Labour unrest grows as Starmer faces pressure — could this rising MP be his successor?
Saxophone-playing former corporate lawyer Darren Jones has risen steeply through the ranks to become the PM’s right-hand man
‘Stop blaming the Brits’: United Ireland would pose threat to Britain from Russia, says ex-Nato commander
Military alliance should carry out operations in Irish seas even if Dublin objects, says Falklands veteran
Caerphilly by-election to test Labour’s grip as Reform challenges Wales’ traditional politics
If Nigel Farage’s party wins, it will buttress its claim to be on course to win the next UK election
Maccabi Tel Aviv match morphs into latest front in Britain’s culture wars
Israeli club does not want its fans to travel to Aston Villa match, but tensions have not gone away
Westminster’s uneasy silence as Prince Andrew scandal grows
House of Commons not permitted to discuss issues that reflect badly on Britain’s royal family, including sordid allegations against brother of King Charles
Oscar Wilde’s British Library reading pass reissued 130 years after confiscation
Pass was taken from Irish playwright following his 1895 conviction for gross indecency
How the SNP is finally getting over its post-Sturgeon hangover
Labour’s implosion and the rise of Reform UK has gifted the party a clear path back to power in next May’s Holyrood elections
‘Our precious boy’: The stories behind memorial benches of Swansea promenade
A council-run scheme to put memorial plaques on benches gives an insight in locals’ lives lost
‘Something is shifting’: Wales is on the verge of a political earthquake
Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru looks set to battle Reform UK to end a century of Labour political dominance
Kemi Badenoch pledges to rebuild Conservative Party’s reputation with debt ‘golden rule’
Tory leader outlines plan for reducing debt and fuelling growth as party seeks to move on from Truss-era turmoil
Windswept Scottish isle of Barra to get new weatherproof statue of Cork bishop
Scotland Letter: Outer Hebrides home of Clan MacNeil plans a new monument to St Finbarr after generous donation
Right turn in Manchester: Tories chase Reform UK – and risk losing their own centre
Conservative leader needs her big speech on Wednesday to land well as hard right-leaning shadow justice secretary Robert Jenrick waits in the wings
Tories’ future as political party capable of governing is at stake: ‘It is that serious’
Whether to focus more on people’s pockets or UK borders is big question at Conservative Party conference
London’s two big Irish centres celebrate combined 100 years helping emigrants
Irish Cultural Centre and London Irish Centre are keeping an eye on future generations’ needs too
Britain’s Jewish communities remain on high alert after Manchester attack
UK chief rabbi says Britain needs ‘national soul-searching’ over rising anti-Semitism