The Independent's Political Editor David Maddox says that despite the clash with Unite, the deputy prime minister’s influence is unmatched since the welfare rebellion ...

The deputy prime minister makes a dramatic intervention over a need for the Labour government to start to ‘show it can ...

The leader of the Unite union says Labour is not defending working people and they are turning away from the party "in droves ...

Unite, the UK’s largest union, has moved to suspend deputy prime minister Angela Rayner and re-examine its relationship with Labour, in a blow to the government as it battles to retain ties with the ...

The U.K. plans to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 before the next national election, with opposition claiming Labour is ...

A government minister has rejected Diane Abbott's claim that the Labour leaderhip wants her out of the party after she was suspended for a second time over comments about racism. Treasury Minister ...

Labour MP Willie Jackson says the government's move to block people from being able to enrol for 12 days before voting day is a breach of democracy.