Editorial: With half of the country believing net immigration is rising, this government must find a way to communicate to the public that i...

Proponents of keeping North Sea oil and gas in the ground are repeatedly focusing on energy security and economic arguments. But it is only...

The UK has had six prime ministers in 10 years. Is it ready for a seventh?

If Andy Burnham is crowned leader of the Labour Party, as many expect, he will be the 21st man to lead the party in its 120-year-history- an...

Wes Streeting - once seen as the Blairite candidate - called for a levy on the 'rich' that he claimed could bring in £12billion a year.

Net migration to the UK fell by nearly 50% to 171,000 last year, according to official figures released on Thursday, in what will be seen...

Former health secretary Wes Streeting has set out plans for a “wealth tax that works”, by equalising tax on assets and income.Streeting s...

Wes Streeting has revealed that he told Sir Keir Starmer that he would challenge him for leadership of the Labour Party during their 16-minu...

Schools have become a “pipeline” to worklessness for a large cohort of young people in the UK, according to an influential former Labour a...

As Labour’s leadership hopefuls reopen the Brexit debate, many Independent readers argued the party can no longer ignore the fallout of leav...

Sir Keir Starmer announced ministers would postpone their planned 5p a litre fuel duty hike at Prime Minister's Questions after weeks of mou...

The Mayor of Greater Manchester would need to win the seat near before launching any formal leadership challenge

Former health secretary who quit the government last week with a call for Keir Starmer to resign said he had ‘no regrets’

Hotel operators avoid a 'very real threat' by signing a deal with 25,000 workers as the city hosts the 2026 tournament.

With the writing seemingly on the wall for Prime Minister Keir Starmer, two contenders have already thrown their names into the ring for his...