The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the deputy prime minister’s influence ...

Many Labour party officials, however, responded by sticking their fingers in their ears — the left opposed fiscal restraint ...

Based on the experience of previous cabinet away days, from Sir Tony Blair and Gordon Brown to Theresa May, Boris Johnson and ...

The 10-Year Health Plan paints a picture of a health service in 2035 that is prevention-focused, community-based and ...

A “quiet revolution has begun” in South Yorkshire to get people back into work, a New Labour grandee has said, as he urged the Government not to shirk reforming the welfare system.

I went to a graduation ceremony this week. It was a nice moment. Celebrating years of hard study and - one hopes - the start of working life. But there were two bum notes, one minor, the other major.

He was one of a handful of outstanding Conservative Cabinet ministers who gave Margaret Thatcher vital support in her crusade ...

Britain’s migrant return deal with France is “robust” against legal challenge, Downing Street said as the EU suggested it is ...