Having previously worked in a crisp factory, I know all too well the perils of labour in extreme temperatures, says Sean O’Grady. But there’...

I’ve always disapproved of Alexander the Great’s solution to the Gordian Knot – the legendary puzzle which could only be untied by the perso...

Ms Rayner has given Beijing two weeks to explain why parts of its plans for the sprawling new embassy site are blacked out.

APANGELA Rayner’s department has spent thousands of pounds of taxpayers’ cash on woke diversity training.Her housing departme...

Editorial: With her characteristically blunt assessment of her government’s first year in office, the deputy prime minister has only added t...

The deputy prime minister’s dramatic intervention came at a time when her stock is rising in Keir Starmer’s government, notes David Maddox

The former communities secretary has warned that the comments made by the deputy prime minister make the government look as though ‘it is at...

Kemi Badenoch has launched a reshuffle saying it will kick-start the 'next stage' of 'renewal' after the disastrous election defeat.

The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the deputy prime minister’s influence is unmatched s...

The general secretary of Unite has launched fresh attacks on deputy prime minister Angela Rayner

Members of the powerful hard left union Unite voted to suspend her at its policy conference in Brighton today over her criticism of the walk...

General secretary Sharon Graham said the deputy prime minister ‘has had every opportunity to intervene and resolve this dispute’ over Birmin...

Angela Rayner has proposed an amendment to the Employment Rights Bill

Under new laws drawn up, firms will be pressured into bankrolling 'diversity officers', whose jobs would include protecting staff from the c...

Sir Keir Starmer must utilise Angela Rayner in the same way Tony Blair used John Prescott in a bid to improve relations with his backbencher...