Former French culture minister goes on trial over corruption charges
Rachida Dati accused of lobbying for carmaker Renault-Nissan when she was member of European parliamentRachida Dati, a former French culture minister,...
UK must heed warnings from AI experts, minister says
Louise Haigh will set out benefits of AI to TUC conference while vowing government will take safety seriouslyMinisters must “heed the warnings” from i...
Israeli minister threatens to strip Israeli film-makers of citizenship over Gaza documentary NAZA
Miki Zohar accuses Oscar-winning directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor of ‘treason against the state’‘They know the house they are bombing is full o...
‘Sweat the asset’: new development minister plots path to make UK aid count
Kirsty McNeill reaffirms Labour’s 0.7% of GDP pledge and promises value for money to allay voter concernsThe development minister, Kirsty McNeill, has...
Only slim chance government will meet target of building 1.5m homes, minister says
Angela Rayner says manifesto pledge is not being dropped but focus is now on building council housesUK politics live – latest updatesThe government is...
Burnham must understand Wales is ‘not a region in England’, says first minister
Rhun ap Iorwerth, the first non-Labour Senedd leader, questions Westminster’s willingness to relinquish powersAndy Burnham has to be serious about dev...
Philippines defense minister reads private note from China to live audience
In a viral video recorded at a conference in Seoul, Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr., said: “Perhaps basic decency and behavior is w...
Singapore’s prime minister, Lawrence Wong, got the bump as part of a longstanding policy to pay high salaries to public servants in order to attract t...
Minister condemns ‘thuggish’ far-right, anti-migrant protesters in Portsmouth – UK politics live
Emma Reynolds says demonstrations ‘cross a line’ Good morning. John Healey is giving his first major speech on economic policy since he became chancel...
No bailouts for Jaguar Land Rover amid reports of thousands of job cuts, says minister
Carmaker, which is battling Trump tariffs and Chinese competitors, faces talks with union leaders and governmentThe government has signalled that it w...
Black-clad Dover protesters condemned for ‘dressing up in costumes’ by minister
Business secretary says masked anti-immigration protest was ‘not something we would want’ on British streetsA cabinet minister has condemned the block...
Zia Yusuf’s post about Camden council leader is ‘straightforward racism’, says minister
Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson has faced criticism within party after post about Sagal Abdi-Wali, a former child refugeeLabour has accused Refo...
Charles Perrottet denies asking brother as premier to appoint cabinet minister, Icac hears
Charles says claims by developer Jean Nassif in an intercepted phone call that ‘we’re reshuffling the government’ did not reflect promises allegedly m...
Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning
Exclusive: Angela Eagle urges people to be ‘a bit more resilient’ as she tells UK citizens to plan for national emergenciesBritish people have been ur...
Far-right Israeli minister outlines plan for removal of all Palestinians from Gaza
Itamar Ben-Gvir claims proposal for illegal forced displacement of 2 million people is ‘realistic’ and ‘concrete’Israel’s far-right national security ...
Gang violence is not ‘out of control’ in Sydney, police minister says after two shootings in two days
Yasmin Catley says ‘we will not be surrendering our streets’ after as many as six suspected mistaken identity shootings since the start of last yearTh...
