Boris Johnson outlines new 1.25% health and social care tax to pay for reforms

The Conservatives lose nearly 500 council seats, while the Lib Dems make big gains in southern England.

The PM will meet Israel’s leaders on Thursday before going to other regional capitals in a two-day trip.

Chris Mason and Henry Zeffman find Sunak supporters downbeat and Starmer’s team buoyant as polls fail to narrow.

The EU is reportedly preparing fresh sanctions over an escalating migrant crisis at Belarus’s border.

Millions of people are urged to stay at home as the UK prepares for one of the worst storms...