17+ hour, 59+ min ago   (513+ words) Former chancellor George Osborne has called for Britain to rejoin the European Union’s customs union, arguing that Brexit has damaged trade and left the UK economy “gone off a cliff”. Osborne, who resigned as David Cameron’s chancellor after the 2016 referendum,…...

16+ hour, 41+ min ago   (628+ words) The US has approved the sale of four Black Hawk military helicopters to Argentina in a $140mn (£103mn) deal, sharpening the focus on Washington’s position in the long-running Falklands dispute with Britain. The State Department said the UH-60L helicopters would strengthen Argentina’s…...

16+ hour, 35+ min ago   (808+ words) Kemi Badenoch is preparing to put the abolition of inheritance tax at the centre of the Conservatives’ next election platform, as the party seeks to challenge Labour on the economy while fending off the growing threat from Reform UK. The…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (646+ words) Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has defended the government’s decision to reprioritise Army training, insisting that military exercises have not been halted despite growing concern over pressure on the defence budget. Mark Francois, the Conservative MP for Rayleigh and Wickford, questioned…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (629+ words) A Labour minister has refused to rule out the party committing to rejoin the European Union in its next general election manifesto, reopening a politically sensitive question over Britain’s long-term relationship with the bloc. Hamish Falconer, a Foreign Office minister,…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (653+ words) The UK’s agreement with France to return small boat migrants is facing renewed uncertainty, with Andy Burnham appealing directly to President Emmanuel Macron to preserve a deal that officials fear Paris could abandon. The arrangement, which is due to expire…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (832+ words) Britain is preparing to dust off its military reserves and put tens of thousands of former troops on a longer war footing as the government confronts what ministers describe as an increasingly dangerous security environment. New legislation will make it…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (725+ words) Ed Miliband has faced a growing backlash over the UK’s decision to impose sanctions on Israeli settlements, after the Israeli embassy accused the Foreign Secretary of creating “an atmosphere for violence against Jews” in Britain. Miliband told MPs that a…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (608+ words) Andy Burnham has been accused of putting Britain’s expanding welfare bill ahead of national security after refusing to commit to spending 3 per cent of GDP on defence by 2030. The row erupted at Prime Minister’s Questions, where Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch…...