British forces “played their part” in attempts to prevent further violence in the Middle East, the Defence Secretary has confirmed, after Sir Keir Starmer said he stands with Israel following an ...

Demonstrators celebrated in the streets of the Iranian capital Tehran as news broke of the strike against Israel.

The Prime Minister said Tehran has ‘menaced the Middle East for far too long’ and called on the country to ‘stop these attacks’.

Sir Keir Starmer heads to Brussels on Wednesday promising to “put the Brexit years behind us” as he seeks a closer relationship with the European Union. The Prime Minister will push for a better ...

Desperate residents of the storm-battered mountains of western North Carolina lined up for water and food, hunted for mobile phone signals, and took buckets from creeks to flush toilets days after ...

Conservative leadership candidates will call for a “new Conservative Party”, “optimism”, touch on the party’s future and the economy in their final conference speeches. Robert Jenrick, Kemi Badenoch, ...

The Government has defended its spending plans after it was accused of running a “giveaway Budget” ahead of an impending election. Minister for Finance Jack Chambers and Minister for Public ...

As many as a tenth of civil servants are very bad at their jobs, Kemi Badenoch has claimed. The Conservative leadership contender went on to joke some were “‘should be in prison’ bad”, drawing ...

Ancram died in hospital surrounded by family in the early hours of Tuesday following a short illness, his family said in a statement.

Ireland’s deputy premier has condemned Iran’s missile attack on Israel as “reckless”, as senior figures in Government called for efforts to be made to avoid “a catastrophic second front of war” in the ...

Lawyer Tony Buzbee said he is representing 120 people – 60 women and 60 men – who accuse the rap star of sexual misconduct.

Michael Andrew Foster Jude Kerr was one of the most approachable senior politicians in the Conservative Party.