Downing Street has said it does not rule out clawing back Covid support money from football clubs taking part in the proposed breakaway European Super League.The development came as prime minister Boris Johnson said the…

The variant of Covid-19 that first emerged in India and was detected in the UK last week is expected to become a “variant of concern”, scientists say amid calls for a travel ban on arrivals…

Rachel Reeves says 'Tory Sleaze is back and it's bigger than ever'Labour has voiced concerns about how Whitehall business roles currently at the centre of the Greensill lobbying scandal are appointed after it emerged one is held…

Pregnant women and new mothers have been forced to live in damp, cockroach-infested asylum accommodation in what lawyers say is a breach of the law, The Independent has learned.The Home Office is facing legal action…

Labour has raised concerns about the appointment of Whitehall business roles currently at the centre of the Greensill lobbying scandal after it emerged one is held by a major Conservative donor. Daniel Green, an entrepreneur…

Labour has claimed that Tory sleaze is back and bigger than ever as a cabinet minister defended David Cameron’s controversial actions as “acceptable”.Shadow Cabinet Office minister Rachel Reeves also warned that the lobbying scandal threatening…

Boris Johnson should cancel his plans to visit India later this month because of their spiking Covid-19 cases, Labour has said. The Prime Minister is set to attend trade talks in the country on 26…

Today's daily politics briefingLabour has claimed that sleaze in the Tory party is “bigger than ever” in the wake of the growing lobbying scandal.David Cameron has been in the spotlight over Greensill Capital, which he…