Mr McCluskey, general secretary of Unite the Union, is set to stand down next year, and alongside other union leaders will, despite being disgruntled with his leadership, accept Sir Keir's more centrist manifesto. It comes as the Labour Left appears to...
Labour’s chief whip has told Jeremy Corbyn to “unequivocally, unambiguously and without reservation” apologise for his claims that the extent of antisemitism in the party had been “dramatically overstated”, which led to his membership being suspended. The party’s governing body readmitted Corbyn...
The House of Lords has voted to force Boris Johnson’s government to seek the consent of the devolved administrations before ministers can exercise powers contained in No 10’s controversial Internal Market Bill. It comes as Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has said...
The number of deaths involving COVID-19 have increased for the 10th consecutive week, rising by 529 in the week ending November 13, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It's the highest weekly coronavirus death figure since May. The ONS said...
The world is moving a step closer to ending the coronavirus pandemic, the scientist behind Britain’s first vaccine has declared, as Boris Johnson said he hoped the majority of those most at-risk could be immunised by Easter. Successful trial results...
President Trump has so far refused to accept Mr Biden’s election victory. But a letter sent by GSA Administrator Emily Murphy and obtained by CNN shows the first signs that Mr Trump’s team could be accepting defeat. Taking to Twitter, President...
Try to imagine for a moment, if you can, how it must feel to be so scared for your life that you are forced to flee your home and seek asylum in another country. Now imagine you are pregnant while doing...
Android users need to be aware of a serious security issue with a hugely popular Google Play Store app that's been downloaded hundreds of millions of times. The Go SMS Pro app is a popular messaging service which has been downloaded...
Ferocious floods on an inconceivable scale are now known to have once filled Gale Crater on the Red Planet’s equator 4 billion years ago, NASA has announced. The update comes after the Curiosity Rover discovered parts of the Red Planet were once...
The government plans to double the amount of renewable energy it will subsidise next year after agreeing to include onshore wind and solar power projects for the first time since 2015. Energy companies will compete for subsidy contracts in a competitive...
