The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Prime Minister’s Questions is one of the highlights of the parliamentary week, allowing Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer to ...

MPs voted by 348-228 — a majority of 120 — against a Conservative motion condemning the government’s winter fuel allowance cuts. The government will now scrap the winter fuel allowance for all ...

“Now, the Tories – do you remember them?” Keir Starmer had spoken for a full 50 minutes before acknowledging the existence of Labour’s historic rival. The line was met with laughter – a fleeting ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Reform UK’s former deputy leader has launched a new political party. Ben Habib, who served as deputy to then-leader Richard ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Last week, I spoke in a Westminster Hall debate on the UK’s relationship with the European Union — a discussion that, nearly ...

Today, members of the House of Lords will debate the Terminally Ill Adults Bill for the first sitting of Committee Stage. Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, Baroness Grey-Thompson, Lord Carlile of Berriew, ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Keir Starmer declared shortly after winning the general election that ‘the fight for trust is the battle that defines our ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Last week, the Home Office published its annual statistics detailing the number of scientific experiments involving animals ...

The 2011 Fixed Term Parliament Act of 2011 scheduled a UK General Election for the first Thursday of May, five years after the previous election. The Act mandated that early elections could be called ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. A senior Conservative MP has said it is time to consider the “possibility” that the US president is a Kremlin asset. Graham ...

The prime minister has vowed to legislate to give 16- and 17-year-olds the right to vote, in line with Labour’s election manifesto commitment. Dame Meg Hillier, the chair of the liaison committee of ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. After Angela Rayner’s resignation last week, the sweeping cabinet reshuffle that followed, and the blundering defenestration ...