Politics

Former Wall Street banker who drank his own urine is up against controversial actor and a bin

EU chief negotiator publishes blow-by-blow account of painstaking negotiations

SNP majority will boost Sturgeon’s calls for second independence referendum

Vote is barometer of what the electorate is thinking after a turbulent year

Londoners head to the polls after vote delayed by pandemic

Timing of the next vote could be key for Keir Starmer’s party

Labour faces losing key seat for first time in almost five decades

Alliance in Marseille aimed at preventing victory by Marine Le Pen’s National Rally

Voters have first chance to pass judgement on the government’s handling of Covid pandemic

Votes in the Midlands and Hartlepool will set tone in Keir Starmer’s first major test as Labour leader

Why are dating scams on the rise? Have scientists made a breakthrough in the battle against malaria? And can humans live without a sense of time?

The revelation that Sir James Dyson sent a text to Boris Johnson with his concerns has sparked anger

US vice president is also children’s author, culinary connoisseur and seasoned breaker of ‘firsts’

Ratified trade deal comes with ‘real teeth’ warns Ursula von der Leyen

Pundits say Electoral Commission probe may have ‘serious consequences’ for Boris Johnson

Democrat marks major landmark with ‘call for transformation’ in speech to Congress

Conservatives claim weeks of damaging leaks are not ‘cutting through’ to voters

Zac Goldsmith rebuffs claims that Boris Johnson’s fiancee has too much influence in No. 10

Labour demands investigation after Cummings says funding plan was ‘unethical, foolish and possibly illegal’

Ally warns that PM’s former aide ‘knows where all the bodies are buried’

Are the world’s environmentalists about to take power? Is financial advice getting cheaper? And why are private citizens leading the space race?

No. 10 claims controversial former adviser is behind slew of damaging text leaks

Scientists warn that ‘baseline measures’ will still be needed after lockdown is fully lifted

Sacked veterans minister blasts Boris Johnson’s ‘cesspit’ administration on his way out

Did an exchange of messages between the prime minister and businessman break lobbying rules?

The successful candidate will be announced tomorrow as Lord Fowler steps down

Polls put the left-wing party just behind Angela Merkel’s CDU

Links between private business and government officials come under increasing scrutiny

Are human rights going backwards? Is Russia squaring up to Ukraine again? And why are we censoring maps?

Crown Prince allegedly warned PM that Anglo-Saudi relations could be damaged

Labour pushes for full parliamentary inquiry into lobbying

Positive data prompts calls for Covid restrictions to be eased sooner than planned

PM announces review of predecessor’s lobbying for Greensill

Government announces review into the Greensill scandal