War with Iran is "not over," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says
60 Minutes Iran war is "not over" until highly enriched uranium is removed, Israel's Netanyahu says .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-60-minutes.jpg'); } By Major Garrett, Major Garrett Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett is CBS News' chief Washington correspondent. He's also the host of "The Takeout," a weekly multi-platform interview show on politics, policy and pop culture. Read Full Bio Major Garrett, Aliza Chasan Aliza Chasan Digital C...
Reform ‘did not do as well as I feared’ in Holyrood election, Sturgeon says
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Candidate suspended over antisemitic social media posts elected to Tower Hamlets council
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Sturgeon says she ‘liked’ David Cameron but has ‘zero respect’ for Boris Johnson
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Don’t let Farage and Reform divide us, Labour’s Sarwar urges Holyrood leaders
Scottish Labour leader says he aims to hold SNP to account after his party tied for second with Reform in electionsUK politics live – latest updatesThe Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, has warned other Scottish political leaders not to spend the next Holyrood parliament “shouting about Nigel Farage”, saying his job is to ensure there is a credible opposition at Holyrood “that holds the SNP’s feet to the fire”.While the Scottish National party won a fifth successive Holyrood victory and ended...
Tories are still biggest party on the right, claims Cleverly
Tories are still biggest party on the right, claims Cleverly12 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleKate WhannelPolitical reporterBBCShadow housing secretary Sir James Cleverly has argued that the Conservatives are still the biggest party on the right of British politics despite Reform making huge gains at their expense in Thursday's elections.He claimed Reform were not a centre right party but, rather, a "cult of personality", adding: "Nigel [Farage] is not a policy...
Anthony Slaughter: The punk pioneer making Senedd history for the Greens
Anthony Slaughter: The punk pioneer making Senedd history for the Greens7 days agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMark PalmerWales politics assistant editorBBCAnthony Slaughter with fellow members of Cape Town punk band Riot Squad SAWales' Green leader Anthony Slaughter is a record maker in more ways than one as he sees his party sit in the Welsh Parliament for the first time in its history.Slaughter, who takes one of two Green seats in the Senedd, was the singer in a South African punk band,...
Move over Arvind Kejriwal, Vijay is the new aam aadmi in politics
Move over Arvind Kejriwal Vijay is the new aam aadmi in politics
Holyrood election 2026 was ‘least proportional’ Scotland has ever had
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Anas Sarwar says ‘national wave’ against Labour responsible for Holyrood result
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Plaid Cymru leader says he hopes to be made first minister as early as Tuesday
Rhun ap Iowerth says he hopes his party’s programme for government will get backing from across the SeneddUK politics live – latest updatesThe leader of Plaid Cymru is hoping to become Welsh first minister as early as Tuesday after his party won a historic victory in the Senedd elections, soundly beating Labour and holding off Reform UK.Plaid fell short of winning a majority in the Welsh parliament but Rhun ap Iorwerth said on Sunday he hoped that other parties would work with him and told UK La...
Parties accused of ‘political posturing’ by refusing to engage with Reform
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Tice declines to say if Farage’s undeclared £5m gift was only used for security
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London MP Catherine West in live TV clash with Cabinet minister over her bid to topple Keir Starmer
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Starmer fighting to keep job as former minister warns he has ‘lost the country’
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Indyref2 demands perfectly reasonable with pro-independence majority – Flynn
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‘Better the devil you know’: former Labour voters in Birmingham unsure about replacing Starmer
Focus group sceptical that replacing Keir Starmer would improve party’s fortunes, with some drawn to Reform or the GreensUK politics – liveAs Keir Starmer faces the prospect of a leadership challenge, former Labour voters in a Birmingham constituency were last week feeling nervous about what could come next.A month ago, the group from Birmingham Yardley had very little good to say about the prime minister, comparing him to a rat or a donkey. They said they felt he had let them down. Continue rea...
Starmer insists he won’t quit as PM, as former minister Catherine West seeks to trigger Labour leadership contest – UK politics live
MP says that unless a cabinet minister comes forward to challenge the PM by tomorrow that she willGood morning. There were many predictions for Labour’s future ahead of the English, Scottish and Welsh elections, which have been terrible for the party, but there is one outcome foreseen by no one: a leadership challenge by Catherine West.West, MP for Hornsey and Friern Barnet and a junior Foreign Office minister until she was sacked in the reshuffle last year, announced yesterday afternoon that, u...
Is it worth losing a relationship over politics?
Is it worth losing a relationship over politics
From Panchayat leader to senior minister: The political journey of KA Sengottaiyan
K.A. Sengottaiyan, a veteran politician with a five-decade career, has achieved a remarkable feat by becoming a 10-time legislator in Tamil Nadu. His journey began in grassroots politics in the 1970s, leading to significant roles, including School Education Minister. Following his expulsion from AIADMK, he joined the TVK party, further demonstrating his enduring political influence.