Politics News

Ex-minister Alex Davies-Jones delivers letter to No 10 demanding PM meets with Epstein survivors

A former victims minister has delivered a letter to Number 10 Downing Street calling on the prime minister to meet with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse.
John Swinney won't say whether Nicola Sturgeon should hand back Peter Murrell gifts

Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has said it is for the courts to decide whether Nicola Sturgeon should be forced to give back gifts bought for her by Peter Murrell using embezzled SNP cash.
Talks held with Iran over jailed UK couple, David Lammy says, as he addresses proposed prisoner swap

The UK has been holding talks with Iran over a British couple jailed in Tehran, says Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy, as he addressed a proposed prisoner swap.
Defence spending plan delay has left the UK less safe and undermined its credibility, MPs say

A chronic delay in the release by Sir Keir Starmer's government of a major plan to invest in defence has harmed the military and left the country less safe, a group of MPs has warned.
No 10 hits out at those 'seeking to stir up division' after JD Vance blamed Henry Nowak's murder on migration

Downing Street has hit back after US vice president JD Vance called for "righteous anger" and blamed Henry Nowak's murder on migration.