The government's national security adviser Jonathan Powell made no decisions about the content of any evidence provided in the collapsed case against two men accused of spying for China, a minister has said.Prosecutors unexpectedly dropped…
Joshua NevettPolitical reporter andHarry FarleyPolitical correspondentAFP/Getty ImagesChristopher Cash (left) and Christopher Berry (right) were both accused of being Chinese spiesA key security adviser had no role in the "substance or the evidence" of the collapsed…
Jennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter,Joe PikePolitics investigations correspondent andSam FrancisPolitical reporterGetty ImagesSir Tony Blair met with Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street while still prime minister, following lobbying by Lord Peter Mandelson, the BBC has confirmed.A memo written…
Jayne McCormackPolitical correspondent andEimear FlanaganBBC News NIPA MediaNaomi Long said it "isn't legitimate protest to turn up at my home, disrupt my neighbours, my family"Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Naomi Long has said a line was…
A former Welsh Conservative MP says she has joined Reform UK and wants to stand for the party in next May's Senedd election.Ex-Wrexham MP and former junior defence minister Sarah Atherton left the Tories earlier…
Jamie Hepburn MSP apologises to Holyrood chamberA former Scottish government minister who was accused of assaulting Conservative MSP Douglas Ross has apologised for his conduct.Jamie Hepburn, previously the minister for parliamentary business, quit his government…