LONDON: UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday defended his decision to shelve plans to make a digital ID mandatory to work in Britain. The latest U-turn in his Labour government’s policies follows an intense backlash against plans to introduce a ... »»»

LONDON - Nigel Farage, the leader of Britain's anti-immigration Reform UK party, has said he has "never directly racially abused anybody", after a report alleging he made antisemitic remarks at school. The 61-year-old Brexit campaigner and his populist party have long been accused of flirting with »»»

Labour's asylum policy was left in chaos after a judge ordered a controversial migrant hotel to shut. The High Court ruling gives The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, just 24 days to close after it became the focus of violent protests. Epping Forest District Council's victory could open the floodgates »»»

LONDON: A UK judge on Tuesday blocked asylum seekers from being housed at a hotel in a town which has witnessed violent protests, dealing a blow to the government. The high court judge approved a request by the local authority in Epping, northeast of London, for a temporary injunction to stop migra»»»

LONDON: The UK was "naive" to allow its sensitive steel industry to fall into the hands of a Chinese company, Britain's business secretary said on Sunday (Apr 13) after the government took control of British Steel. But Jonathan Reynolds said he did not suspect the Chinese state of trying to tank th»»»

As Nigel Farage swaggered into a Chelsea townhouse on Wednesday night for the biggest Donald Trump fundraiser this side of the Atlantic, he was ebullient about the night ahead. “It’s a Holly party – you can guarantee it’s going to be enormous fun,” he told reporters. The Holly in question, the form»»»

Rishi Sunak's Tories are in freefall as a new poll today shows the party's lead over Reform UK has collapsed by four points. The Mirror's weekly election survey by Whitestone Insight finds that Conservative support has fallen by three points to a meagre 19%. Reform UK are now just two points behind»»»