Veteran politician Ann Widdecombe was killed in a “targeted attack”, counter-terrorism police investigating her death have said..

The scramble to buy PPE during the pandemic saw the UK waste almost £10 billion of taxpayers’ money, the official inquiry into the handling of Covid-19 has found..

Politicians face a “horrific” culture of violence which has become worse in recent years, a Cabinet minister has warned..

Rachel Reeves will say Britain’s economy has “beaten the odds” under her stewardship, in a defence of her record ahead of Andy Burnham’s incoming government..