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The latest UK political news, comment and analysis from The Times and The Sunday Times' experts. Discover the latest on current affairs and other key issues, including the cost of living crisis, Rishi Sunak’s premiership and strike action.

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RED BOX | LISA NANDY

Why I opposed a development in Wigan — and why Labour’s housing plans will save other communities

Politics is about choices. For too long, our country has been held back by leaders who put sticking plasters on...

Tuesday May 23 2023, 1.00am, The Times

Rachel Reeves landed in New York to find the Tories claiming that she was guilty of double standards

Reeves wings it on Twitter and reveals US trip was club class

Rachel Reeves has always been at pains to make sure Labour’s economic policies are not seen as an unpopular turn to...

Tuesday May 23 2023, 12.01am, The Times

, Policy Editor

The Labour leader warned that “the NHS is unsustainable unless we make serious, deep, long-term changes”

Starmer pledges NHS funding boost and wide-ranging reforms

Sir Keir Starmer has promised to pump more money into the NHS while introducing significant reforms to the service

Tuesday May 23 2023, 12.01am, The Times

, Whitehall Editor

Humza Yousaf with Joe Budd, left, an SNP candidate with a mountain to climb before a council by-election on June 15

Nationalists at risk of wipeout in party’s Bermuda Triangle

The SNP could be facing a political graveyard where its seats disappear at next year’s general election. Every...

Tuesday May 23 2023, 12.01am, The Times

Harrods is among the stores calling for a reversal of the axeing of tax-free shopping for tourists

Loss of tourist tax perk ‘is catastrophe for retail jobs’

UK retailers and manufacturers have warned the chancellor that scrapping tax-free shopping for international...

Tuesday May 23 2023, 12.01am, The Times

, Retail Editor

Dominic Raab has been Brexit secretary, foreign secretary and justice secretary

Raab to quit as MP after ‘pressure of job on family’

Dominic Raab has said he will stand down as an MP at the next general election, a month after he was forced to...

Tuesday May 23 2023, 12.01am, The Times

, Policy Editor

A teenage girl who reported being a victim of grooming in Rotherham. About 1,400 children were sexually abused in the town between 1997 and 2013, a report found

Compensation scheme launched for child abuse victims

Thousands of victims of institutional child abuse will be paid compensation of up to £100,000 as part of a national...

Tuesday May 23 2023, 12.01am, The Times

, Home Affairs Editor

Suella Braverman said only that she regretted breaking the speed limit

Officials ‘contacted ethics team over Braverman’s speeding emails’

Officials raised concerns about Suella Braverman’s conduct over a speeding fine in emails sent to the Cabinet...

Monday May 22 2023, 10.30pm, The Times

Steven Swinford

, Political Editor |

, Home Affairs Editor |

, Policy Editor |

, Whitehall Editor

Sunak is said to have been “completely blindsided” by the revelations about his home secretary at the weekend

‘Blindsided’ Sunak torn over Braverman’s lack of awareness

Rishi Sunak’s 18-hour flight from Japan touched down in the UK shortly before 2am, but he was back at his desk in...

Monday May 22 2023, 9.30pm, The Times

Steven Swinford

, Political Editor |

, Home Affairs Editor

MELANIE PHILLIPS

Britain can’t sustain this level of immigration

This week the government will reportedly announce restrictions on some types of foreign students bringing their...

Monday May 22 2023, 9.00pm, The Times

Melanie Phillips

Sorry, Rishi, you’re to blame for Braverman

Let’s start by floating two possibilities for the rest of this parliament. Ready? They are: a) that Suella...

Monday May 22 2023, 9.00pm, The Times

Cropped shot of a senior woman holding hands with a nurse

LEADING ARTICLE

Unhealthy Plans

For what all sides agree is one of the greatest challenges facing the country, what is most dispiriting is the lack...

Monday May 22 2023, 9.00pm, The Times

Times Leading Articles

Mohamed Mansour, co-owner of San Diego FC, speaking at Snapdragon Stadium, California, last week

Tory war chest boosted as Egyptian billionaire donates £5m

An Egyptian-born billionaire has become the Conservative Party’s biggest donor in more than two decades, after...

Monday May 22 2023, 9.00pm, The Times

, Policy Editor

Conservatives should beware of the dogma

In the late 18th century, William Wilberforce and his fellow evangelicals founded, among many other societies, the...

Monday May 22 2023, 5.00pm, The Times

Senior Conservatives say allegations that Suella Braverman broke the ministerial code have intensified questions about her position

Sunak seeks verdict of ethics chief on Braverman ‘code breach’

Rishi Sunak will ask his ethics chief for advice about Suella Braverman’s requests for a private speed awareness...

Monday May 22 2023, 12.01am, The Times

, Whitehall Editor |

, Associate Political Editor, Hiroshima

Starmer says that Labour “will fix the NHS”, although details remain sparse

Starmer: I’ll meet all big NHS targets in my first term as PM

All big NHS targets will be reached in the first term of a Labour government, Sir Keir Starmer will promise today.

Monday May 22 2023, 12.01am, The Times

, Whitehall Editor

Only 10 per cent of voters polled by YouGov think the Conservatives have a better plan for housing than Labour

Voters back Starmer to build homes after Sunak scraps targets

Voters back Sir Keir Starmer over Rishi Sunak on housing after a clear divide opened up between Labour and the...

Monday May 22 2023, 12.01am, The Times

, Whitehall Editor

Keir Starmer’s office appears to be divided on electoral strategy

Labour insiders criticise Starmer’s ‘terrible’ campaign strategy

Sir Keir Starmer’s flagship missions for government are “a terrible way to campaign” and are failing to cut through...

Monday May 22 2023, 12.01am, The Times

Patrick Maguire

, Red Box Editor |

, Associate Political Editor

Rishi Sunak said he was considering “a range of options” that would help to cut immigration

PM pledges new package of measures to cut immigration

Rishi Sunak has promised a renewed campaign against immigration, saying he is “crystal clear” that numbers must...

Monday May 22 2023, 12.01am, The Times

, Whitehall Editor |

, Associate Political Editor, Hiroshima

Suella Braverman on a visit to Rwanda in March, where the home secretary wants to relocate Channel migrants

UN’s ‘hypocrisy’ over Rwanda flights case

The Home Office has accused the UN of hypocrisy over its Rwanda deportation plan in a fresh row between the Britain...

Monday May 22 2023, 12.01am, The Times

, Home Affairs Editor