New rules introduced by the UK government bring a quarter of farms back within inheritance tax, after three decades of being fully exempt. They’re right to be annoyed, but sympathy is waning
Protest this week by farmers over inheritance tax raid sounds alarm bells for Labour’s rural prospects
Wes Streeting, health secretary and potential future Labour leader, is against the plan
Starmer commits to cutting emissions by 81% at climate summit overshadowed by Trump election win
Parties and candidates have had lots of time to finesse their lamp-post strategy. But have they?
Following the release of his latest novel, The Proof of My Innocence, the author discusses his ‘stylistic homecoming’, the evolution of Liz Truss and why he’s spending more time with his ‘imaginary friends’
New Tory leader Kemi Badenoch faces Labour prime minister Keir Starmer in the Commons for the first time
Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu says he and his wife were targeted by a drone attack at their holiday home
US president in Germany to hold talks with Olaf Scholz, Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer
The Democratic candidate has much in common with Keir Starmer, but there is one big difference: he tells us who he is
Drastic action is considered essential, but this is part of a wider strategy that represents a looming calamity for Stormont
‘New phase in bilateral relationship’ is possible, Sandro Gozi says
The UK’s budget this month takes on near-totemic importance for Labour as it tries to reset the narrative
EU says latest deadly Russian strike on Odesa is “Putin’s answer” to calls for talks with Kremlin
Europe Letter: Brussels and London will have to give each other some leeway for post-Brexit reset to work
Campaigners such as Esther Rantzen, who has lung cancer, welcome the news that Westminster will debate a proposal to give terminally ill people to right to seek help ending their lives
Exit of Sue Gray and consolidation of Morgan McSweeney’s power allows the prime minister a chance to reset
Political strategist Mr McSweeney has been named chief of staff
The BBC correspondent turned award-winning podcaster has published a new book, Strangeland: How Britain Stopped Making Sense
Sparse detail of talks emerges after meeting with Micheál Martin but countries vow to deepen ‘key strategic links’
If Keir Starmer wants to be remembered as a prime minister for the United Kingdom, not just England, he needs to address the question of a Border poll
Ursula von der Leyen says EU and UK should explore ‘scope for more co-operation’
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen set to meet UK prime minister Keir Starmer in Brussels
London Standard’s resurrection of art critic Brian Sewell to review a Van Gogh exhibition was at best a pointless gimmick, at worst the thin end of the wedge
Planet Business: Employers and the menopause, a new global consortium on the information environment, and UK Labour’s unhappiness with its inheritance
Without the energy and charisma of a storyteller - Boris Johnson, Bertie Ahern - a country has nothing to believe in
In his conference speech at the Exhibition Centre in Liverpool, the new Labour prime minister tells racist rioters and their supporters: ' We see you and we reject you.’
Party’s first event after 14 years in opposition was meant to be a celebration of election victory but risks being overshadowed
Starmer’s chief of staff Sue Gray is targeted by anonymous internal critics
The much-loved institution, once admired all over the world, is itself on its deathbed
The UK chancellor should explain how her programme is going to work
Focus must be on infrastructure, education, and, critically, an energy strategy that balances the need for decarbonisation with the demands of a competitive economy
The issue is coming to a head on Friday with the first visit to Washington DC by new UK prime minister Keir Starmer
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Full general election coverage including analysis and results for all 43 constituencies
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices
