Articles from September 2025

The deputy PM admits she underpaid up to £40,000 in stamp duty on second home but denies she dodged tax, as PM backs her

The government’s welfare reforms were formally passed into law on Wednesday

Working parents of children between nine months and four years old are now eligible for the full 30 hours

Only one in 10 (9 per cent) blind people confident walking in their own neighbourhood because of e-bikes and e-scooters

As Nigel Farage attacked the state of free speech in the UK in front of a congressional committee in Washington DC, The Independent’s political editor David Maddox discusses Reform’s attitude to a free press

Jasveen Sangha pleaded guilty to five federal charges, including providing the ketamine that led to Perry’s death

Sources tell The Independent the chancellor favours raising capital gains tax and introducing a gambling levy

High street chain famous for controversial political stands forgoes £350,000 takings with £300,000 wages bill

He told a fire service watch manager his wife was ‘very ill’

Councillor claims the tribe is presenting ‘ludicrous’ claims to ownership of Scottish land but has urged locals not to attempt to evict the ‘tribe’ through force