A Labour peer, Lord David Evans, is under investigation for allegedly offering access to ministers for financial gain. The scandal also involves Lords chief whip Roy Kennedy and raises questions about Labour's manifesto. Read more...

The Labour Party is facing pressure over cash-for-access allegations, concerns about special education rights, a VAT policy on private schools, and environmental policies in the US. Read more...

A roundup of global political news including India's continued operations in Iran's Chabahar Port, Iranian political scandal, UK peer investigation, and US views on Ukraine security. Read more...

A roundup of UK political news: Labour's aid cuts for defense, climate goals requiring dietary changes, an undercover probe into the House of Lords, and more. Read more...

Nearly half of England's councils risk bankruptcy, while beavers are set to return to English waterways for the first time in centuries. Plus, a cash-for-access scandal rocks the House of Lords. Read more...