a controversial new hate crime law to make “vexatious” complaints.



Concerns have been raised about the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act, which takes effect on...

Labour is targeting an “historic victory” in Scotland’s first recall by-election next week, with leader Sir Keir Starmer saying a win could be a “milestone” on his party’s journey back to power.

Taoiseach and leader of the Fine Gael party Leo Varadkar speaks from Grant Thornton’s new collaboration space Mobius in Dublin

Ireland is falling behind in its commitment to young people due to housing shortages and a lack of access to mental health services, the Children’s Ombudsman has said.



The annual Falling Behind report, published on Tuesday,...