Betrayal. That is the word you hear from the chief executives of some of the UK's biggest employers as they absorb the impact ...

It’s fair to say it’s been a ‘challenging year’, writes The Independent’s wine expert Rosamund Hall. But with the effects of ...

The Housing Secretary bought her council house in Stockport in 2007 when she had only just passed the eligibility criteria of ...

Already Angela Rayner and Rachel Reeves look like world-weary backing singers (think the girls from the Human League with the ...

Editorial: The deputy prime minister should be wary of anything that looks like privilege for the public sector ...

Days after hitting businesses with £25bn tax rise, Rayner drops opposition to council plan to work shorter hours for the same ...

This sickening war on our farmers and rural communities is a harrowing example of things to come in Starmer's socialist ...

This is the first half of an article in our new regular series, the Dark Arts Dispatch, which shines a light on the world of corporate influence, lobbying and money in politics, with a handful of ...

Jonathan Powell is the Prime Minister’s new National Security Adviser. It is a return to the heart of government for one of ...

Deputy prime minister says she spoke with vice president-elect about ‘plans for the future and working together’.   ...