Polling comes amid Conservative backbench unrest at government plan to ban conversion practices More than 400,000 people who are gay, transgender or non-binary have been subjected to someone trying to change, “cure” or suppress their sexual orientation or gender identity, according to new research that suggests a proposed ban on […]

Scrutiny of potential conflicts of interest among assessors for BBC job follows allegations over Boris Johnson loan The government-appointed panel that approved Richard Sharp as a prime candidate for the role of BBC chair included a Conservative party donor and prospective MP, as well as the wife of the former […]

PM’s appointment of Tory chair to cabinet under scrutiny after he launches ethics adviser investigation Rishi Sunak has instructed his ethics adviser to investigate the tax affairs of the Conservative party chair, Nadhim Zahawi, but faces growing pressure over whether he knew about the HMRC inquiry when he appointed Zahawi […]

Shadow foreign secretary to mark out diplomatic mission of a future Labour government in landmark speech Labour will make closer cooperation with Europe across security, trade and foreign policy a central plank of a plan to reconnect “a tarnished UK” with its closest allies, David Lammy, the shadow foreign secretary, […]

Two attacks in agricultural area near Half Moon Bay come within days of shootings in Monterey Park and Central Valley Seven people have been killed in an agricultural region of northern California, authorities said on Monday, the latest shootings to rattle the state in recent days. Two fatal shootings took […]