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Dec 02, 2025
The releases happened in the past three weeks, coming on top of 91 prisoners who were freed by mistake between April and October.
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Dec 02, 2025
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said the situation remains "dire" as the United Nations warned 1.5 million people are in need of urgent shelter.
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Dec 02, 2025
Politics South reporter Emily Hudson explains the two-child benefit cap and why it was scrapped.
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Dec 01, 2025
The changes will restrict the right to a jury trial in a bid to reduce the backlog of cases.
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Dec 01, 2025
Chancellor's next mission to find a respected and credible economist to run the OBR will require careful balance
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Dec 01, 2025
A magistrate was not satisfied Inigo Rowland's behaviour, although unwelcome, was criminal.
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Dec 01, 2025
The government's official forecaster inadvertently published a crucial Budget document early.
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Dec 01, 2025
The government's official forecaster inadvertently published a crucial Budget document early.
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Dec 01, 2025
Walkout in England begins on 17 December and will be 14th strike in pay dispute.
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Dec 01, 2025
West Midlands Police chiefs are providing evidence to MPs about the decision to ban Israeli fans.
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Dec 01, 2025
The MP, and niece of Bangladesh's ousted former leader, received a two-year sentence in her absence over corruption allegations.
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Dec 01, 2025
Jonathan Gullis, a former education minister, lost his Stoke-on-Trent North seat in 2024.
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Dec 01, 2025
The Tories have accused the government of lying about the state of the public finances ahead of the Budget.
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Dec 01, 2025
The Chancellor chose not to share some information on tax receipts in an unusual press conference, given before the Budget.
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Dec 01, 2025
Jonathan Gullis, a former education minister, lost his Stoke-on-Trent North seat in 2024.
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Dec 01, 2025
The former minister and niece of Bangladesh's ousted former leader, who received a two-year sentence, says the charges are politically motivated.
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Dec 01, 2025
Political Reporter Tristan Pascoe looks at how learning about finance impacts young people.
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Nov 30, 2025
The path to this weekend's founding conference has been overshadowed by splits in the party.
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Nov 30, 2025
It has used the slogan "This is Your Party" since its launch in July, but gave members the final choice on the name.
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Nov 30, 2025
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says she's not satisfied with the chancellor's denial of lying and called on her to resign.
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Nov 30, 2025
Your Party delegates also vote to be led by a panel of members - avoiding a potentially explosive leadership race.
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Nov 30, 2025
Your Party delegates also vote to be led by a panel of members - avoiding a potentially explosive leadership race.
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Nov 30, 2025
Your Party delegates vote to be led by a panel of members - avoiding a potentially explosive leadership race.
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Nov 30, 2025
Shadow chancellor Mel Stride calls for the financial regulator to investigate "possible market abuse" over briefings in the run-up to the Budget.
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Nov 30, 2025
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says she's not satisfied with the chancellor's denial of lying and called on her to resign.
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Nov 29, 2025
The prime minister will commit the government to going "further and faster" on growth as his chancellor faces questions.
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Nov 29, 2025
Zarah Sultana boycotts the first day of Your Party's founding conference after several members were expelled.
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Nov 29, 2025
Three days in, after a tax U-turn and partial climbdown on workers' rights, Laura Kuenssberg looks at what impact Budget week might have.
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Nov 28, 2025
Polls ahead of next year's Senedd election suggest Reform and Plaid Cymru are competing to be the largest party.
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Nov 28, 2025
The Conservatives say she was overly gloomy about the public finances as a "smokescreen" to raise tax.
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Nov 28, 2025
Neil Crittenden is set to take on the role of chief executive at Derbyshire County Council.
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Nov 28, 2025
The chancellor says those who only receive the state pension won't have to pay income tax before 2030.
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Nov 28, 2025
The two sides had been at odds over a fee to allow UK defence firms to access a greater share of loans.
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Nov 28, 2025
The change in policy comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer wrote to President Emmanuel Macron.
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Nov 28, 2025
Bridget Phillipson told the BBC the climbdown would enable wider benefits to be delivered quickly.
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Nov 28, 2025
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
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Nov 28, 2025
A prominent former MEP for Nigel Farage's old party denies taking bribes in a pro-Russian campaign.
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Nov 28, 2025
The Conservative Party leader says she was "channelling" public anger when she accused the chancellor of "whining about mansplaining".
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Nov 27, 2025
BBC Verify has examined what we know about how the Budget is likely to financially affect different groups.
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Nov 27, 2025
BBC Verify has examined what we know about how the Budget is likely to financially affect different groups.
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Nov 27, 2025
The right will now be introduced after six months, in a breach of Labour's election manifesto.
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Nov 27, 2025
Provisional figures for net migration to the UK show levels dropped to 204,000 in the year to June 2025.
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Nov 27, 2025
Keir Starmer has always said he wanted to end the benefit cap but the money was not available - until now.
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Nov 27, 2025
It follows a trend of homelessness among the youngest care leavers which campaigners say is growing more acute.
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Nov 27, 2025
Significant pro-business measures were thin on the ground in this year's Budget.
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Nov 27, 2025
The government says the Office for Budget Responsibility's projections do not take into account upcoming reforms.
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Nov 27, 2025
Average disposable income is set to grow by "only" 0.5% annually over the next five years, the think tank says.
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Nov 27, 2025
The chancellor has refused to support a second vote if the SNP wins a majority of seats in May.
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Nov 27, 2025
Westminster correspondent Paris Gourtsoyannis explains how the chancellor's tax and spending plans may affect Scotland.
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Nov 27, 2025
Rachel Reeves's statement was thrown into chaos after journalists were able to access the document early.
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Nov 27, 2025
The surcharge begins at £2,500, rising to £7,500 for properties valued at more than £5m.
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Nov 27, 2025
Have Labour broken their promises on tax?
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Nov 27, 2025
The chancellor announced former mineworkers will get extra payments from a £2.3bn reserve fund.
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Nov 27, 2025
The chancellor's Budget contained a slew of measures which will impact young people specifically.
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Nov 27, 2025
In a Budget dogged by months of leaks, Labour hopes its big tax and spend plans pay off.
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Nov 26, 2025
The assisted dying bill is allocated further sessions after a record number of amendments in the House of Lords.
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Nov 26, 2025
The chancellor says she is "asking ordinary people to pay a little bit more" as she extends the freeze on income tax bands.
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Nov 26, 2025
Rachel Reeves extends income tax thresholds and ends the two-child benefit cap in a Budget she says will ease the cost of living.
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Nov 26, 2025
This is about buying breathing space, politically and economically. The two factors are now inseparable.
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Nov 26, 2025
The funding will help guarantee paid work placements for 18 to 21-year-olds "not earning or learning", the Chancellor says.
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Nov 26, 2025
Details of the Budget are supposed to be kept under wraps until the chancellor announces them to MPs.
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Nov 26, 2025
The Chancellor has extended a freeze on income tax and National Insurance thresholds, meaning millions will be dragged into paying higher rates as their wages increase.
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Nov 26, 2025
The policy, introduced under the Tories, means parents can only claim universal credit for their first two children.
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Nov 26, 2025
The surcharge begins at £2,500, rising to £7,500 for properties valued at more than £5m.
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Nov 26, 2025
The point at which you start to pay tax, and the point where you tip into paying a higher rate of tax have been frozen for three more years.
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Nov 26, 2025
Speaker of the House of Commons claims leaks are an "appalling" breach of the ministerial code.
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Nov 26, 2025
Rachel Reeves is delivering her second Budget since Labour's return to power - here's what you need to know.
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Nov 26, 2025
The Budget delivered by Chancellor Rachel Reeves will affect you and your finances. Here's how.
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Nov 26, 2025
Downgrades to productivity means the economy is set to grow at an annual rate of 1.5% on average over the next five years.
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Nov 26, 2025
Drivers of electric cars will pay a road charge of 3p per mile, while plug-in hybrid drivers will pay 1.5p per mile from April 2028.
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Nov 26, 2025
The surcharge begins at £2,500, rising to £7,500 for properties valued at more than £5m.
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Nov 26, 2025
The Budget is already out there, thanks to the Office for Budget Responsibility, which has published the details in error.
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Nov 26, 2025
The UK government previously said they were ready for deployment with interest from Nato allies.
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Nov 26, 2025
The UK government previously said they were ready for deployment with interest from Nato allies.
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Nov 26, 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering both tax rises and spending cuts in the 26 November Budget.
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Nov 26, 2025
People in Thurrock say how Budget 2024 affected them - and their hopes for this year's announcement.
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Nov 26, 2025
Debate examining the moral issues behind one of the week's news stories.
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Nov 25, 2025
Mayors will be given the power to charge tourists a tax for staying overnight in their towns and cities.
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Nov 25, 2025
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is considering both tax rises and spending cuts in the 26 November Budget.
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Nov 25, 2025
Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.
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Nov 25, 2025
Deep unpopularity in the country and jittery Labour MPs is the prism through which both the countdown to this Budget and its aftermath should be seen.
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Nov 25, 2025
Deep unpopularity in the country and jittery Labour MPs is the prism through which both the countdown to this Budget and its aftermath should be seen.
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Nov 25, 2025
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
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Nov 25, 2025
Chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman talks through what is expected from Rachel Reeves.
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Nov 25, 2025
Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.
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Nov 25, 2025
Former charity boss Liz Sayce found confusing guidance on Carer's Allowance had left thousands with fines and surprise bills.
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Nov 25, 2025
The prime minister performed a version of the viral dance with primary school children, before being told it was not allowed.
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Nov 25, 2025
The prime minister performed a version of the viral dance with primary school children, before being told it was not allowed.
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Nov 25, 2025
It has been a turbulent year for Rachel Reeves, who before winning power had promised to be an "iron" chancellor.
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Nov 25, 2025
Nigel Farage insisted he has never engaged in 'direct, personal' abuse, following accusations of racism.
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Nov 25, 2025
Under the selected plan, the runway would be up to 3.5km long and require a new road tunnel under the airport.
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Nov 25, 2025
The Reform UK leader was responding to reports he made racist remarks to his peers in school.
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Nov 25, 2025
The chancellor tries to calm nerves in the Parliamentary Labour Party about her tax and spending plans.
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Nov 25, 2025
Clive Foster expresses concerns over the government's proposals to tackle illegal migration.
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Nov 25, 2025
Political Editor Peter Henley explains what impact the Budget could have here on the south.
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Nov 24, 2025
The most senior MP on the culture select committee says Samir Shah's evidence to MPs was "wishy-washy".
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Nov 24, 2025
Ahead of this week's Budget, some have accused the Office for Budget Responsibility of being a "straitjacket on growth"
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Nov 24, 2025
The Reform UK leader was responding to reports he made racist remarks to his peers in school in the 1970s.
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Nov 24, 2025
Ministers ask West Midlands Police for more details on Israeli fans' ban at the match on 6 November.
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Nov 24, 2025
Former Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt and businessman Lord Evans of Watford face suspensions.
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