The Latest Breaking News on UK Politics

String of vacancies in Dominic Raab’s office as formal complaints mount

Deputy principal private secretary post added to 10 other job adverts to fill vacancies in deputy prime minister’s office that staff were ‘too scared to enter’

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

New Victorian Liberal MP tells Labor to ‘get out of churches’ and rails against ‘failed socialist experiment’

Fellow Liberal new arrival Evan Mulholland calls for prison sentences to be scrapped for some drug offences

The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2022

Sadiq Khan to seek historic third term as London mayor

Sadiq Khan has been reselected as Labour’s mayoral candidate and will bid to win a historic third term at City Hall in 2024, it was announced on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · Dec 20, 2022

Fiji has new government after three Opposition parties form coalition

Fiji will have a new leader for the first time in 16 years after a national election resulted in three parties joining up in a coalition to form government, dislodging Frank Bainimarama's Fiji First party.

Reuters · Dec 20, 2022

MSPs set for mammoth 9-hour debate on gender recognition legislation

MSPs will discuss around 153 amendments to the controversial Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill today before a vote at Holyrood on Wednesday.

Daily Record · Dec 20, 2022

All the hospitals hit by nurses' strike TODAY in pay battle - picket lines map

The Royal College of Nursing is staging the second strike in its 106-year history - and has set a Friday ultimatum to talk about pay, otherwise it will announce more walkouts in January

Daily Mirror · Dec 20, 2022

Kingmakers crown new Fijian PM

Sitiveni Rabuka will become Fiji's new prime minister after securing a tripartite coalition, ending Frank Bainimarama's almost 16-year reign.

AAP · Dec 20, 2022

Liberal party review of election loss finds 50% of candidates and new MPs should be women

Review recommends setting a target for greater female representation but not a binding quota

The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2022

Rishi Sunak to be grilled by super-committee of senior MPs

The Liaison Committee will question him on Ukraine, the cost-of-living crisis and migration, as well as health.

The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022

Former Labor prime minister Kevin Rudd appointed ambassador to the US

Anthony Albanese told reporters the appointment would be seen within the US as a significant one

The Guardian - AU · Dec 20, 2022