The Son of Pakistani migrants, Sir Sajid Javid was the first person of colour to hold one of the ‘Great Offices of State’. Javid achieved this in 2018, following his appointment as Home-Secretary in ...

Earlier this year I had the pleasure of sponsoring a Dogs Trust event in parliament highlighting an important and overlooked ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. Sarah Pochin is the Reform UK MP for Runcorn and Helsby, having won the seat in a by-election on 1 May 2025. She is the first ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. A veteran Labour MP has suggested Keir Starmer should resign as prime minister in a thinly veiled social media post. Jon ...

Since 1922, Britain’s Labour Party has either formed the country’s Government or constituted the Official Opposition. The Party has been in power for just over a third of the period since the Second ...

In terms of economic policy, the Conservative Party is economically liberal, generally favouring the free market and opposing government controls. Positioning itself as the party of small business, ...

When a government spends more than it collects, it runs an annual budget deficit. This is formally known as the Public Sector Net Cash Requirement. The accumulation of previous annual budget deficits, ...

What is the congestion charge? The congestion charge is a daily levy imposed on drivers choosing to drive within central London. Since 2022, it has applied between 07:00 and 18:00 on Monday to Friday, ...

“Hooliganism” is the term used broadly to describe disorderly, aggressive and often violent behaviour perpetrated by spectators at sporting events. In the UK, hooliganism is almost exclusively ...

What is current rate of tobacco duty? Properly referred to as Tobacco Products Duty, but more widely known by its shortened name, Tobacco Duty is an excise duty charged on purchases of tobacco ...

Universities in England and Northern Ireland are able to charge an annual tuition fee to students of up to £9,000 per year (or £9,250 if the university has a Teaching Excellence Framework). The ...

The opinions in Politics.co.uk's Comment section are those of the author. MPs have voted to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales so that women cannot be prosecuted for terminating their ...