Politics
Westminster and Whitehall: the Government, the Opposition, and the workings of Parliament.
France pulls the plug on the ‘one in, one out’ migration deal
Paris says it is negotiating its exit from the pilot returns agreement, which lapses on 1 October, despite Burnham’s personal plea to Emmanuel Macron to keep it going.
Burnham puts EU rejoining on the table, saying Brexit has done more harm than good
The Prime Minister told the BBC that Britain should weigh every option for its future relationship with the EU, from the status quo to a customs union, the single market, or going “all the way”, and promised to lay out the choices around November’s UK-EU summit.
HMS Portland fires new ship-busting missile in Atlantic Thunder climax
The Type 23 frigate’s operational Naval Strike Missile firing, a Sea Venom launch from a Wildcat helicopter and a torpedo strike from a submarine sank the former USS Klakring off Scotland.
Fairford five released on bail as counter-terrorism police pursue ‘multiple lines of inquiry’
Five British men arrested near RAF Fairford over suspected explosives and terrorism offences have been freed on bail, as the US Secretary of State said the incident involved ‘the hands of a foreign actor’.
Healey promises ‘a new age of industrialisation’ in first conference speech as Chancellor
The Chancellor told Labour’s Liverpool conference that fiscal discipline would underwrite every promise the Government makes, and that the Budget he delivers a month from now would give families and businesses breathing space.
Burnham’s first conference as Prime Minister: the week that will define his premiership
Two months after succeeding Keir Starmer, Andy Burnham faces his first Labour conference as leader, with the economy stalling, small boats at a yearly high and a Budget a month away.
781 arrivals in a day: Channel crossings hit a 2026 high as two boats land undetected
Ten boats crossed on Wednesday, the busiest day of the year so far, as the Home Secretary ordered an urgent review after two vessels reached British shores without interception.