Steven Swinford

HMS Diamond defends commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden

The defence secretary has urged rebellious Tories to shelve their designs on replacing the prime minister before an election, as Sunak beefs up defence spending

Conservatives draw up five-point plan to secure ‘quick wins’ for the party after the MP Dan Poulter defects to Labour

Michael Gove backs report that proposes only the best universities be allowed to attract foreign students

Having crossed Northern Ireland’s border, they cannot be deported as UK is not a “safe third country” due to risk of removal under the Rwanda scheme

The east African country has close ties to the Chinese state, which Tim Loughton has previously criticised over its human right record

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak talks to an audience at a PM Connect event. Christopher Furlong / Getty Images

The prime minister is convinced that the polls will narrow as the Tories get closer to the general election

The key contests taking place in a critical week for Rishi Sunak — and the time results are expected to come in

Labour’s Blackpool South ‘seismic’ victory is one of the biggest swings in postwar electoral history