Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel says the new national police force - dubbed the "British FBI" - will be a "real test to ...

The government is backing down on its plan for mandatory digital ID cards for anyone wanting to get a job in the UK. Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel welcomes the decision, saying: "This plan was ...

SIR Keir Starmer must confront Xi Jinping over spying allegations when he visits China, senior Tories have demanded. Calls ...

Conservative peers have forced Sir Keir Starmer to pause legislation to ratify the UK-Mauritius treaty on the Chagos Islands, ...

Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick for “plotting in secret to defect” from the Conservative Party. The Tory leader said she had been presented with “clear, irrefutable evidence” that he was ...

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Critics have long expressed concerns that the supersized embassy, set to be the biggest Chinese Embassy in Europe, will heighten risks of Chinese intelligence-gathering as well as amplify the threat ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel reacts to the US' capture of Leader Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, saying "none of us should be ...

As parties harden their stance on borders, minority politicians have become political cover against racism accusations.

The United States will “have to have a say” on the UK’s decision to cede sovereignty of the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, ...

The UK government has condemned “all acts of violence” in Bangladesh and renewed its call for peaceful, inclusive and credible elections, as disturbing reports of killings and attacks against Hindus ...

Andy Burnham could be blocked from standing as an MP by an all-women shortlist, the Home Secretary has said. Labour’s ruling body is set to decide whether he can stand as a by-election candidate after ...