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Reeves 'must find billions more' in time for Budget

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

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?

Published: October 10, 2024 07:28

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

Chris Mason: What happens next after shock Tory leadership vote

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

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

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?

Published: October 9, 2024 19:05

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

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

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.

Falklands and Gibraltar will stay British, PM says

Published: October 9, 2024 13:33

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

No undue influence over Swift escort - Nandy

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

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

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

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

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

Published: October 8, 2024 17:26

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

Falkland Islands and Gibraltar status non-negotiable, says Lammy

Published: October 7, 2024 17:52

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

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

Published: October 7, 2024 12:14

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

Chris Mason: Why it was likely Sue Gray would go

Published: October 6, 2024 17:13

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

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

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?

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

Published: October 4, 2024 16:38

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

Collective action punishes patients, Streeting to tell GPs

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

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

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

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

Published: October 2, 2024 21:30

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