Politics
Uri Geller answers call for ‘weirdos’ to apply for jobs in Number 10
The Prime Minister’s key adviser Dominic Cummings posted an apparent job advert on Thursday.
Jacob Rees-Mogg’s sister and other ex-Brexit Party MEPs with bizarre views join Tories
Four former members of Nigel Farage’s party have switched their allegiance.
Sir Keir Starmer heads Labour leadership contest with 23 nominations
The shadow Brexit secretary has secured enough backing from colleagues to enter the second stage.
Labour MPs hear opening pitches and scale of task Labour faces from leadership candidates
Six candidates – Rebecca Long-Bailey, Sir Keir Starmer, Emily Thornberry, Lisa Nandy, Jess Phillips and Clive Lewis – are seeking to lead the party.
Senior Johnson aide says UK will forge a “special relationship” with far-right Hungarian regime
The Hungarian prime minister has been strongly criticised for his record on anti-Semitism, his rhetoric about "Muslim invaders", and for calling migrants "poison".
Socialist leader forms new Spanish government
He won a confidence vote by 167 votes against 165.
Coup for Starmer as Kat Fletcher set to play “key role” in his campaign
Fletcher played a big role in Corbyn's leadership victory in 2015 and will be seen as a key ally on the left.
Scotland’s only Labour MP confirms bid to stand for deputy leader
Ian Murray said the architects of the party’s catastrophic failure in 2019 cannot be allowed to be the architects of the response.
First blow for post-Brexit Britain as Australia rejects trade deal
Australia turned down the UK’s appeal for freedom of movement between the two countries.