Politics

John Prescott: Labour's pugnacious stalwart who pulled no punches

John Leslie Prescott was born on 31 May 1938 in Prestatyn, Wales, to his parents John and Phyllis.
UK to scrap warships, military helicopters and fleet of drones to save money despite threats abroad

The UK will scrap five warships, dozens of military helicopters and a fleet of drones to save money despite growing threats from Russia and a war raging in Europe.
Ukraine fires UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles at targets inside Russia

Ukraine has fired British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russia, a source has told Sky News.
Nadine Dorries reveals impact of being abused by Church of England vicar

Former Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has said her experience of being abused as a child "ruined" her life.
UK's longest-serving MP calls for assisted dying vote delay as not enough time 'to consider immense complexities'

The UK's longest-serving MP has called for the assisted dying bill to be delayed as he said there is not enough time "to consider the immense complexities".