She was welcomed by her Conservative colleagues across the UK, but other Scottish parties warned that her election is a move towards the far-right.

The North West Essex MP became the first black woman to be elected as the leader of a major UK political party.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged its allies to stop “watching” and take steps before North Koreans troops deployed in Russia reach the battlefield. Mr Zelensky raised the prospect of a ...

Kemi Badenoch has won the race to become the new leader of the Conservative Party. Here is her first speech as party leader, delivered immediately after the result on Saturday: “I want to start by ...

Ms Badenoch will be at the helm as the party tries to recover in the wake of the July general election result.