Politics
- Cooper says talks between US and Iran must lead to toll-free Strait of Hormuzby Ted Hennessey on April 20, 2026 at 2:06 am
The Foreign Secretary said that proposals have been circulating from Tehran to introduce tolls on the crucial waterway.
- Starmer faces Commons showdown over Mandelson vetting scandalby David Lynch on April 19, 2026 at 11:01 pm
Sir Keir Starmer will tell MPs that he did not know Lord Mandelson had failed the initial vetting process and it was ‘unforgivable’ not to tell him.
- Unionist parties could take majority in tight Holyrood poll, survey suggestsby Craig Paton on April 19, 2026 at 11:01 pm
The research found more than half of constituencies have at least two parties within five points of each other.
- Starmer should resign for ‘shameful role’ in appointment of Mandelson – Flynnby Rachel Keenan on April 19, 2026 at 11:01 pm
The SNP Westminster leader is calling on Scots to vote SNP at the Holyrood elections to ‘sack Keir Starmer’.
- Swinney says he will win independence vote in 2028 and run for election in 2031by Katrine Bussey on April 19, 2026 at 11:01 pm
The SNP leader believes Scotland could be independent by the end of 2030 – and wants to run in the 2031 elections to be the country’s leader.
- UK to narrowly avoid recession and jobless rate to surge, Item Club warnsby Holly Williams on April 19, 2026 at 11:01 pm
The independent forecasting group said interest rates will remain on hold in 2026 despite soaring inflation caused by the Iran war.
- Cooper to warn of dangerous precedent of any Iranian tolls in Strait of Hormuzby Ted Hennessey on April 19, 2026 at 9:30 pm
The Foreign Secretary is expected to focus on UK–Japan co-operation amid ongoing geopolitical uncertainty during a trip to Tokyo.
- Does Olly Robbins have Mandelson scandal smoking gun to deliver death knell to Keir Starmer as PM?by Nicholas Cecil on April 19, 2026 at 7:43 pm
Commentary: The Prime Minister is fighting for his political life after the security vetting revelations in the Mandelson storm
- Starmer ‘would not have appointed Mandelson if he was aware of vetting failure’by David Lynch on April 19, 2026 at 7:18 pm
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall said the Prime Minister would not have appointed the peer if he knew UK Security Vetting had not cleared him.
- Keir Starmer thanks submariners as they return from longest patrolby Neil Pooran on April 19, 2026 at 6:16 pm
The Prime Minister visited the Faslane naval base on the Clyde.