Steven Swinford

President Xi of China praised Sir Keir Starmer’s record, but voters back home are less convinced. The prime minister hopes his new goals can bring some focus

New figures show private sector activity fell to a 13-month low in November, which economists blame on Labour’s tax rises damaging confidence

The environment secretary was presented with the government’s inheritance tax proposals less than 24 hours before the budget

The new leader also suggested the party would review Britain’s membership of the ECHR and look at a migrant cap

Former prime minister now supports a change to the law as it will help bring about a ‘meaningful reduction in human suffering’

An audit of more than 500 politicians to have expressed a view so far suggests Kim Leadbeater’s bill will comfortably pass in a Commons vote

The transport secretary, who was investigated by her former employer and the police, says she had reported her work phone stolen when she was mugged in 2013

The MP who quickly climbed Labour’s ranks to transport secretary faces scrutiny over a past conviction — after she said Boris Johnson should have the ‘decency to resign’

The former transport secretary was forced to resign after it emerged that the phone she reported as stolen to police was later used to call her contacts

Social media influencers are helping their followers maximise claims for universal credit and personal independence payments as the benefits bill grows