I know what MPs did last summer

The Victorians called Britain and Germany “awkward cousins.” These days, Keir Starmer is trying to revive that Anglo-German amity as part of a broader reset with the European Union. The prime minister has wooed Chancellor Friedrich Merz since the Christian Democrat leader took po ...  Show more

Despite the war in Iran and its economic consequences preoccupying ministers, much work is going on behind closed doors in Whitehall to strike a closer relationship with Brussels. Nearly a decade after Britain voted to leave the EU, Keir Starmer has tasked his ministers with nego ...  Show more

Labour needs a rethink and to reconnect with its core voters, according to an MP who stood down from the shadow cabinet saying the party was dominated by a a London-based bourgeoisie.Khalid Mahmood, Labour MP for Birmingham Perry Barr tells Bloomberg Westminster's Caroline Hepker ...  Show more

This week we discuss the return of Covid to the news agenda and ask whether the government will implement its so-called Plan B of measures as infections and hospital admissions rise rapidly. Political editor George Parker will give his analysis, along with ...

The chaos in parliament over the vote on a Gaza ceasefire motion has segued into a debate on the threats facing MPs – and the lengths deemed appropriate to safeguard against them. A tumultuous week in politics leaves the fate of the Commons Speaker hanging in the bal ...

Conservative MP Richard Fuller says Boris Johnson isn't over his leadership crisis, but it's time for the prime minister to put his foot on the accelerator of the issues the party won the election on. Plus, Hannah White from The Institute for Government discusses her new book and ...  Show more