Politics: United Kingdom

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Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced that the UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September unless Israel meets certain conditions.

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Minister Peter Kyle claims that by opposing online safety laws the Reform UK leader is siding with sex offenders.

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Find out how many new homes were registered where you live during Labour's first year in government

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BBC - Politics (55 minutes ago)

Sir Keir Starmer says the UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September if conditions are not met.

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BBC - Politics (55 minutes ago)

Emily Damari says the prime minister is "not on the right side of history" with his plan for a Palestinian state.

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BBC - Politics (2 hours ago)

Migrant numbers are expected to increase to 1,245 at MDP Wethersfield over several weeks.

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BBC - Politics (3 hours ago)

James Orr, a friend of JD Vance and the man behind a new pro-Reform think tank, speaks to the BBC.

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BBC - Politics (5 hours ago)

But the health secretary says he will not negotiate on pay, adding that the union has lost goodwill with their five-day walkout.

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BBC - Politics (5 hours ago)

The government's statehood policy marks a hugely significant shift in the UK's diplomatic stance.

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BBC - Politics (6 hours ago)

The deployment included 6,144 Police Scotland officers and another 1,197 from other UK forces

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The appointment of David Dinsmore has been criticised by the Hillsborough families.

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BBC - Politics (6 hours ago)

Adam Holloway, who represented Gravesham, says his decision is a "rescue mission" for the country.

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BBC - Politics (13 hours ago)

All websites hosting pornography will have to check the age of their users from Friday.

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BBC - Politics (17 hours ago)

The population rise of more than 700,000 is the second largest in more than 75 years, the ONS says.

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BBC - Politics (20 hours ago)

The group's co-founder wins a bid to bring a legal challenge after the government banned it as a terror organisation.

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BBC - Politics (22 hours ago)

It relates to a possible breach of rules requiring MPs to register financial interests within 28 days.

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BBC - Politics (23 hours ago)

It will also be easier to open new pubs in disused shops under licensing reforms planned by the government.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

With doctors returning to work after five-day walkout, is there an opportunity for talks to re-start?

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

As Trump wraps up his working holiday in the UK, the BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith assesses its success.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

The government has announced it will recognise a Palestinian state unless Israel agrees to end the crisis.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Transport police are investigating an incident at the London station it says left a man with serious injuries.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Unless new demands are met, the prime minister says the UK will recognise a Palestinian state in September.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

The PM announces there will be a shift in policy in September, unless Israel takes steps including agreeing a ceasefire in Gaza.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

PM: UK will recognise Palestinian state unless conditions met

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Donald Trump and John Swinney met ahead of the president's new golf course opening in Aberdeenshire.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The free trade deal is expected to cut tariffs on goods and increase market access for both countries.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Sir Keir Starmer's former chief of staff is one of four new members of the senate at Queen's University Belfast.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The PM's time with the president helped burnish a relationship as solid as it is improbable.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The chancellor says Cornwall has been neglected by successive governments but has potential to grow.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Senior ministers are meeting during Parliament's summer recess to discuss peace plans and aid for the territory.

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Here's a quick guide to what's been agreed and what it could mean for you.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Durham County Council removes equality, diversity, inclusion and climate change training modules.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Sir Keir Starmer intervened after Trump attacked Khan, saying: "He's a friend of mine, actually."

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The government increases the maximum price it will guarantee wind farm developers for electricity.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The first minister spoke to BBC Scotland News ahead of a meeting with US President Donald Trump

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The ex-Unite chief enjoyed flights arranged by the firm building a controversial hotel, report seen by BBC says.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The agreement is aimed at helping companies identify migrants who are working illegally in the UK.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The government has announced that 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in the next general election.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Private jet flights and football tickets - corruption allegations at Unite trade union

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Senedd politician Laura Anne Jones has defected from the Tories to Reform, Nigel Farage announces.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has arrived to meet US President Donald Trump at the start of a day's talks in Scotland.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

This week's Spending Review may be an opportunity for the UK government show investors its vision

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

As buildings burn in Tehran and Tel Aviv, the UK government is facing another crisis, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

As the PM marks a year in office next week - which he will spend grappling with crises - British politics finds itself at an inflection point

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

It's been a week of dismissals, disagreements and backbench bust-ups, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Cobra is where senior ministers and officials gather to coordinate the emergency response to a crisis.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The "one-in-one-out" deal with France to be announced later will have to deter people from getting in small boats.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The UK and France have agreed a "one in, one out" deal for migrants crossing the Channel.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Senior officials say the sackings came after repeated organising against the government.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Labour appearing consistent is core to Abbott's second suspension, writes the BBC's Chris Mason.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The BBC's political editor Chris Mason and chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman on the welfare bill.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The government has confirmed details of its scaled-back plan to reform some benefits.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The chancellor's financial wriggle room has shrunk after welform reforms were watered down.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Check whether your MP voted for or against the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The BBC looks at what the government's 10-year NHS plan could mean in practice.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The chancellor draws a line under excruciating episode but still faces the same problems, writes Henry Zeffman.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Nick Robinson sits down with the prime minister to look back at his first year in Downing Street.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

With the economy, immigration, education, welfare and health high on the agenda, has Sir Keir Starmer's top team met their pledges?

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Norman Tebbit's radical views on self-help kept him at the cutting edge of Conservative politics.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The government watered down its welfare reform plans to get MPs to vote for the benefits bill.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Political strategist Chris Bruni-Lowe claims in a new book that eight words hold the key to electoral success.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner analyses the leak of Afghan citizens' data and the fallout.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The revelation of a major data leak and subsequent relocation of thousands of Afghans to the UK has raised serious questions.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The Tory leader drafts in former leadership rival Sir James Cleverly into her shadow cabinet in a mini reshuffle.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The wide-ranging review was launched amid growing public concern about sewage spills and rising bills.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The minimum voting age will fall to 16 across the UK as part of a package of election reforms.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The prime minister is facing pressure at home and abroad to recognise a Palestinian state.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Labour and the Greens appear to have the most to fear from a new left-wing party but UK politics is very volatile.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Police Scotland has investigated an allegation of historical sexual assault against the former first minister.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Less than a fifth of Welsh government staff use the office, as the vast majority work from home.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The government sanctions 25 suspected criminals and groups linked to people-smuggling.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The prime minister warns of a "humanitarian catastrophe" ahead of emergency talks with France and Germany.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The Conservative Party leader said Argentinian President Javier Milei was the "template" for her leadership.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

More than 6,500 payments in gambling settings were attempted by asylum seekers in the past year.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The comments come after new figures show low attendance rates at the Welsh government's offices.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The business secretary acknowledges concern about accommodating asylum seekers and housing shortages.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The union flag was stolen from outside a civil service building in Derry and replaced with the Irish tricolour.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Epping Forest District Council votes unanimously to push for the closure of the Bell Hotel after protests.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

A motion on housing for asylum seekers is defeated after a heated Swindon Borough Council debate.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The SNP's former Westminster deputy leader said she disagreed with the party's stance on trans rights and Palestine.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

People could be fined for persistently using harassing, alarming or distressing language in public.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The former Labour leader joins forces with fellow Independent MP Zarah Sultana to launch "a new kind of political party".

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Volker Turk urges the UK government to lift the "unnecessary" ban on the group.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Hospitals in England battle to keep both emergency and non-urgent work going in five-day walkout.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The US president will be playing golf as well as meeting the prime minister and first minister for talks.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The Home Office says new guidance will establish "clear consequences for those who game the system".

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

David Lammy and Yvette Cooper describe the bounties as "another example of transnational repression".

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The PM says recognition of a Palestinian state must be part of a "wider plan" to ensure peace in the region.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

His comments come as he faces calls from 221 cross-party MPs for the UK to recognise a Palestinian state.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Thousands of resident doctors are currently on strike after a dispute with the government over pay.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The Royal College of Nursing has been holding a consultative vote on their 3.6% pay rise.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has arrived to meet US President Donald Trump at the start of a day's talks in Scotland.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

What's gone wrong for Labour? 2024 voters delve into it, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Here's a quick guide to what's been agreed and what it could mean for you.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The government increases the maximum price it will guarantee wind farm developers for electricity.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The free trade deal is expected to cut tariffs on goods and increase market access for both countries.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The Royal College of Nursing has been holding a consultative vote on their 3.6% pay rise.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

It will also be easier to open new pubs in disused shops under licensing reforms planned by the government.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump are expected to meet in Scotland for talks on Monday.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Thousands of resident doctors are currently on strike after a dispute with the government over pay.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

David Lammy and Yvette Cooper describe the bounties as "another example of transnational repression".

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

His comments come as he faces calls from 221 cross-party MPs for the UK to recognise a Palestinian state.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

The Home Office says new guidance will establish "clear consequences for those who game the system".

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

The prime minister is facing pressure at home and abroad to recognise a Palestinian state.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

The US president will be playing golf as well as meeting the prime minister and first minister for talks.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Hospitals in England battle to keep both emergency and non-urgent work going in five-day walkout.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Volker Turk urges the UK government to lift the "unnecessary" ban on the group.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

The PM says recognition of a Palestinian state must be part of a "wider plan" to ensure peace in the region.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Labour and the Greens appear to have the most to fear from a new left-wing party but UK politics is very volatile.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The SNP's former Westminster deputy leader said she disagreed with the party's stance on trans rights and Palestine.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

It comes as French President Emmanuel Macron said France would recognise statehood in September.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

His private visit is exceptional as US presidents rarely promote their personal interests so publicly while in office.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

People could be fined for persistently using harassing, alarming or distressing language in public.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Epping Forest District Council votes unanimously to push for the closure of the Bell Hotel after protests.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The union flag was stolen from outside a civil service building in Derry and replaced with the Irish tricolour.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The comments come after new figures show low attendance rates at the Welsh government's offices.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

A motion on housing for asylum seekers is defeated after a heated Swindon Borough Council debate.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The PM urges doctors not to follow their union down the "damaging road" of strike action, which starts on Friday.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The former Labour leader joins forces with fellow Independent MP Zarah Sultana to launch "a new kind of political party".

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

A big increase in debt interest payments meant government borrowing was higher than expected last month.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The prime minister warns of a "humanitarian catastrophe" ahead of emergency talks with France and Germany.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The business secretary acknowledges concern about accommodating asylum seekers and housing shortages.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Households will pay £1 a month towards the construction of the UK's second new nuclear power plant.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

More than 6,500 payments in gambling settings were attempted by asylum seekers in the past year.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Police Scotland has investigated an allegation of historical sexual assault against the former first minister.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Less than a fifth of Welsh government staff use the office, as the vast majority work from home.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The Conservative Party leader said Argentinian President Javier Milei was the "template" for her leadership.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

A major review of the water industry also suggests compulsory smart meters and scrapping the regulator Ofwat.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Future pensioners are set to be worse off than today's with four-in-10 not saving enough for retirement, says the DWP.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

George Finch, the UK's youngest council leader at 19, had thought he would become a history teacher.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The agreement is aimed at helping companies identify migrants who are working illegally in the UK.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Flight data shows a transporter travelling from the United States to Suffolk.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

A Foreign Office report shows the biggest cuts will come in Africa with less spent on women's health and water sanitation.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Newly promoted James Cleverly claims Labour is disconnected from reality over the issue.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The former Conservative MP told the BBC the deepfake porn was "deliberately humiliating and violent".

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The government sanctions 25 suspected criminals and groups linked to people-smuggling.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The government plans to use facial recognition technology to verify the age of migrants that arrive in the UK.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The ex-Unite chief enjoyed flights arranged by the firm building a controversial hotel, report seen by BBC says.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The former foreign secretary becomes shadow housing secretary and will face Angela Rayner in Parliament.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The Tory leader drafts in former leadership rival Sir James Cleverly into her shadow cabinet in a mini reshuffle.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Jurors find Howard Phillips wanted to pass on details about ex-defence secretary Sir Grant Shapps.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Union rejects plea by health secretary to call off strikes in England and continue talks.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Senedd politician Laura Anne Jones has defected from the Tories to Reform, Nigel Farage announces.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Fake passport dealers and firms which sell small boats could also be hit with financial sanctions under government plans.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The UK foreign secretary also criticises Israel's rejection of an international statement calling for the war to end.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The deputy prime minister presents a report commissioned in the wake of riots sparked by the Southport killings.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Private jet flights and football tickets - corruption allegations at Unite trade union

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Senedd politician Laura Anne Jones has defected from the Tories to Reform, Nigel Farage announces.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Officials worried the discounts would have to be declared and advised them to pay back thousands.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The teenager was voted in as leader following a tie with Liberal Democrat nominee Jerry Roodhouse.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The announcement comes two weeks after a heavily critical report into payments to thousands of victims.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The group, which represents rank-and-file officers, says workforce agreements have been breached.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Israel rejects a joint statement which says the suffering of civilians has "reached new depths".

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The wide-ranging review was launched amid growing public concern about sewage spills and rising bills.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The rule change is part of a package of measures which will come into effect in October.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Farage sets out plans to create more than 30,000 prison places, but Labour accuses the party of "empty promises".

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The Intelligence and Security Committee says all documents related to the case should be provided for review.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The Reform leader tells the BBC his councillors are being "hamstrung" by existing bureaucracies.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Environment Secretary Steve Reed says the government is preparing a "water revolution" and that the water sector is broken.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

A Labour MP says GB Energy should buy British to avoid the risk of forced labour in supply chains.

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