Housing minister Matthew Pennycook said officials he had encountered were โdedicated, committed, professionalโHere is the โfamily photoโ from todayโs British-Irish Council (BIC) summit in Edinburgh. The BIC was set up 25 years ago, after the Good Frida…
Home secretary to host meeting of governmentโs Defending Democracy taskforce after reported rise in harassment during election campaignMore in Common, the group that campaigns to reduce polarisation in politics, published a good slideshow presentation …
As the election nears, we scrutinise how each of the main contenders would deal with problems around the worldConflicts and environmental disasters are stretching humanitarian resources, and a new UK government will have to decide what role it will pla…
Prime minister says suspects must face โfull force of lawโ if found guilty; Labour, SNP and Lib Dem leaders speak during programmeThe next question comes from Linda, who says Daveyโs antics during the election campaigns (fun photo opportunities, often …
Laura Saunders issues statement saying she may sue BBC over โinfringement of privacy rightsโ and says she is cooperating with Gambling CommissionSign up to our Election Edition daily newsletterIn case you missed this late yesterday: Conservatives are p…
Sir Anthony Seldon leads analysis that concludes that equality, growth and the UKโs standing in the world have all declined since 2010โข Sign up to our Election Edition daily newsletterAnd here are some of the best pictures from yesterdayโs campaigning….
The London mayor, running for his third term in office, had been warning of a โtwo-horse raceโWhen Hilary Cass published her review of gender identity services for children, saying medical evidence did not generally justify giving puberty blockers and …
Foreign secretary says FCDO support for Scottish ministers could be withdrawn after Recep Tayyip Erdoฤan talksDavid Cameron has threatened to withdraw Foreign Office support for Scottish ministers after Humza Yousaf met the Turkish president without UK…
This live blog is now closed, you can read more on this story hereRobinson quotes from Sunakโs resignation letter as chancellor, in which he said if something sounded too good to be true, it probably wasnโt true. Werenโt you doing that in the speech ye…
Labour leader says Tory response to his small boats plan shows โtheyโve nothing sensible to say on issueโ. This live blog is closedRishi Sunak has claimed that 100,000 EU migrants could come to the UK every year under the approach outlined by Labour to…
Plans, unveiled by Humza Yousaf, include significantly reducing application feesUK politics live โ latest updatesAn independent Scotland would adopt an โopen and inclusiveโ approach to citizenship based on the current Irish model, according to proposal…
