Exclusive: The group warn ministers that mandatory Voter ID plans threaten to “disproportionately disenfranchise” Black and ethnic minority voters

The former prime minister’s lobbying has sparked a whole series of inquiries

Paris has ‘made a link’ between fishing rights and the financial sector, says official

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Former prime minister faces public grilling by MPs on powerful Commons select committees

‘The idea that this is some sort of legislative priority I think is for the birds,’ says Ruth Davidson

Jason Knauf will end his working relationship with William and Kate in December after seven years

Downing Street has applied to cancel the county court judgement over a bill for £535, writes Adam Forrest

Cases thought to have tripled in a week to more than 1,700

Ministers urged to scrap five-week wait for universal credit after study reveals tens of thousands of households relying on food banks subject to benefit deductions

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