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BBC Politics
Feb 17, 2025

Europe must 'step up' on Ukraine, says Starmer
The UK and Europe face a "generational challenge", the PM says.

BBC Politics
Feb 16, 2025

Special Forces blocked 2,000 credible asylum claims from Afghan commandos, MoD confirms
Officers appear to have rejected every application from former Afghan commandos who fought alongside them.

BBC Politics
Feb 16, 2025

PM 'ready' to put troops on ground in Ukraine to protect peace
Sir Keir Starmer said securing a lasting peace in Ukraine was "essential" to deter Vladimir Putin from future aggression.

BBC Politics
Feb 16, 2025

Pledge of 2m extra NHS appointments met, PM says
Sir Keir Starmer says the figure is a "shot in the arm", but "the job isn't done" to bring down waiting lists.

BBC Politics
Feb 16, 2025

Pledge of two million extra NHS appointments met, PM says
Sir Keir Starmer says the figure is a "shot in the arm", but "the job isn't done" to bring down waiting lists.

BBC Politics
Feb 16, 2025

Union and bishops criticise small boat refugee citizenship ban
Some 147 signatories of a letter say the recently-implemented rule will "breed division and distrust".

BBC Politics
Feb 16, 2025

US isolation threatens global democracy, warns Major
Sir John says US policy will embolden Russia and China, with gains since the fall of the Soviet Union being reversed.

BBC Politics
Feb 16, 2025

Trump steel tariffs negative for both UK and US, says Reynolds
US President Donald Trump is set to impose 25% taxes on steel entering the country "without exceptions".

BBC Politics
Feb 16, 2025

Trump steel tariffs negative for UK and US, says Reynolds
President Donald Trump is set to impose 25% taxes on steel entering the US "without exceptions".

BBC Politics
Feb 16, 2025

Welsh Tory leadership change now 'completely nuts'
Both the shadow secretary of state and Senedd group leader claim to lead the party in Wales.

BBC Politics
Feb 16, 2025

'Mutual interest' in UK avoiding US steel tariffs, Reynolds says
US President Donald Trump is set to impose 25% taxes on steel entering the country "without exceptions".

BBC Politics
Feb 16, 2025

'No durable peace' in Ukraine if Europe not in talks - minister
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds says the UK could act as a "bridge" between the US and Europe.

BBC Politics
Feb 16, 2025

Plans to protect UK steel industry as tariff threat looms
US President Donald Trump is set to impose 25% taxes on steel entering America "without exceptions".

BBC Politics
Feb 16, 2025

European leaders set to hold emergency summit on Ukraine
The UK PM, who is expected to attend, said it was a "once in a generation moment for our national security".

BBC Politics
Feb 15, 2025

UK and EU countries must spend more on defence, says Lammy
The foreign secretary said Vladimir Putin would not "go away" even in the event of a negotiated peace in Ukraine

BBC Politics
Feb 15, 2025

UK military too 'run down' to lead Ukraine peace mission - ex-Army chief
Lord Dannatt says up to 40,000 UK troops would be needed for such a mission and "we just haven't got that number available".

BBC Politics
Feb 15, 2025

JD Vance attacks Europe over free speech and migration
The vice-president's speech at the Munich Security Conference was denounced by several European leaders.

BBC Politics
Feb 14, 2025

NHS to expand opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing
The NHS will automatically test patients for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C unless they opt out at 90 hospitals.

BBC Politics
Feb 14, 2025

What we've learned about Rachel Reeves's expenses - and the Labour response
Senior figures defended the chancellor after we revealed her expenses were investigated before she was an MP.

BBC Politics
Feb 14, 2025

Government axes political violence adviser role
The crossbench peer calls for more action against "the menace of extreme protestors" as he leaves.

BBC Politics
Feb 14, 2025

Government borrowing, bonds and yields explained
You may have heard about government borrowing costs going up and then down again. Here's a quick guide on government borrowing, bonds and yields.

BBC Politics
Feb 14, 2025

No concerns raised with me about my expenses, says Reeves
The BBC found the chancellor was the subject of an expenses investigation while she worked at a bank.

BBC Politics
Feb 14, 2025

Who is Rachel Reeves?
The chancellor has faced a bumpy first few months, from a sluggish economy to questions over her CV.

BBC Politics
Feb 14, 2025

Trump tariff VAT threat raises fears of hit to UK
The surprise inclusion of VAT to calculate tariffs prompts questions over the impact on British businesses.

BBC Politics
Feb 14, 2025

US politicians furious at UK demand for encrypted Apple data
They say the US should re-evaluate its cyber-security partnership with the UK unless the "dangerous" request is withdrawn.

BBC Politics
Feb 14, 2025

Starmer backs Ukraine's Nato bid despite US view
The PM reaffirms the UK will back Ukraine's "irreversible path" to joining NATO in a call with Volodymyr Zelensky.

BBC Politics
Feb 14, 2025

Rachel Reeves can be trusted, says minister
A BBC investigation found the now chancellor was subject to an expenses complaint when working at HBOS.

BBC Politics
Feb 13, 2025

MPs call for end to booing and jeering in Commons
"Antiquated" jargon and poor behaviour is restricting access to politics, says a committee of MPs.

BBC Politics
Feb 13, 2025

MP shares in Commons he is living with HIV
The Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP is only the third parliamentarian to share his HIV status.

BBC Politics
Feb 13, 2025

Ukraine must be at heart of peace talks, PM says
The prime minister says it is important Ukraine "is in the strongest possible position" in any talks to end the conflict.

BBC Politics
Feb 13, 2025

Questions raised over Rachel Reeves's CV and expenses
The BBC has established the Chancellor left the financial institution nine months earlier than she states in her LinkedIn profile.

BBC Politics
Feb 13, 2025

Work on new towns to begin by 2029, minister says
It comes after more than 100 sites put themselves forward for consideration by a government taskforce.

BBC Politics
Feb 13, 2025

Reeves's CV exaggerated time at Bank of England
The BBC has established the Chancellor left the financial institution nine months earlier than she states in her LinkedIn profile.

BBC Politics
Feb 13, 2025

Lidl denies Reform councillor officially opened shop
Reform councillor David Thomas was pictured at the store's opening but Lidl said it was not official.

BBC Politics
Feb 13, 2025

Surprise growth in UK economy at end of 2024
The economy expanded by 0.1% between October and December, official figures suggest.

BBC Politics
Feb 13, 2025

The Chancellor and her expenses before she became an MP
BBC News has learnt that there was an expenses investigation into Rachel Reeves, and two other senior managers, when she worked at HBOS.

BBC Politics
Feb 13, 2025

How fast is the UK's economy growing?
How the health of the UK economy is measured, and why the GDP calculation matters.

BBC Politics
Feb 13, 2025

Ukraine must be at heart of talks, says Healey
The UK's defence secretary says there can be no negotiation on Ukraine without Ukraine.

BBC Politics
Feb 12, 2025

Reform UK sets out plan to tax renewable energy
Deputy leader Richard Tice argues net-zero policies are to blame for higher energy bills in the UK.

BBC Politics
Feb 12, 2025

Farming funding rule change worries first minister
She says a UK change to future funding support rules for Welsh agriculture is of "huge concern".

BBC Politics
Feb 12, 2025

Stand up to Trump tariffs threat, urges Ed Davey
The Lib Dem leader says the US president needs to hear a "strong" response over threatened steel tariffs.

BBC Politics
Feb 12, 2025

Sir David Amess killer 'left Prevent too quickly'
The programme's handling of Sir David Amess's killer was "sub-optimal", a review says.

BBC Politics
Feb 12, 2025

Up to 140,000 blood scandal relatives may claim compensation
Thousands of partners, parents, children and siblings of victims may be in line for payments.

BBC Politics
Feb 12, 2025

PM pledges to close loophole which let Gazan family settle in UK
The family won an appeal to come to the UK, after originally applying through a scheme for Ukrainians.

BBC Politics
Feb 12, 2025

PM pledges to close loophole which let Gazans settle in UK
The family won an appeal to come to the UK, after originally applying through a scheme for Ukrainians.

BBC Politics
Feb 12, 2025

UK to deny citizenship to small boat refugees
The Home Office change has been condemned by the Refugee Council and some Labour backbench MPs.

BBC Politics
Feb 12, 2025

Government plans to stop 'housing benefit going to rogue landlords'
The Housing Ministry says £350m will unlock an extra 2,800 affordable homes across England.

BBC Politics
Feb 11, 2025

Labour suspends 11 councillors over WhatsApp group
The group, which is being investigated by the party, has already led to the suspension of two Labour MPs.

BBC Politics
Feb 11, 2025

MPs' bar to reopen with CCTV after alleged spiking
Strangers' Bar was shut last month after a woman alleged her drink had been tampered with.

BBC Politics
Feb 11, 2025

Watch: Sue Gray takes seat in the House of Lords
Former Partygate investigator who went on to become Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff joins the Lords.

BBC Politics
Feb 11, 2025

Farmer confronts minister over inheritance tax
Mark Means says he challenged Daniel Zeichner because he was angry at inheritance tax changes.

BBC Politics
Feb 11, 2025

UK not planning to hit back at US on steel tariffs
"Cool heads" are needed to avoid escalating trade tensions with Donald Trump, sources have told the BBC.

BBC Politics
Feb 11, 2025

UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration
It follows a warning from US Vice President JD Vance that excessive regulation could "kill a transformative industry."

BBC Politics
Feb 11, 2025

UK will not immediately respond to US metal tariffs
"Cool heads" are needed to avoid escalating trade tensions with Donald Trump, sources have told the BBC.

BBC Politics
Feb 11, 2025

What is assisted dying and how could the law change?
MPs backed a proposal to let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.

BBC Politics
Feb 11, 2025

Football regulator a waste of money - Badenoch
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says the new football regulator for the professional men's game in England will be "a waste of money".

BBC Politics
Feb 11, 2025

Replacing judge with experts strengthens assisted dying bill, MP says
It comes after concerns over the High Court's capacity to hear each individual case in England and Wales.

BBC Politics
Feb 10, 2025

UK must respect Trump's mandate, new ambassador to US Mandelson tells BBC
In his first day on the job, Lord Peter Mandelson says "we have to respect and understand what drives" the US president.

BBC Politics
Feb 10, 2025

UK must respect Trump's mandate, new US ambassador Mandelson tells BBC
In his first day on the job, Lord Peter Mandelson says "we have to respect and understand what drives" the US president.

BBC Politics
Feb 10, 2025

UK must respect Trump's mandate, new US ambassador tells BBC
In his first day on the job, Lord Peter Mandelson says "we have to respect and understand what drives" the US president.

BBC Politics
Feb 10, 2025

MP behind assisted dying bill suggests scrapping High Court approval
It comes after concerns were raised over the court's capacity to hear each individual case.

BBC Politics
Feb 10, 2025

Smuggling gangs have taken hold, Cooper says during border debate
MPs are holding a debate in the House of Commons on Labour's plans to overhaul border measures.

BBC Politics
Feb 10, 2025

Mother on hunger strike asks PM for help to free her son
Laila Soueif has not eaten for 134 days as she campaigns for the release of her pro-democracy activist son from jail in Egypt.

BBC Politics
Feb 10, 2025

Oliver Ryan suspended as Labour MP over WhatsApp messages
Ryan had been summoned to a meeting with his chief whip after the Mail on Sunday published the texts.

BBC Politics
Feb 10, 2025

King makes rare joint visit with PM and Rayner
The King gives Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer a guided tour of sustainable housing in Cornwall.

BBC Politics
Feb 10, 2025

MoD investigates air crew cancers after helicopter claims
Some military personnel claim officials knew about safety concerns with certain aircraft as far back as 1999.

BBC Politics
Feb 10, 2025

Watch: Sir Keir Starmer becomes first PM to take HIV test
Sir Keir Starmer becomes the first sitting prime minister to take a public HIV test.

BBC Politics
Feb 10, 2025

MPs' pay set to increase 2.8% to £93,904 in April
Parliament's expenses watchdog says the rise is in line with pay rises in the broader public sector.

BBC Politics
Feb 10, 2025

Chris Mason: Ministers want to show toughness on immigration
With high numbers still arriving in the UK, the government is keen not to appear wishy-washy on an issue that matters to so many people.

BBC Politics
Feb 10, 2025

Illegal workers held in raids on nail bars and takeaways
Nail bars and takeaways were targeted in the raids ahead of an immigration bill being debated by MPs.

BBC Politics
Feb 10, 2025

New subsidies deal for Drax wood-burning power station
The government has agreed a new subsidy arrangement with the controversial wood-burning Drax power station in north Yorkshire.

BBC Politics
Feb 10, 2025

Subsidies halved for controversial Drax power station
The government has agreed a new subsidy arrangement with the controversial wood-burning Drax power station in north Yorkshire.

BBC Politics
Feb 10, 2025

Hundreds arrested in New Year illegal worker blitz
It comes ahead of the second reading of the Government's Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill.

BBC Politics
Feb 09, 2025

Second Labour MP apologises over WhatsApp comments
Burnley MP Oliver Ryan says his comments in the group were "completely unacceptable".

BBC Politics
Feb 09, 2025

Tory shadow minister downplays talk of Reform pact
Alex Burghart says the Tories are "not going to do a deal with a party who wants to kill us".

BBC Politics
Feb 09, 2025

Key power station didn't properly disclose burning forest wood
The Drax facility, which burns wood pellets, is required to report where it sources its wood from.

BBC Politics
Feb 09, 2025

Key UK power station didn't properly disclose burning forest wood
The facility, which burns wood pellets, is required to report where it sources its wood from.

BBC Politics
Feb 09, 2025

No excuses not to build 1.5m new homes, Rayner says
The deputy PM says she's "determined" to hit Labour's house-building target by the next election.

BBC Politics
Feb 09, 2025

No excuses to not build 1.5m new homes, Rayner says
The deputy PM says she's "determined" to hit Labour's house-building target by the next election.

BBC Politics
Feb 09, 2025

Ex-mineworkers 'dying while waiting for pension cash'
Former coal workers say many are dying of old age and respiratory illness as they wait for payments.

BBC Politics
Feb 09, 2025

Power station's further reporting failure exposed by BBC
Drax, which burns wood pellets, is required to report where it sources its wood from.

BBC Politics
Feb 09, 2025

Rayner defends handling of Grenfell Tower meeting
The deputy PM tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that she doesn't feel she was "aggressive" during the meeting.

BBC Politics
Feb 08, 2025

Health Minister Andrew Gwynne sacked over messages
Gwynne apologises for the "badly misjudged" messages and is suspended as a Labour party member.

BBC Politics
Feb 08, 2025

What is Mandelson's strategy for charming Trumpworld?
As Peter Mandelson takes up the role of ambassador to the US, No 10 is determined the UK builds a strong relationship with Donald Trump.

BBC Politics
Feb 07, 2025

Child sex abuse survivors demand ring-fenced funding
They are urging MPs to work together to ensure a much-delayed plan to tackle grooming gangs is put into action.

BBC Politics
Feb 07, 2025

Swinney rules out return of lynx to Scotland
The first minister tells farmers that no carnivorous species will be reintroduced under his government.

BBC Politics
Feb 07, 2025

Grenfell Tower to be taken down, government confirms
The announcement comes nearly eight years after a fire that killed 72 people in the building in west London.

BBC Politics
Feb 07, 2025

UK demands access to Apple users' encrypted data
The Home Office served the notice to the tech giant under the Investigatory Powers Act.

BBC Politics
Feb 07, 2025

Lord Elis-Thomas: From maverick to political establishment
Former Plaid Cymru leader and Senedd Presiding Officer Lord Elis-Thomas has died at the age of 78,

BBC Politics
Feb 07, 2025

Former Plaid Cymru leader has died, aged 78
Dafydd Elis-Thomas led the party between 1984 and 1991, and later entered the House of Lords.

BBC Politics
Feb 07, 2025

Losing Tory candidate accused of 'parading around as an MP'
Brendan Clarke-Smith was the MP for Bassetlaw from 2019 until July last year, when Labour's Jo White won the seat.

BBC Politics
Feb 07, 2025

Miliband refuses to say whether he personally backs Heathrow
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the Labour government will support airport expansion plans.

BBC Politics
Feb 07, 2025

Some on benefits are 'taking mickey', DWP minister says
The work and pensions minister says the welfare system needs reforming to encourage young people to work if they can.

BBC Politics
Feb 07, 2025

Some on benefits are 'taking the mickey', says minister
The work and pensions minister says the welfare system needs reforming to encourage young people to work if they can.

BBC Politics
Feb 07, 2025

Johnson one of the most damaging PMs, says Reform UK chief
Zia Yusuf tells the BBC's Political Thinking podcast Johnson would not be welcome to join Reform UK.

BBC Politics
Feb 06, 2025

Concern UK's AI ambitions could lead to water shortages
Data centres can use vast quantities of water to cool them - but it's not clear where it will come from.

BBC Politics
Feb 06, 2025

Johnson UK's most damaging PM, says Reform UK chief
Zia Yusuf tells the BBC's Political Thinking podcast Johnson would not be welcome to join Reform UK.

BBC Politics
Feb 06, 2025

£22bn for 'unproven' green tech could raise bills, MPs warn
The Public Accounts Committee warns the government of gambling public money on carbon capture.

BBC Politics
Feb 06, 2025

Chris Mason: Starmer goes nuclear in hunt for long-term growth
Ministers hope new nuclear power stations will be keeping lights on by 2032.

BBC Politics
Feb 06, 2025

Would the new Tory plan bring down immigration?
The Tories have outlined a plan to make it harder for migrants to get indefinite leave to remain in the UK.

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