2XA90Y3 Former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn poses outside Islington Town Hall, north London, after handing in his nomination papers for the General Election on July 4. Picture date: Wednesday ...

There are some Seanad “lifers” also running, senators who run exclusively for the Upper House. They include former cathaoirleach Mark Daly, who is expected to be comfortably returned, as are ...

Heathrow's third runway can be built and operating in a decade's time, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. Reeves told the BBC she wanted to see "spades in the ground" in the current Parliament and ...

Sir Keir Starmer, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown joined John's widow Lady Pauline, 82, and their sons Johnathan and David to share treasured memories of a man who helped shape modern Labour.

Independent Senators Ronan Mullen and Alice Mary Higgins have been re-elected to the National Union of Ireland (NUI) Seanad constituency. Their election follows that of poll topper Michael McDowell, ...

Two councillors have clashed over Derby’s bins with one post on a cabinet member’s Facebook page labelled “unprofessional”. Ndukwe Onuoha (Labour) and Matthew Eyre (Conservative) have been in a fiery ...

Key figures from British politics past and present paid their respects to the 'unique, remarkable, and extraordinary' former ...

Backbenchers today urged ministers to be bold and reform the 'unrepresentative' voting system used for general elections.

The Department for Work and Pensions minister Liz Kendall has said thousands will be taken off benefits in brutal reforms under the Labour Party government. MsKendall said more people needed to be ...

Having emerged from the aircraft with her baby, one young mother was asked by the press if she had a message for others like her. In mournful tones, she replied: “Don’t leave. Don’t go to the US ...

Steve Coogan is one of the UK's most beloved comedians and actors, but the Alan Partridge star has led an eventful life away from the camera with a string of high-profile relationships and a rock star ...

Labour’s ambitions for a more pro-growth, pro-business agenda mark a positive shift, at least in tone. But actual, visible, ...