It is hard to imagine the costly and symbolic legal case that has led to Britain's 'surrender' of the Chagos Islands without the earnestly reassuring face of human rights lawyer Philippe Sands.

Maybe Keir Starmer had other things on his mind when Tony Blair was getting to grips with the challenges of governing after the 1997 general election.

“Politics is not an easy business,” Baron Soley reflects. In part two of an interview, he is reminiscing on his own experiences following a 44-year Parliamentary career firstly in the House of Commons ...

As the director of a new documentary exploring the extraordinary success of the former leader, Michael Waldman spent several months living on Planet Blair and talking to former colleagues – including ...

Westminster Power Couples — 2026 edition The love matches wielding political power in SW1. By BETHANY DAWSONin LONDON ...

Jonathan Powell had been a vocal champion of Peter Mandelson getting the plum diplomatic role in the US, despite the latter's extensive links to Jeffrey Epstein.

Sir Keir Starmer is, already, the most unpopular leader in British polling history, embroiled in scandal over the appointment ...

The Labour left now has Sir Keir Starmer right where it wants him – until it is time to strike. The Prime Minister is still ...

On Monday, Keir Starmer survived what has been described as a 'political near death experience'. But after almost 30 years ...

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has faced calls from some of his own Labour lawmakers to step down in recent days.

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Sir Keir Starmer’s former media chief has been suspended from Labour over his links to a convicted sex offender after the Prime Minister faced pressure over the issue from his o ...