Sir Keir Starmer said the agreement to hand over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius secured the ‘vital’ Diego Garcia military base.

Former prime minister Boris Johnson favoured an “authoritarian approach” to punishing people who failed to isolate during the pandemic, the Covid-19 Inquiry has heard. Policymakers also preferred ...

All 10 councils left with no party in overall control after ballots this month have confirmed their executive arrangements.