Politics

Higher prices could last for more than eight months after the Iran war ends, the prime minister's right-hand man has said as ministers step up efforts to offset potential impacts to food and fuel supplies.

The King's upcoming US visit will go ahead as planned after gunshots were fired at a dinner attended by Donald Trump, Buckingham Palace confirmed.

Sir Keir Starmer has defended his decision to sack Olly Robbins over the vetting process for Peter Mandelson - saying the senior civil servant only faced the "everyday pressure of government".

On Friday, Keir Starmer's circle gathered at his country retreat of Chequers to wargame the coming weeks for a prime minister whose future is on the line.

Can the Lib Dem tortoise outrun the populist hare? For those around Sir Ed Davey, the answer is yes.