Politics Live

07:34, 22 Oct Liz Truss prioritises India ties as step toward building ‘a network of liberty’ 07:16, 22 Oct Former SDLP leader reportedly defects to Labour 17:24, 21 Oct A quarter of a million booster jabs administered today 16:12, 21 Oct Half of all black boys subject to court orders suffered racial discrimination 15:45, 21 Oct Number of employed people rises across developed world 15:23, 21 Oct Latest ‘green gilt’ raises further £6 billion for green projects 15:08, 21 Oct New report ‘damning exposé’ of Home Office treatment of vulnerable people say Lib Dems 14:53, 21 Oct PM attends service marking 100 years since Ireland partition 14:22, 21 Oct Ex Tory minister says obesity shouldn’t be ‘socially acceptable’ 13:53, 21 Oct Disqualification of District Councillors in Hong Kong ‘deeply concerning’, says Liz Truss 13:40, 21 Oct Number of low-income households in arrears has tripled since pandemic hit, claims new study 13:00, 21 Oct Burnham sparks Twitter row with London MP over train fare comparisons 12:15, 21 Oct ‘Levelling up’ agenda is ‘under serious threat’ if education not prioritised in budget, report warns 11:35, 21 Oct Ex-offender employees are a ‘win-win for business’ says Raab 11:14, 21 Oct Conservative MPs refusal to wear masks in Commons ‘utter hypocrisy’ say Lib Dems 11:02, 21 Oct Former Labour transport minister appointed government adviser 10:48, 21 Oct ‘Social Impact Bonds’ should be used to streamline public spending, says report 10:28, 21 Oct Scottish Power exec says 20 more energy firms could fold within a month if price cap not reviewed 08:28, 21 Oct Diane Abbott says tech companies should store people’s names and addresses