Paul McNamara , Senior Political Correspondent

Our hard power has been dwindling over the last century. But what about Britain’s soft power? The culture secretary Lisa Nandy says she’ll “turbocharge” the UK’s creative industries – describing culture as “an essential part of who we are as a country”.

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has announced a series of locally based reviews into grooming gangs – promising to bring in tougher sentences and more prosecutions.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has responded to the Israel-Hamas deal and pays tribute to all of those who have lost their lives in the last 15 months.

In the end, the pressure over Tulip Siddiq’s alleged links to her aunt’s political movement in Bangladesh became too strong. 

A public inquiry has heard that Afghans killed by special forces members were described dismissively as being “flat-packed” by soldiers who seemed “beyond reproach”.

Creating sexually explicit “deep fake” images will become a criminal offence under new laws aimed at protecting women and girls. 

Inside Capitol Hill, politicians are trying to find a way to keep federal funding going into next year – although Donald Trump has already said it’s President Biden’s problem to solve.

President-elect Trump is trying to force through his picks for top government jobs.

It’s the holiday season in America, but there’s precious little festive cheer if you work in the US Government.

Nigel Farage has been beside the seaside. Not in his Clacton constituency, but on the sun-kissed Florida coast.

What chance is there of accountability for the Assad regime given the evidence being uncovered at Al-Qutayfa and elsewhere in Syria?

Louise Haigh has resigned as Transport Secretary after it emerged that she had pleaded guilty to a fraud offence a decade ago

It was already a record high, but revised figures show net migration actually peaked in 2023 at a quarter of a million more than first thought.

We spoke to Labour MP and Work and Pensions Secretary, Liz Kendall.

The Government has unveiled its £240 million plan to tackle economic inactivity – promising to build a country “where those who can work, will work”.