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

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.

Sir Keir Starmer was hoping to break the curse of the cabinet away day as he summoned his ministers to Chequers for the ...

Britain’s migrant return deal with France is “robust” against legal challenge, Downing Street said as the EU suggested it is assessing whether the agreement complies with “the spirit and letter of the ...

The UK is “confident” the agreement complies with both domestic and international law and has discussed the plans with Brussels, Number 10 said on Friday. The one in, one out ...

Keir Starmer's "one in, one out" plan to end the small boats crisis has been branded a failure by the officials employed to ...

The behind-the-scenes negotiations between Monsieur Macron and Sir Keir Starmer about the proposed one-in, one-out migrant ...

As the UK and France agree to find "new solutions" to the small boat crossings, BBC Verify looks at why asylum seekers want ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has struggled during his first year in office, an ominous sign for centrists in Western ...

Now, Starmer the statesman needs to up his game at home - COMMENT: It’s the eternal puzzle of Keir Starmer’s premiership, one that has been brought to light again by Emmanuel Macron’s state visit: how ...

Sir Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure to crack down on Channel crossings after small boat arrivals hit 20,000 in the ...