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Reeves 'must find billions more' in time for Budget

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq64j4rdrqno

Published: October 10, 2024 10:25

Rachel Reeves needs another £16bn to meet pledges, says influential think tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies.

Starmer holding meeting with Zelensky at No 10

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4zvd7ldzko

Published: October 10, 2024 08:25

It comes as the Ukrainian army prepares for a third winter since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.

Conservative leadership: How does the contest work and who chooses the winner?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg3j0nn64j7o

Published: October 10, 2024 07:28

Party members will select the new leader, who will be announced on 2 November.

Conservative leadership: Who are the candidates?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51y2lqzxl8o

Published: October 10, 2024 07:25

The Conservatives are choosing a new leader to replace former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Chris Mason: What happens next after shock Tory leadership vote

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c361r57l554o

Published: October 9, 2024 23:46

Either Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick will be announced as the new Conservative leader on 2 November.

Government to outline major overhaul of workers' rights

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp3w8n48234o

Published: October 9, 2024 23:03

The deputy prime minister described a new bill as the "biggest upgrade to rights at work for a generation".

No undue influence over Swift escort - Nandy

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwylgyqylwdo

Published: October 9, 2024 21:11

A decision to provide a motorbike escort for the singer was made by police, the culture secretary says.

Labour's new deal for workers: A fight postponed?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c153dzy1kj4o

Published: October 9, 2024 19:05

The government is unveiling a boost for workers' rights - but many of them won't happen right away.

Tory members measure up leadership finalists

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd98vxw93lxo

Published: October 9, 2024 17:51

The MPs have whittled it down to two - and now it's down to Tory members to choose their new leader.

Budget plan to spend billions more won’t stop tax rises

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c30lrpyr676o

Published: October 9, 2024 15:59

Reeves is planning to change borrowing rules to free up billions more in spending for big projects in the upcoming Budget.

Cleverly knocked out of Tory leadership race

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cje343q1zy8o

Published: October 9, 2024 14:57

Conservative Party members will vote on the final two candidates, with a result due on 2 November.

Falklands and Gibraltar will stay British, PM says

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2y9yrnprro

Published: October 9, 2024 13:33

The prime minister said the issue was "personal" because his uncle nearly died in the 1982 Falklands war.

Sunak challenges Starmer on tax and borrowing

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93yey0r2pdo

Published: October 9, 2024 13:02

The prime minister said he would not be drawn on decisions to be set out in the upcoming budget.

No undue influence over Swift escort - Nandy

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwylgyqylwdo

Published: October 9, 2024 10:21

A decision to provide a motorbike escort for the singer was made by police, the culture secretary says.

Charities warn bill doesn't protect renters enough

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgwjye2xvpo

Published: October 9, 2024 03:16

The Renters’ Rights Bill, which bans no-fault evictions, will be debated for the first time on Wednesday.

Amount UK's richest pay in income tax revealed

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqlvggr9qz5o

Published: October 8, 2024 23:38

There is some concern tax rises in the Budget could prompt an exit of the super-rich, hurting UK finances.

Tory leadership race approaches season finale

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx9gkk3x1go

Published: October 8, 2024 21:46

The stakes are high as the Conservative Party approaches its biggest single moment yet since its calamitous election defeat in July, says Chris Mason

UK seeks to move migrants held on secretive island

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1340gd8k05o

Published: October 8, 2024 17:43

Migrants could enter the UK after six months, others are being offered voluntary returns to Sri Lanka.

UK sanctions Russian troops over chemical weapons use in Ukraine

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yj5qepe4wo

Published: October 8, 2024 17:26

Russia's Radiological Chemical and Biological Defence troops will be subject to an assets freeze and travel ban.

Johnson attacks 'shameful' treatment of Charlotte Owen

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3e9w79jqdjo

Published: October 8, 2024 17:04

The former prime minister defends appointing his 29-year-old adviser to the House of Lords.

Conservative leadership: Who are the candidates?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51y2lqzxl8o

Published: October 8, 2024 15:19

The Conservatives are choosing a new leader to replace former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Tugendhat knocked out of Conservative leadership race

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd7x04vnng1o

Published: October 8, 2024 15:06

Shadow home secretary James Cleverly leapt into the lead with 39 votes.

HS2 may now run to central London, minister says

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crm2843glmjo

Published: October 8, 2024 11:37

The Transport Secretary says it would make "no sense" to have the line terminate in west London.

Crunch point approaches in Tory leadership race

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgq8gy5n8y7o

Published: October 7, 2024 22:06

Conservatives MPs will vote this week in the next phase of the process to replace Rish Sunak.

Falkland Islands and Gibraltar status non-negotiable, says Lammy

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg4qe49ne3wo

Published: October 7, 2024 17:52

UK foreign secretary says a deal over control of the Chagos Islands will not impact other overseas territories.

How will Starmer's new-look Downing Street work?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgl579dnleo

Published: October 7, 2024 16:04

Sue Gray's departure as the PM's chief of staff has forced an early revamp of his No 10 operation.

Who is the PM's new chief of staff Morgan McSweeney?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0l9z7qv0lo

Published: October 7, 2024 14:55

Morgan McSweeney is credited with masterminding Labour's landslide election victory.

A day of reflection, Lammy says one year after Hamas attack

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3618lnj2ygo

Published: October 7, 2024 12:14

It is "a day of deep reflection and pain", the foreign secretary says, as he commemorates the victims.

When is the Budget and what might be in it?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxl1zd07l1o

Published: October 7, 2024 09:58

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will set out the government's financial plans for the next year.

Labour veteran says 'missteps' to be expected

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpdqy833584o

Published: October 7, 2024 03:49

Former deputy leader Baroness Harman praises Sue Gray after she quits in a government reshuffle.

Chris Mason: Why it was likely Sue Gray would go

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jwv9v95yzo

Published: October 6, 2024 17:13

Those working alongside the ex-chief of staff were flipping angry, the BBC's political editor writes.

Who is Sue Gray, Keir Starmer's former top adviser?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c99vrzp3dp3o

Published: October 6, 2024 13:50

The prime minister's former chief staff is one of the most experienced operators in Whitehall.

Sue Gray quits as Sir Keir Starmer's chief of staff

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdenx2p32jxo

Published: October 6, 2024 12:43

She is leaving after a month in post and will take up a new role as the PM's envoy for nations and regions.

Could 'Midlands man' Jenrick become Tory leader?

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj04enrz02mo

Published: October 6, 2024 06:10

The Wolverhampton-born Newark MP hopes to cement his place in the final run-off in the coming days.

Ex-Labour official offered to help secure minister visits for fee

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cq8xdqjqk8qo

Published: October 4, 2024 16:38

Liam Didsbury told businesses he knew how to arrange visits in a way that "appeals" to ministers.

Starmer 'pleased' assisted dying vote will take place

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3e9031n142o

Published: October 4, 2024 14:08

The PM says his views are "well known" but he will look at the details of the bill.

Collective action punishes patients, Streeting to tell GPs

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c36149wkn5jo

Published: October 4, 2024 02:27

The health secretary will outline measures on cutting "red tape" and alleviating paperwork for GPs in a speech on Friday.

Nearly £22bn pledged for carbon capture projects

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4301n3771o

Published: October 4, 2024 00:17

Sir Keir Starmer says carbon capture clusters on Merseyside and Teesside will reignite industrial heartlands.

MP in fresh bid to change law on assisted dying

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwylpvjp78jo

Published: October 3, 2024 17:37

MPs have not voted on the subject since 2015, when they rejected a bill to introduce assisted dying.

UK will give sovereignty of Chagos Islands to Mauritius

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98ynejg4l5o

Published: October 3, 2024 10:35

In a historic move, the UK gives up sovereignty of a strategic group of islands in the Indian Ocean.

PM goes to Brussels on mission to rebuild UK-EU trust

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgk7zjdy34xo

Published: October 2, 2024 21:30

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer visits Brussels, pledging a relationship re-set after Brexit wrangling.