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BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

MSP accused of hiding camera in parliament toilet
The MSP said he was "fully co-operating" with officers and is due to appear at court at a later date.

BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

Tories call for investigation into Rayner's tax affairs
The deputy prime minister's spokesperson says she paid the relevant tax when buying her Hove flat.

BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

Asylum seekers to stay at Epping hotel after government wins appeal
The Home Office and owner of The Bell Hotel in Essex win their legal battle at the Court of Appeal.

BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

Reform council accused of diversity course U-turn
A Tory councillor says Reform "cannot be trusted to stand by their own words".

BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

Asylum hotel ruling won't feel like much of a victory at Home Office
The government avoids having its asylum policy thrown into chaos but the court ruling is a gift for its opponents.

BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

Asylum hotel ruling won't feel like a victory at Home Office
The government avoids having its asylum policy thrown into chaos but the court ruling is a gift for its opponents.

BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

Asylum seekers to remain at hotel after appeal win
The Home Office and owner of The Bell Hotel in Essex win their legal battle at the Court of Appeal.

BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

MSP denies hiding camera in Scottish Parliament toilet
South Scotland MSP Colin Smyth was earlier suspended by Labour over charges of possessing indecent child images.

BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

Bank share prices tumble after calls for tax on profits
A think tank says a new bank tax could raise £8bn a year, a suggestion that sent bank shares tumbling.

BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

UK blocks Israeli government delegation from arms trade fair
The UK says it is due to the Israeli escalation of the Gaza war but Israel called it discrimination.

BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

Greer and Mackay elected as Scottish Greens co-leaders
The contest follows Patrick Harvie's decision to stand down as co-leader after 17 years in the role.

BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

MSP accused of hiding camera in Scottish Parliament toilet
The South Scotland MSP was earlier suspended by Labour over charges of possessing indecent child images.

BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

Home Office set to pull 'balloon-craft' job at migrant detention centre
Home Office minister Seema Malhotra has called on the contractor to remove the jobs at the immigration removal centre.

BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

Tories win Broxtowe by-election by five votes
Judy Couch won the Nuthall East and Strelley seat with 405 votes.

BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

Scottish Green Party to announce new co-leaders
The party will elect two co-leaders to lead the party after Patrick Harvie stood down.

BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

MP urges government to regulate funeral industry
MP Mark Sewards is calling on the government to impose regulations on the funeral industry.

BBC Politics
Aug 29, 2025

MP says team will help Lotus workers find new jobs
MP Ben Goldsborough admits the announcement is a "punch in the stomach" for staff.

BBC Politics
Aug 28, 2025

Ministers didn't do cost review of council mergers
The government relied on a report by a lobbyist group that now says reorganisation could make no savings.

BBC Politics
Aug 28, 2025

MSP locked out of parliament after secret toilet camera claims
The South Scotland MSP is understood to have been charged by the police in relation to the allegations.

BBC Politics
Aug 28, 2025

Welsh greyhound racing ban by 2030 under plans
New draft Welsh law says practice could be banned between 2027 and 2030 should Senedd agree.

BBC Politics
Aug 28, 2025

UK, France and Germany move to reimpose UN sanctions on Iran
The three powers trigger a snapback process, which could restore sanctions in 30 days, amid ongoing concerns over Iran's nuclear programme.

BBC Politics
Aug 28, 2025

Reform UK-led councils warn against flags on posts
The councils in Northamptonshire say it is dangerous and illegal to tie flags to lamp posts.

BBC Politics
Aug 28, 2025

Epping hotel order could spark protests, court told
Lawyers for The Bell Hotel owners are challenging the decision for a temporary injunction at court.

BBC Politics
Aug 28, 2025

UK summons Russian ambassador over Ukraine strikes
The attacks have killed at least 15 people including four children, according to Ukrainian emergency officials.

BBC Politics
Aug 28, 2025

Epping hotel case could set precedent, court told
Lawyers for The Bell Hotel owners are challenging the decision for a temporary injunction at court.

BBC Politics
Aug 28, 2025

Reform council boss bans local newspaper's reporters
The Nottingham Post describes the ban as "concerning" and "unprecedented".

BBC Politics
Aug 28, 2025

Will Reform raise political 'spice' levels to vindaloo?
Graham Simpson talks to Scotcast about becoming a Reform MSP and quitting the Scottish Conservatives.

BBC Politics
Aug 28, 2025

Changes proposed to Wales holiday let tax rules
Mark Drakeford says he has "listened" and is proposing "small changes" to the controversial rules.

BBC Politics
Aug 28, 2025

The Inquiry
Sanseito, the party led by Kamiya Sohei with a 'Japanese first' agenda, is gaining ground

BBC Politics
Aug 28, 2025

Starmer to replace third top aide in less than a year
Nin Pandit runs the PM's team in Downing Street and has only been in the role for ten months.

BBC Politics
Aug 28, 2025

Does Reform pose an existential threat to the Scottish Conservatives?
As a Tory MSP defects, is Reform UK set to replace them on the right of Scottish politics?

BBC Politics
Aug 28, 2025

Newly married MPs celebrate 'beautiful' wedding
The couple married in August in a wedding they say celebrated their "two different heritages".

BBC Politics
Aug 28, 2025

Newly-married MPs celebrate 'beautiful' wedding
The couple married in August in a wedding they say celebrated their "two different heritages".

BBC Politics
Aug 27, 2025

Blair joins White House meeting with Trump on post-war Gaza
The talks come as Israel prepares to seize Gaza City as a step towards full control of the territory.

BBC Politics
Aug 27, 2025

MoD staff warned not to share hidden data before Afghan leak
Last month it emerged that the details of almost 19,000 people who had applied to move to the UK were leaked.

BBC Politics
Aug 27, 2025

Home Office set to halve time asylum seekers spend in hotels
The time given to people granted asylum to move from hotels to their own accommodation will be cut from 56 to 28 days.

BBC Politics
Aug 27, 2025

Ed Davey to boycott Trump state banquet over Gaza
The Lib Dem leader says he wants to send the president a message that he has the power to end the crisis.

BBC Politics
Aug 27, 2025

Reform UK retreats from child migrant deportations
Nigel Farage has now ruled out the suggestion, after the party's former chair said it could happen.

BBC Politics
Aug 27, 2025

NHS to lose out on new drugs, pharma firm warns
The claims from pharmaceutical giant Novartis comes amid a row over drug pricing deals.

BBC Politics
Aug 27, 2025

Leader urges people to be 'sensible' with flags
Flags have appeared across Nottinghamshire in recent days on roundabouts, bridges and lamp-posts.

BBC Politics
Aug 27, 2025

Reform suspends councillor over asylum comments
Durham county councillor Paul Bean is also a Home Office civil servant who processes asylum claims.

BBC Politics
Aug 27, 2025

Conservative MSP Graham Simpson defects to Reform
Simpson announced his move as he appeared at a press conference in Scotland with Reform leader Nigel Farage.

BBC Politics
Aug 27, 2025

Minister takes on Nigel Farage over Brexit deal
Nick Thomas-Symonds says Reform UK would "take Britain backwards" if it ripped up the Brexit reset.

BBC Politics
Aug 27, 2025

Brexit: NI sea border for food 'in place until 2027'
The border for such goods will not be dismantled until 2027, the UK government is expected to confirm.

BBC Politics
Aug 27, 2025

Energy bills to rise by more than expected ahead of winter
The £35 a year increase for a typical household is twice what analysts had predicted.

BBC Politics
Aug 27, 2025

How achievable is Reform's plan on migration?
A Reform government could see the UK leaving the European Convention on Human Rights to deliver its plan.

BBC Politics
Aug 26, 2025

No 'cash for questions' investigation into former minister
Claims emerged that a company that he worked for helped him write questions to government in June.

BBC Politics
Aug 26, 2025

How Reform has changed the debate on migration
Labour's ideal way of combating Nigel Farage is by fixing the asylum system and stopping small boats - but the party's strategy is also changing.

BBC Politics
Aug 26, 2025

Reform prepared to deport 600,000 under migration plans
The party outlines its plans to detain and deport all migrants who arrive in the UK on small boats.

BBC Politics
Aug 26, 2025

When is the emergency alert test on mobile phones and can you opt out?
The UK's emergency alert system will be tested for the second time on Sunday 7 September.

BBC Politics
Aug 26, 2025

Reform UK would pay countries for migrant return deals
The party outlines its plans to detain and deport all migrants who arrive in the UK on small boats.

BBC Politics
Aug 26, 2025

Domestic abuse screening tool doesn't work, minister says
The safeguarding minister says the Dash questionnaire has "obvious problems" but is the best authorities have for now.

BBC Politics
Aug 25, 2025

Nigel Farage says illegal migration is a 'scourge'
The Reform UK leader will outline his plans to tackle small boat crossing later on Tuesday.

BBC Politics
Aug 25, 2025

Schools, care homes and sports clubs sold off to pay spiralling council debt
Hundreds of council-owned buildings being sold as local authorities seek to reduce debts of £122bn.

BBC Politics
Aug 25, 2025

Get ready for fracking, Reform UK tells energy firms
The party is serious about going after shale gas - but critics argue it's too difficult and costly.

BBC Politics
Aug 24, 2025

Pub and travel bans proposed under sentencing rule changes
Ministers say the reforms are aimed at reducing reoffending and easing pressures on crowded prisons.

BBC Politics
Aug 23, 2025

Government plans to overhaul asylum appeals system
The government would establish a new and independent body, with the aim of hearing cases more quickly.

BBC Politics
Aug 23, 2025

Clarkson for PM, attacks on police dogs: Do Parliament petitions make a difference?
People love signing petitions to get issues they care about debated by MPs - but some can't resist having a laugh.

BBC Politics
Aug 23, 2025

Pub and travel bans proposed in sentencing overhaul
Ministers say the reforms are aimed at reducing reoffending and easing pressures on crowded prisons.

BBC Politics
Aug 22, 2025

Farage vows mass deportations to tackle small boats
Plans outlined by the Reform UK leader would see the country taken out of the European Convention on Human Rights.

BBC Politics
Aug 22, 2025

Are young women more left wing than men - and, if so, why?
A divide appears to be opening up between young women and young men in the way they vote and view the world.

BBC Politics
Aug 22, 2025

Former UUP MP Rev Martin Smyth dies aged 94
As well as representing Belfast South in parliament, he served as the Grand Master of the Orange Lodge at the height of the Troubles.

BBC Politics
Aug 22, 2025

Business magnate Lord Swraj Paul dies aged 94
Lord Paul had been deputy speaker of the House of Lords and chancellor of Wolverhampton university.

BBC Politics
Aug 22, 2025

Home Office seeks to appeal against court ruling on asylum hotel
The High Court refused a last-minute request by the Home Office to intervene in the Epping asylum hotel case.

BBC Politics
Aug 22, 2025

Six new members join Reform UK's party board
The decision-making committee welcomes Dame Andrea Jenkyns and three elected members to its ranks.

BBC Politics
Aug 22, 2025

Child benefit: What is it worth and who can claim it?
There is a limit to the amount you or your partner can earn before you start to lose child benefit.

BBC Politics
Aug 22, 2025

MSP Jeremy Balfour resigns from Tories over 'reactionary politics'
The Lothian representative claims senior MSPs are being ignored under Russell Findlay's leadership.

BBC Politics
Aug 22, 2025

Crackdown on child benefit claims from abroad after £17m saved
The government is expecting the move to save £350m over the next five years, after a successful pilot.

BBC Politics
Aug 22, 2025

Crackdown planned on people wrongly claiming child benefit abroad
The government is expecting the move to save £350m over the next five years, after a successful pilot.

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

UK's third-largest steelworks collapses into government control
Hundreds of Liberty Steel workers in Rotherham and Sheffield face an uncertain future.

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

Is the government meeting its pledges on illegal immigration and asylum?
BBC Verify examines key areas which the government has promised to make improvements

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

Do asylum figures show if government's strategy is working?
Two BBC correspondents assess what the Home Office's new data tells us about the efficacy of the government's asylum strategy.

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

Former MP Dame Annette Brooke dies
Dame Annette served the constituency of Mid-Dorset and North Poole in Parliament from 2001 to 2015.

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

Most areas with asylum seeker hotels have Labour councils
New figures released by the government show that 131 local authorities are housing asylum seekers in hotels.

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

Labour membership falls by 200,000 in five years
Labour remains the UK's largest political party with 333,235 members, according to new figures.

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

Reform UK confirms new deputy county council leader
The appointments come after Joseph Boam was removed from his position in the authority's cabinet.

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

Asylum Claims Hit Record High
111,000 people wanted the right to stay in the UK in the year to June

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

Record 111,000 UK asylum applications in past year, figures show
The latest data, which covers Labour's first year in office, also shows the government is processing cases faster.

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

Migration: How many people come to work and study in the UK?
The number of visas issued to people wanting to work, study or join family members in the UK has fallen.

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

Government faces legal challenge over data centre
Campaigners are raising concerns about the environmental impact of the facility.

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

Woman jailed for race hate post released from prison
Lucy Connolly is released from HMP Peterborough after receiving a 31-month sentence in October.

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

Labour councils consider asylum hotel legal challenges
More than half a dozen councils, including some run by Labour, are assessing their options after Epping ruling.

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

Government borrowing lower than expected in July
Borrowing last month was the lowest July figure for three years, following rises in tax and National Insurance receipts.

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

Badenoch Backs Councils To Challenge Asylum Hotels
Conservative leader encourages Tory-led councils to consider launching legal challenges

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

Why have thousands of St George's flags gone up in cities and towns?
Thousands of St George's and union jack flags have been put up in recent weeks - but why?

BBC Politics
Aug 21, 2025

Dozens more UK Afghan data breaches uncovered
The MoD admits 49 data breaches at the unit handling applications from Afghans seeking safety in the UK.

BBC Politics
Aug 20, 2025

Suranne Jones: Playing the prime minister 'changes your perception' of politics
Suranne Jones plays the Prime Minister whose husband is kidnapped in new political thriller, Hostage.

BBC Politics
Aug 20, 2025

Suranne Jones: Playing the prime minister changes your perception of politics
Suranne Jones plays the Prime Minister whose husband is kidnapped in new political thriller, Hostage.

BBC Politics
Aug 20, 2025

Badenoch encourages Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels
The Tory leader writes to council leaders after a court blocked a hotel from housing asylum seekers.

BBC Politics
Aug 20, 2025

Former Tory MP quits party and unveils election plan
Former Wrexham MP Sarah Atherton has said she may run in the Senedd 2026 elections.

BBC Politics
Aug 20, 2025

Stop 'chilling' political interference in BBC, says ex-news boss
The BBC's former director of news James Harding delivers the TV industry's flagship annual lecture.

BBC Politics
Aug 20, 2025

Labour MSP Colin Smyth charged over indecent images
The South Scotland representative has been suspended by the party after being arrested in Dumfries.

BBC Politics
Aug 20, 2025

What are Rachel Reeves' options on property tax?
Reports suggest the government is considering shaking up the property tax system to raise revenue.

BBC Politics
Aug 20, 2025

Difficult decisions lie ahead after asylum seeker hotel ruling
The High Court ruling follows an unprecedented backlog in people waiting for a decision on their cases.

BBC Politics
Aug 20, 2025

Don't put Epping migrants in hotels or flats, Tories say
It comes after the High Court temporarily blocked asylum seekers from being housed at a hotel in Essex.

BBC Politics
Aug 20, 2025

Air fares and food prices push up inflation to 3.8% in July
Prices are now rising slightly quicker than expected and at their fastest pace since January 2024.

BBC Politics
Aug 20, 2025

UK signs deal with Iraq to speed up migrant returns
It builds on a previous agreement to tackle smuggling gangs and deter small boat crossings.

BBC Politics
Aug 20, 2025

More asylum hotels face legal challenge after court ruling
Nigel Farage says Reform UK-controlled councils will do everything in their power to close the hotels.

BBC Politics
Aug 19, 2025

UK independent space agency scrapped to cut costs
Britain's space agency is set to be scrapped - a scientist fears the UK space sector could fall behind as a result

BBC Politics
Aug 19, 2025

Asylum hotel ruling leaves ministers with major headache
The government will now have to find new places to house asylum seekers, while hoping other areas don't take similar legal action.

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