The leader of the UK House of Commons has supported calls for the release of imprisoned Bahraini opposition figures, including human rights activist Abduljalil al-Singace.

Russia has banned the entry of 287 members of the British parliament in response to the sanctions imposed on Russian lawmakers over Moscow’s military offensive against Ukraine.

British finance minister Rishi Sunak defends tax cuts, after they were criticized for not helping the poorest households amid an alarming drop in living standards.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson turns down calls for resignation even after report on rule-breaking lockdown parties blasts “failures of leadership and judgment” at 10 Downing Street.

International and human rights lawyers have called the legality of nationality and borders legislation into question.

British lawmakers have called on Jacob Rees-Mogg, the leader of the House of Commons, to resign after footage emerged of him joking about a Downing Street Christmas party and Covid-19 regulations.

The UK’s ruling Conservative Party has been accused of ‘corruption’ after backing a colleague who was found to have broken paid lobbying rules.