Politics

Former deputy Labour leader Harriet Harman has accused Nigel Farage of "leading a culture war" after his response to the government's decision to bar Kanye West from the UK.

A multimillion-pound push by the defence secretary to transform how the UK rearms and fights is a "fiasco", with too much focus on changing structures instead of preparing for war, according to interviews and conversations with a dozen defence sources.

Three Russian submarines were detected by the UK in the North Atlantic loitering over critical undersea cables, the defence secretary said.

Sir Jeremy Hunt has called on ministers to change the law around maternity leave so that it can be delayed for those recently diagnosed with cancer.

In just a few weeks' time, voters will go to the polls to cast their ballot in the 2026 Scottish parliament election.