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As Reform UK launched its English local elections campaign in Birmingham there were murmurs among activists about the fate of a ‘popular figure’

Here was a successful economic strategy in the making, marred by its abdication of responsibility to some of society’s weakest

COMMENT: The former cabinet minister’s insights into the Conservatives’ struggles highlight the party’s deepening crisis and the challenges facing its future, writes John Rentoul

The nomination by Conservatives of the former chief inspector of schools has been met with outrage by the headteacher’s family, and called ‘obscene’ by school leaders

Treasury minister Darren Jones faced backlash when he made the comparison in the wake of the Chancellor’s spring statement.

Female MPs say they are unnerved by how women seem to be taking brunt of anger over government decisions

This Q&A session with MSP Christina McKelvie, whose death was announced on Thursday, first appeared in the August 2017 issue of iScot magazine…

Nigel Farage said he wanted to create a British form of Doge, a US cost-cutting programme led by Elon Musk.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The loss of No 10’s director of communications after just nine months should come as a warning to the entire government. It needs to better explain to the public why it is making unpopular decisions and demanding sacrifices – or sink further in the polls

Firms who wine and dine officials may gain a seat at the policymaking table while the third sector is squeezed out

Billboards in Birmingham cite party leader’s remarks about a new funding model as local elections campaigning begins