Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’

1989’s U.S. military action in Panama offers no constitutional cover for Trump’s Venezuela attack.

Exclusive: Ministers face pushback over potential changes to asylum seekers’ rights before Council of Europe meeting Human rights groups have warned UK ministers against weakening protections against torture or other mistreatment for asylum seekers before a crucial European summit this week on how to respond to migration. David Lammy, the justice secretary, is expected to help lead arguments at the Council of Europe meeting on Wednesday on how the European convention on human rights (ECHR) could be reinterpreted to limit the scope of rights under article 3, which prohibits torture and “inhuman or degrading treatment”. Continue reading...

The GOP leader believes the deal will win the support of enough Democrats to advance, though the outcome is not guaranteed. Senate Majority Leader John Thune told fellow Republicans in a private lunch that he plans to hold a vote Friday that could pave the way to end the government shutdown, according to two people in the room for the comments who were granted anonymity to describe his comments. The plan, the people said, is to bring up the House-passed continuing resolution that Democrats have repeatedly rejected and then seek to amend it with a new expiration date very likely in January as well as a negotiated package of three-bill full-year spending bills. Thune believes the deal will win the support of enough Democrats to advance, though the outcome is not guaranteed, the people said. Finalizing the deal could take days due to procedural hurdles and objections from senators. In any case, Senate GOP leaders are preparing to keep lawmakers in Washington to try and force a resolution to the record-breaking shutdown. Asked if the chamber will be in through the weekend, Majority Whip John Barrasso said “yes.” Jordain Carney and Mia McCarthy contributed to this report. Lead Art: Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) speaks with reporters outside his office at the U.S. Capitol on the 37th day of a government shutdown on Nov. 6, 2025. | Francis Chung/POLITICO

Members of Congress appreciate the political cover but don’t love how the White House is circumventing Capitol Hill’s power of the purse yet again.

The Conservatives will abolish stamp duty if they win the next election, Kemi Badenoch has announced.

Michelle Mone should resign from the House of Lords, a senior Conservative MP has told Sky News.

Democrats say there are still "very large differences" between the two sides, while Republicans have accused them of "not doing the right thing".