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KEIR Starmer must use the King’s Speech to introduce a wealth tax on Britain’s richest people, the Scottish Greens have demanded.

China now viewed as a major adversary, along with Russia, Iran and North Korea, in a ‘dangerous quartet increasingly working together’

Commons Speaker says people ‘go to extreme measures’ because they ‘don’t believe in the ballot box’ after Trump assassination attempt

General elections in Britain throw up some predictable news stories. For those, like myself, with an interest in animal history, some of the best are the familiar photo features of pets at polling stations. This is a recent tradition, now firmly established, that has proven handy for news outlets that…

PM can seize moment and show how European Political Community can help shift dial away from authoritarianism

A long weekend paddleboarding the waterways of the Broads national park is bliss – and costs a fraction of the price of renting a boat

Prime minister wants to foster a new spirit of cooperation and partnership to confront the crises facing the continent

Britain's Keir Starmer could hardly have asked for a better first week as prime minister, from hobnobbing with fellow world leaders to England's run to the final of the European football championships.

The government’s net zero ambitions will be expensive and will require infrastructure improvements that carry a political cost

In the rush for growth, the cabinet has hit the ground running; but a temporary boost to public borrowing may be the only way to get quick results

Letters: Robert Hardy, Mandy Lane and Rita Hawes respond to an article on hands-off Norwegian parenting, talking of the freedom they had during childhood in Britain decades ago