Patrick Maguire

Washington — House Republicans on Thursday will move forward on what's expected to be a futile effort to extend a key spy authority until early

His defence secretary has resigned, much of the party is in despair but still the PM thinks there’s no case for him to go

With less than a week to go to the by-election, the mayor of Greater Manchester has a narrow lead over Reform UK, according to a new poll

Rupert Lowe’s much-mocked Restore Britain is now a real force in national politics — and the polls bear this out

Focus groups reveal a public in despair about Britain — and hungry for sweeping economic and constitutional change

The PM is said to have the support of a group of private donors before a potential leadership contest if the mayor of Greater Manchester wins in Makerfield

After the Greater Manchester mayor’s thumping victory in the by-election, there can be no leadership contest. Sir Keir Starmer must accept reality

Catholicism defined the home, the school and the streets where the new MP grew up. It moulded the view that this former altar boy would take into Downing Street

After six years of keeping his emotions in check the prime minister was overcome with emotion. Now his party’s own emotions threaten everything

If the new prime minister wants to overturn Treasury orthodoxy his chancellor will need drive and grip — and that leaves two candidates