The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

As chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plan to expand London airports gains traction, the party is accused of back-pedalling on its green commitments

COMMENT: Reeves has gone from being accused of talking the country down to sounding as if gripped by starry-eyed fantasy. She needs to be careful about her mood swinging too far the other way, writes John Rentoul

Experts suspect X owner’s interest in UK is to put pressure on authorities working to codify a new online safety law

Companies supplying ‘freelance’ workers contacted by minister over practices that could breach employment law

News analysis: The Independent’s political editor David Maddox’s trip to Washington DC for Trump’s inauguration found that the UK/US special relationship has morphed into deep antipathy for the Starmer government from the new White House administration

Musk's feud with Steve Bannon is largely self-indulgent theater — but the global consequences could be nasty

There is a new restlessness in Treasury and No 10, but some ministers fear forceful approach may signal panic

Trump has not yet spoken with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer since taking office on Monday

With Russia wearing down Ukraine’s stretched forces and U.S. President Donald Trump pressuring the two sides to end their nearly 3-year-old war, Kyiv and some of its European allies are discussing how that might be achieved in a way that would guarantee Ukraine’s future security

REFORM UK have polled above both Labour and the Conservatives for the first time ...

By sweeping aside everyone from local planners to defenders of the green belt, Labour is handing a gift to Reform UK, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins