Political Correspondent Peter Spencer reports on the Iran / Isreat conflict and Rachel Reeve's spending review.

Problem is, there’s not enough to go round. No surprise in itself, but the lamentable extent of the shortfall is becoming increasingly apparent. And pleas for more are fast turning into demands, with ...

Karl Marx’s suggestion that history repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce, doesn’t seem quite right, because this summer’s threatened wave of strikes doesn’t feel particularly funny. But ...

There’s no doubt that we’re easing our way back towards the European fold. After accidentally voting ourselves into the wilderness we’re being gently guided into chummier territory. But at the same ...

The Prime Minister’s looking on the front foot for a change, thanks to his trade agreements with India and America, and a better deal with the European Union to be unveiled in just over a week. But ...

It’s not so much a matter of what’s happened as what’s to be done about it. Remedies are churning out on an industrial scale, and there are at least as many opinions as there are people. Because, as ...

Sir Keir Starmer’s doing his utmost to get the Ukrainian and American Presidents back on the same page. A lot of talks with a lot of people, but the signs are he’s gradually making progress. As our ...

With the world’s military and economic apparatus feeling fragile in Donald Trump’s hands, the Prime Minister is clearly channelling Winston Churchill’s famous wartime slogan. As our Political ...

On both sides of The Pond people are thinking about what’s in or may soon not be in their back pockets. For starters. It’s a nerve-wracking time Stateside, and uncomfortable here too. But, as our ...

As the world holds its breath, fearful of hostilities in the Middle East spiralling from crisis to catastrophe, Sir Keir Starmer continues to wonder how best to wrest back control here in Britain. As ...

After the euphoria of historic election victory comes the hard slog of actually running the country. Which brings the inevitable snags and setbacks. But as our Political Correspondent Peter Spencer ...

In the week that saw students mostly but far from all whooping for joy over their A-level results, it’s worth asking how well our new government’s been performing in its first few weeks. Our Political ...