Rachel Reeves said Britain may play a military role in helping Israel as the conflict intensifies

The health secretary said it would be ‘foolish’ to rule out a greater role for the private sector in the NHS

Sir Keir Starmer confirmed Britain was moving military assets to the region as Iran warned UK bases would be targeted if it helped defend Israel

Conservative Party insiders were among those charged after bets were placed on the timing of the general election

There are fears more than 100 Labour MPs could rebel against the welfare cuts

Agreement marks a breakthrough after five years of tense negotiations over the border with Spain that have been ongoing since Britain left the bloc in 2020

Officers are investigating after a vehicle was abandoned near Downing Street

Chancellor Rachel Reeves insists she will never have to repeat last year’s Autumn Budget, when tax rises were announced

The Independent looks at what is in the spending review, and, crucially, what is not…

Home Office looks to former student accommodation to house migrants instead of hotels

Dr David Bull also called for burqas to be banned in the UK

Around 9 million pensioners will receive the winter fuel payment this winter

The Independent looks at all the times Sir Keir Starmer has let voters down or outright U-turned on his promises on the journey from Labour leader to prime minister

The Independent looks at what the spending review is, why the government has launched one and what is expected to be in it

Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives have attracted big-money donors even as they sink in the polls behind Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, official figures show

David Bull left the medical profession in 2009 as his television career took off, although his licence was temporarily restored to allow him to help out in the Covid crisis

Campaigners call for ‘tax on love’ family visa income requirements to be scrapped

The Nato secretary general said there is no discrepancy between the UK's current defence spending goals and his own push for members to reach 5 per cent of GDP

The London mayor is concerned the capital’s transport priorities have been ignored by Labour

Almost three-quarters of all pensioners will now receive the benefit – but it is not clear how the government will pay for the move

The Independent looks at all the times Sir Keir Starmer has let voters down or outright U-turned on his promises on the journey from Labour leader to prime minister

Around 9 million pensioners will receive the winter fuel payment this winter

Exclusive: A government consultation found concerns about the UK’s credibility abroad after Keir Starmer’s foreign aid cuts

Exclusive: Home Office said assisted voluntary returns are more cost-effective than funding accommodation for those awaiting enforced deportation