The Scottish Conservative leader said he was happy with his party’s campaign, saying it had focused on the real issues that matter to voters.

He was voted into the Scottish Parliament in the first ever devolved elections back in 1999 – and had retained his seat since ...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said he would not walk away from his job but even allies conceded the results had been ‘brutal’ for Labour.

Ministers have rallied around Sir Keir Starmer to defend his premiership as backbench calls for a change of leader ...

John Swinney has said Downing Street has “a lot of listening to do” as he called for respect between the two governments. Speaking to the BBC as his party claimed it had “emphatically” won the ...

Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage has landed in Essex by helicopter following a successful day in the local elections. The MP for Clacton arrived at Chelmsford Racecourse to address the media following ...

Some 22 British passengers and crew on board a cruise ship hit by an outbreak of hantavirus are expected to reach Tenerife on ...

Hackney and Lewisham elected Green mayors, marking the first directly elected mayors for the party and ousting Labour in both London boroughs.

With all votes counted, Plaid have 43 seats, Reform UK 34, Labour nine, the Welsh Conservatives seven, Greens two and one Liberal Democrat.

Scottish Liberal Democrats leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has hailed “incredible” results for his party, as it picked up seats around the country. With 68 out of 73 constituencies declared, the Lib Dems ...

With the SNP having been in power since 2007 in Scotland, the party now seems set to win a record fifth consecutive term in government in Edinburgh.