Compensation for LGBT veterans who faced mistreatment in the military will begin in January, a defence minister has announced. The government will start a £50m financial redress scheme for victims…

MPs from across the political spectrum spoke of Salmond’s achievements The SNP’s Westminster leader has described his “great personal sorrow” that Alex Salmond “will not live to see an independent…

Getty Images Jim Murphy was a Labour MP for 18 years Former Labour cabinet minister Jim Murphy’s company has been lobbying Sir Keir Starmer’s government on behalf of arms manufacturers,…

Getty Images The chancellor has given the clearest signal yet that businesses will face an increase in National Insurance on the day the government announced billions of pounds in overseas…

The prime minister has appeared to dismiss suggestions the government could raise capital gains tax (CGT) as high as 39% in this month’s Budget. Sir Keir Starmer said such speculation…

Getty Images Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver Labour’s first Budget on Wednesday 30 October. At the beginning of September, she told the BBC it would involve “difficult decisions” on tax,…

PA Media Alex Salmond with his wife Moira The family of Alex Salmond have said the former Scottish first minister was “a devoted and loving husband, a fiercely loyal brother,…

John Mason said he was “happy” to repeat his claims An MSP who was expelled from the SNP over social media posts about the Israel-Gaza war says he stands by…

David Lammy has become the first foreign secretary since Brexit to attend a regular meeting of EU foreign ministers, as part of Labour’s “reset” with Europe. Lammy travelled to the…

Getty Images Alex Salmond loved creating headlines. He would be disappointed if he gave an interview that was not sufficiently interesting to make the news. As a young radio journalist,…