Keir Starmer has acted against the most self-indulgent of his rebel MPs, suspending four of them and sacking a further three from their non-jobs as trade envoys. The whip was cracked with deliberation ...

Only a small number of countries allow 16-year-olds to vote in national elections, according to online databases. They ...

The government is expected to confirm plans to extend voting rights to 16 and 17-year-olds in England today, in one of the biggest shake-ups of the electoral system in years ...

The British government said on Thursday it planned to give 16 and 17-year-olds the right to vote in all UK elections in a major overhaul of the country's democratic system. The government said the ...

The United Kingdom government said on Thursday it plans to lower the voting age from 18 to 16 for general elections.

The veteran Labour MP has told the BBC she stands by comments that led to a year-long suspension from the party.

Diane Abbott could face fresh Labour suspension as party takes new comments on racism ‘incredibly seriously’ - Abbott under fresh scrutiny as she says she has no regrets over 2023 comments that led to ...

Labour minister Jess Phillips says rebel MPs right to be punished for ‘slagging off own government’ - Comes as Keir Starmer’s attempt to impose discipline on party faces fresh challenge from Diane Abb ...

The UK hoped to win a firm commitment on Thursday from Germany to change its law to help smash people smuggling gangs as well ...

She used a BBC interview to say she had no regrets about her 2023 claim that anti-Semitism and anti-Traveller discrimination ...

Labour 'won't be able to govern' unless revolts against Keir Starmer stop, warns minister Jess Phillips - Two London MPs who rebelled lost their Government posts as trade envoys ...