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BBC Politics
Nov 18, 2025

Starmer says he will lead Labour into next election
Despite speculation about challenges to his leadership, the prime minister says he is "utterly focused" on the cost of living.

BBC Politics
Nov 17, 2025

Mahmood defends overhaul of 'out of control' asylum system
Under the plans, refugee status will become temporary and new capped "safe and legal routes" into the UK will be created.

BBC Politics
Nov 17, 2025

Unprecedented plan for asylum system sees government walk tightrope
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's plan is unprecedented and marks an enormous change in policy, writes Dominic Casciani.

BBC Politics
Nov 17, 2025

Reselling tickets above face value set to be banned by government
Ministers are expected to announce the plan to tackle touts and resale sites offering tickets at several times face value.

BBC Politics
Nov 17, 2025

Mahmood announces big changes to 'unfair' asylum system
Under the plans, refugee status will become temporary and new capped "safe and legal routes" into the UK will be created.

BBC Politics
Nov 17, 2025

Mahmood announces overhaul of 'unfair' asylum system
Under the plans, refugee status will become temporary and new capped "safe and legal routes" into the UK will be created.

BBC Politics
Nov 17, 2025

Key takeaways: What are the proposed asylum system reforms?
What we know so far about Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's proposed reforms.

BBC Politics
Nov 17, 2025

What are the proposed asylum system reforms?
What we know so far about Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's proposed reforms.

BBC Politics
Nov 17, 2025

BBC in Dhaka: 'The trial may be over... anger very much remains'
The former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.

BBC Politics
Nov 17, 2025

Reform candidate says he received 55 death threats during campaign
Llyr Powell said his door was kicked in and described receiving verbal abuse and being spat at.

BBC Politics
Nov 17, 2025

Will the government's new asylum plans work?
The PM sent Shabana Mahmood to run the Home Office precisely so that she would be radical.

BBC Politics
Nov 16, 2025

Fast-track deportations to be announced as part of asylum reforms
Plans to end multiple appeals against removal and speed up deportations are expected to be unveiled.

BBC Politics
Nov 16, 2025

Illegal migration tearing UK apart, Mahmood says
The home secretary is set to announce major policy reforms, including a 20-year wait before people granted asylum can apply to settle permanently.

BBC Politics
Nov 16, 2025

Tackling illegal migration a 'moral mission', Mahmood says
The home secretary will announce major reforms to the asylum system on Monday.

BBC Politics
Nov 15, 2025

Refugees to face 20-year wait to settle permanently under asylum reforms
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is expected to announce major reforms to the asylum system on Monday.

BBC Politics
Nov 15, 2025

BBC should pay nothing to Trump, former director general says
Since the corporation's retraction, Trump has indicated he may continue legal action, upping the amount he could sue for to between $1bn (£759m) and $5bn.

BBC Politics
Nov 15, 2025

'Head in hands': Ministers fume at No 10's self-inflicted chaos
Misshaps of their own making overshadow important things the government has to do, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

Trump says he will take legal action against BBC over Panorama edit
The US president told reporters on Air Force One that he will take legal action against the broadcaster and will call Sir Keir Starmer over the weekend.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

What's behind Rachel Reeves's 'hokey cokey' on income tax rises?
The bond markets selling UK debt, which the chancellor had spent months courting, reacted badly to her change of heart on income tax rises

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

UK set to limit asylum seekers to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

Peers call for more time to debate assisted dying bill
Lords have proposed more than 900 changes to the legislation, with supporters worried this could stall its progress.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

MP quits Corbyn's new left-wing party amid infighting
Independent MP Adnan Hussain claims there is a "toxic" culture in Your Party as he announces he is leaving it.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

Man guilty of stalking Dame Penny Mordaunt
Edward Brandt, 61, is cleared of the more serious charge of stalking involving serious distress.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

Reeves backs away from income tax rates rise after improved economic forecasts
The chancellor had been widely expected to increase income tax rates, which would have broken a manifesto promise.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

Sale of Daily Telegraph collapses after US firm pulls out
US investment group RedBird Capital has abandoned its attempt to buy the UK newspaper.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

Reeves backs off from proposals to raise income tax rates in Budget
The chancellor had been widely expected to increase income tax rates, which would have broken a manifesto promise.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

US group pulls out of deal to buy Daily Telegraph
US investment group RedBird Capital has abandoned its attempt to buy the UK newspaper.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

What taxes could go up in Budget if income tax rates are not rising?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering both tax rises and spending cuts in the 26 November Budget.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

'Real concern' about political appointees on BBC board, Nandy says
The culture secretary also suggests appointing senior BBC leaders who have a "journalistic background".

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

Crime commissioner warns PM as she quits Labour
Sarah Taylor says there is "no vision for the Labour Party that's being really explained".

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

Reeves backs off from proposals to raise income tax rates at Budget
The chancellor had been widely expected to increase income tax rates, which would have broken a manifesto promise.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

Doctor strike inflicting pain and misery on patients, says health secretary
Health Secretary Wes Streeing says patients could be harmed by the 5-day strike.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

Government borrowing costs jump after Reeves decides against income tax rise
The 10-year gilt yield rises sharply in reaction to reports that an expected Budget income tax rise will not happen.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

Labour to begin talks on admin fees for linking to EU carbon scheme
The negotiations, set to begin next week, could hinge on the scale of UK contributions to EU coffers.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

Immigration not 'key issue' in Wales, says Plaid leader
Rhun ap Iorwerth says it does not relate to real problems facing voters in their day-to-day lives.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

Reeves expected to drop plans for income tax rate rise
The chancellor had been widely expected to increase income tax rates, which would have broken a manifesto promise.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

Doctors begin five-day walkout in England
NHS bosses say they are aiming to keep nearly all services running during the strike.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

What taxes could rise in the Budget?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering both tax rises and spending cuts in the 26 November Budget.

BBC Politics
Nov 14, 2025

Witness History
In 2009, ministers from the Maldives held the first underwater cabinet meeting

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

Councils warn of 'total collapse' in special needs system
The government is facing political pressure as it tries to reform the "broken" system of support for children with special educational needs.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

No-fault evictions to be banned in England from May
The government confirms timeline for reforms to England's rental market, including ending bidding wars.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

Crime commissioner quits Labour after role is axed
Sarah Taylor says she is troubled by a "significant reduction in scrutiny" she believes will occur.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

Peers suggest over 900 changes to assisted dying bill
Experts say the volume is a record, and backers of the bill fear opponents are using delaying tactics.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

Labour to begin talks on entry fee for EU carbon scheme
The negotiations, set to begin next week, could hinge on the scale of UK contributions to EU coffers.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

Starmer's chief of staff McSweeney not leaving role over briefing war, BBC told
The PM's top aide was not involved "directly or indirectly" in briefings against cabinet ministers, sources tell the BBC.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

PM's aide McSweeney not leaving role over briefing war, BBC told
The PM's chief of staff was not involved "directly or indirectly" in briefings against cabinet ministers, sources tell the BBC.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

PM 'assured' anonymous briefings did not come from No 10
Ed Miliband and Wes Streeting are urging the PM to take action over briefings to media about a challenge to his leadership.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

Slow growth raises stakes even higher for the Budget
The Budget somehow has to provide certainty, boost consumer and business confidence, and fill a large fiscal gap.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

Starmer rebuked over football regulator appointment
The prime minister has apologised for signing off the appointment of a Labour donor to the watchdog role.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped in England and Wales
The government says it will save £100m over this Parliament and less than 20% of voters can name their PCC.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

Who is Starmer's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney?
Morgan McSweeney is credited with masterminding Labour's landslide election victory.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

Scottish government aiming to issue first bonds in 2026-27
Scottish ministers wants to use bonds to raise money from investors to fund infrastructure projects.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

UK growth slows after big fall in car production
The cyber-attack on Jaguar Land Rover hit manufacturing and weighed on growth in the economy, figures show.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

No divide in Reform over WFH, insists council boss
Council leader Sean Matthews says it is too costly for all staff to work in the office.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

Ministers urge PM to sack whoever was behind anonymous briefings
Ed Miliband and Wes Streeting are urging the PM to take action over briefings to media about a challenge to his leadership.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

UK's first small nuclear power station to be built in north Wales
Three small modular reactors are confirmed for the site, with the potential for up to eight.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

Where does mudslinging over leadership leave Starmer's government?
The Prime Minister is "incandescent" at way all of this has played out, writes BBC's political editor.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

Chris Mason: Where does mudslinging over leadership leave Starmer's government?
The Prime Minister is "incandescent" at way all of this has played out, writes BBC's political editor.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

Scotland given same credit rating as UK ahead of first bonds issue
Scottish ministers wants to use bonds to raise money from investors to fund infrastructure projects.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

Councillors reveal bid to split county in two
Two councils could be created to cover north and south Worcestershire.

BBC Politics
Nov 13, 2025

Chris Mason: Unpicking a messy day for the government
The Prime Minister is "incandescent" at way all of this has played out, writes BBC's political editor.

BBC Politics
Nov 12, 2025

Starmer Allies Suggest Possible Leadership Challenge
The Prime Minister has denied there is a toxic culture at the heart of his government

BBC Politics
Nov 12, 2025

Mandelson still in contact with Epstein in 2016, emails show
Lord Mandelson was sacked as the UK's ambassador to the US in September over his links to the paedophile financier.

BBC Politics
Nov 12, 2025

Victims' commissioner Baroness Newlove dies aged 63
Baroness Helen Newlove has been remembered as a commissioner who stood up for all victims.

BBC Politics
Nov 12, 2025

Victims' commissioner Baroness Newlove dies, aged 63
Baroness Helen Newlove has been remembered as a commissioner who stood up for all victims.

BBC Politics
Nov 12, 2025

I have never authorised attacks on ministers, says PM, after leadership row
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused the prime minister of running a "toxic" Downing Street.

BBC Politics
Nov 12, 2025

Labour MPs 'furious' as leadership row goes public
Labour MPs 'furious' as leadership row goes public

BBC Politics
Nov 12, 2025

I have never authorised attacks on ministers, says PM
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch accused the prime minister of running a "toxic" Downing Street.

BBC Politics
Nov 12, 2025

Reform politician faces suspension over WhatsApp racial slur
Laura Anne Jones used a racial slur to describe Chinese people, in August 2023, in a WhatsApp chat.

BBC Politics
Nov 12, 2025

PM says BBC must 'put house in order' over mistakes
Sir Keir Starmer says it "must uphold the highest standards" but supports "a strong, independent BBC".

BBC Politics
Nov 12, 2025

Reform MS faces 14-day Senedd ban over racial slur
Laura Anne Jones used a racial slur to describe Chinese people, in August 2023, in a WhatsApp chat.

BBC Politics
Nov 12, 2025

Streeting denies plotting against PM after leadership claims
Wes Streeting has urged Sir Keir Starmer to sack whoever is briefing the media about challenges to the PM's leadership.

BBC Politics
Nov 12, 2025

Henry Zeffman: Efforts to shore up Starmer's leadership may have backfired
Briefings aimed at seeing off leadership plots may have left the PM more vulnerable, some in Labour fear.

BBC Politics
Nov 12, 2025

Thousands of NHS staff in England to lose jobs after deal approved
The compromise deal would allow the NHS to overspend this year.

BBC Politics
Nov 11, 2025

Reform UK pulls out of BBC film after Trump edit row
The party is withdrawing its co-operation from a documentary which was due to air in January.

BBC Politics
Nov 11, 2025

Lib Dems call for 5% VAT cut for pubs and restaurants
The party also wants to axe the renewables levy from bills, funded by a windfall tax on big banks.

BBC Politics
Nov 11, 2025

BBC must fight to restore trust, Nandy tells MPs
The culture secretary tells MPs the BBC "has faced criticism from all sides", as Donald Trump threatens to sue for $1bn over a documentary edit.

BBC Politics
Nov 11, 2025

Starmer will fight attempts to replace him, allies say
Allies of the prime minister are worried his job might be under immediate threat.

BBC Politics
Nov 11, 2025

Reform calls for review into BBC and Plaid relationship
Reform highlighted the party's leader and head of political strategy, both who worked for the BBC.

BBC Politics
Nov 11, 2025

Government to rethink rejection of Waspi compensation
Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden says that the rethink does not mean that payouts will necessarily follow.

BBC Politics
Nov 11, 2025

More than 90 prisoners freed by mistake since April
The government publishes new figures for England and Wales, as it faces pressure over accidental releases.

BBC Politics
Nov 11, 2025

Court rules asylum seekers can stay at Epping hotel
A council has lost its legal battle with the government in a landmark High Court ruling.

BBC Politics
Nov 11, 2025

Reform UK says BBC 'infected with left-wing bias'
Leader Nigel Farage cites Rhuanedd Richards' role as BBC director of nations as 'living proof' of bias.

BBC Politics
Nov 11, 2025

Government sets out plan to phase out animal experiments
The plan follows up on a manifesto promise to work towards the phasing out the practice.

BBC Politics
Nov 11, 2025

UK unemployment rate rises to 5% as jobs market weakens
Latest official data ahead of the Budget later this month shows it is the highest rate since 2021.

BBC Politics
Nov 10, 2025

Bid to oust education minister from office over Israel visit fails
The move was set to fail as it needed cross-community support and unionist parties had already ruled out supporting it.

BBC Politics
Nov 10, 2025

Reeves suggests benefit limits on larger families to be lifted
The chancellor tells the BBC children in bigger families should not be "penalised" by the welfare system.

BBC Politics
Nov 10, 2025

Homelessness charity to become landlord for first time
The charity Crisis says it is now "nearly impossible" to find housing for homeless people.

BBC Politics
Nov 10, 2025

No confidence motion in Education Minister fails
The move was set to fail as it needed cross-community support and unionists had already ruled out supporting it.

BBC Politics
Nov 10, 2025

Givan says no confidence motion a 'toxic mix of antisemitism and anti-unionism'
The move is set to fail as it needs cross-community support and unionists have already ruled out supporting it.

BBC Politics
Nov 10, 2025

Second migrant sent to France returns to the UK
The man was detected by biometrics, detained immediately, and will be deported as soon as possible, the Home Office says.

BBC Politics
Nov 09, 2025

Homelessness higher than official figures, research shows
Official data for England underestimates the scale of the problem, according to research for charity Crisis says.

BBC Politics
Nov 09, 2025

Senedd election 'tipping point' for Starmer as PM
One source calls the prime minister "absolutely delusional" about the likely result next May.

BBC Politics
Nov 09, 2025

Finance secretary may have to 'revisit' no tax rise pledge
Shona Robison says the chancellor's Budget decisions later this month could put unforeseen pressure on Scotland's finances.

BBC Politics
Nov 09, 2025

UK to help protect Belgium after suspected Russian drone incursions
Sir Richard Knighton, the UK military chief, says his Belgian counterpart requested assistance in the form of personnel and equipment this week.

BBC Politics
Nov 09, 2025

BBC bosses treating 'systemic bias' allegations seriously, Nandy says
The broadcaster's chair is set to issue a response to a parliamentary committee over claims a Panorama documentary misled viewers.

BBC Politics
Nov 09, 2025

Nandy apologises for breaking rules on football regulator appointment
Report finds that new football regulator chair David Kogan had made two separate donations of £1,450 to the culture secretary.

BBC Politics
Nov 09, 2025

UK military to help protect Belgium after drone incursions
Sir Richard Knighton, the UK military chief, says his Belgian counterpart asked for assistance this week in the form of UK personnel and equipment.

BBC Politics
Nov 09, 2025

HMRC to review suspending 23,500 child benefit payments
The tax body had used travel data to conclude that thousands of parents had left the country permanently but many say they just went on holiday.

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