The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death

Dame Andrea said the move to prevent her from standing was a ‘political hit job aimed at smearing my candidacy’

The former UK prime minister, who built the international coalition backing Ukraine, has demolished the US president’s peace proposals

Chancellor made comments ahead of her crucial meeting with US counterpart Scott Bessent on Friday

Chancellor indicates she wants to hand market freedoms it had almost two decades ago, before major banks were bailed out by government

As the UK scrambles to get a US trade deal, Rachel Reeves has made a speech calling for a new global trade system aimed at dealing with concerns raised by Donald Trump

The Reform UK leader claimed GPs are over diagnosing adults with mental health problems and children with special educational needs

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him foreseeing a papabile ahead of his death

The speculation comes just a week before the local elections where the Tories are set to lose hundreds of seats

The chancellor is in Washington DC as pressure mounts over dire IMF predictions of the effect on Britain’s economy if Trump goes ahead with his tariffs

As Rachel Reeves prepares for a career defining speech in Washington DC, political editor David Maddox looks at the competing forces turning her dreams of economic growth into a nightmare

The chancellor will have her first face-to-face meeting with US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him known a papabile emerging even before his death

The late pontiff’s health concerns in recent years led to contenders to succeed him known a papabile emerging even before his death