Politics: United Kingdom

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Sir Sadiq Khan says building on brownfield sites alone is not enough to deliver 88,000 homes a year.

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Officials say action will be taken against up to 100 oil tankers that have been carrying cargo.

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The government's diplomatic achievement in sorting this deal before anyone else delivers reprieve to carmakers.

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BBC - Politics (2 hours ago)

A Lords committee hears Thursday is the new Friday for city-centre workers - but only in the capital.

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BBC - Politics (10 hours ago)

A group of MPs urge the PM to delay any decisions until impact assessments of the changes are published.

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BBC - Politics (15 hours ago)

Labour MP Clive Betts warns the UK border system will "continue to fail" without proper exit checks.

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BBC - Politics (15 hours ago)

Legislation to allow terminally ill people in Scotland to take their own life is being put forward by the Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur.

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BBC - Politics (18 hours ago)

The prisons minister tells the BBC more criminals could be tagged in future, rather than sent to prison.

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BBC - Politics (19 hours ago)

Sean Matthews, who served in the Met, says it is an "honour" to lead Lincolnshire County Council.

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BBC - Politics (19 hours ago)

Reform has vowed to take away flexible working practices and diversity and inclusion initiatives.

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BBC - Politics (19 hours ago)

The MP for Bristol Central, who was elected last year, says she wants to focus on her parliamentary role.

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BBC - Politics (19 hours ago)

The UK looks set to be the first to get a deal since US President Trump unleashed a wave of global tariffs.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

It comes as moviemakers worry the UK's thriving film industry could be hit by the new tariff threat.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Two Lancashire Labour MPs condemn a post on a newly elected councillor's Facebook page.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

"What we need to see from the government is delivery, delivery, delivery," says Claire Ward.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

A number of Labour MPs say they will vote against the government's proposed welfare reforms.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

A new bill providing powers for judges to punish offenders will be introduced to Parliament on Wednesday.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

In a blow to the government's clean energy ambitions, a company cancels a huge windfarm off Yorkshire.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

During PMQs, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch pressed Sir Keir to "listen to his own party and change course".

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Donna Edmunds was suspended from the party last week over a post on social media.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The cost of housing asylum seekers is expected to reach £15.3bn over 10 years, the National Audit Office says.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The call from MPs in northern England and the Midlands comes after a disastrous set of local election results.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Labour says the deal has "tangible benefits", but it comes as the government faces heat at home.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The home secretary will include Churchill's statue in new law trying to stop war memorial vandalism.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Labour has dominated Welsh politics for more than a century. Next year, could that come to an end?

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

A powerful prime minister tries and fails to stop an Old Labour stalwart's progress to City Hall.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Anger over the party's drubbing in last week's local elections has not dissipated over the weekend.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The trade deal gives a tax break to Indian professionals, which critics say undercuts UK businesses.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

People from Pakistan, Nigeria and Sri Lanka may find it more difficult to come to the UK, under new plans.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Eluned Morgan says she will "not stay silent" if the UK government takes decisions "we think will harm" Wales.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Scotland's first minister says the NHS will be at the heart of his government's plans for the coming year.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Calls to abandon cuts to the pensions top-up have grown in the wake of local election losses last week.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The Department of Health and Social Care said it is the biggest public investment in facilities in England in five years.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The former first minister has spoken for the first time about the Supreme Court's judgement on the definition of a woman.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Mike Amesbury says Reform UK benefitted from government mistakes over welfare cuts.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Donna Edmunds was suspended from the party over a post on X declaring she had planned to defect.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Blackpool South MP Chris Webb raised concerns that Lancashire's flag would be banned from being flown.

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BBC - Politics (4 days ago)

The report says failure to fix England's social care system carries an unknown human and financial cost.

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BBC - Politics (4 days ago)

Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf told the BBC the party is exploring ways to fulfil its promise to voters.

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BBC - Politics (4 days ago)

It suggests the party was particularly popular among those who voted for Brexit in 2016 and for Boris Johnson in 2019.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Leader of the Commons Lucy Powell has sought to clarify comments she made in "the heat of" a radio debate.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

The Tory leader says her party's comeback will be "slow and steady", after her heavy local election losses.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

For the first time the party has won control of local councils, as well as two mayoralties.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Reform UK's performance wiped out a Conservative majority held for nearly 30 years.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Reform are being forecast in several polls to do well in next year's Holyrood elections.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Jason Smithers says the Conservatives need a new face at the top after "terrible" election results.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

The first minister will set out his programme for government this week, with a focus on steadying the ship.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Find out who's winning where using our lookup tool, as the first results are declared.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Senior Reform figures believe the primary driving motivation behind their surge is betrayal.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

The patchwork of different contests across England has been truly fascinating, throwing up all sorts of lessons.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Reform UK took control of 10 local councils, won two mayoral races and added a fifth MP to its ranks.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Estimate included in official review of costs and impact of passing assisted dying law in England and Wales.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls for a change of direction after a dismal set of local election results.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Though some of the results are still to be reported, Reform are clearly the winners of Thursday's local elections.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Nigel Farage's party gains its first foothold in local government after seizing hundreds of seats.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Nigel Farage's party shows it is an equal opportunities threat to Labour and the Tories in local polls.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Reform UK wins its first Parliamentary by-election and makes gains in council elections.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The Lib Dems win more than 140 new seats, almost entirely from the Conservatives, in Thursday's election.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Reform wins both control of the county council and the Greater Lincolnshire Mayoral vote.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Damian Grammaticas reports from the Runcorn and Helsby by-election count after a knife-edge victory for Reform.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

In 2019, the UK committed in law to reducing its carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. Now the political climate has changed.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The government says there is not enough time to introduce a new misogyny law before next year's Holyrood election.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Campaigners say the move will "rip the heart out of any moves to improve maternity safety”.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The ex-Tory MP has been elected as the mayor of Greater Lincolnshire, marking a return to politics.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Sandeels are a vital source of food for seabirds that live along the UK coastline.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The Metropolitan Police say there are 'grounds for further investigation' into the videos.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

BBC News is on on hand to keep you up-to-date with the latest developments across all platforms.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Sarah Pochin overturns a huge 14,696 majority to win Reform UK's first by-election.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The poll was prompted after the incumbent MP was sentenced for assaulting a constituent.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Results are due for 23 councils across England, six mayoral contests and a by-election in Runcorn and Helsby.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Watch: What's at stake in these local elections?

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Everyone voting in person in the May local elections in England must show valid photo ID.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

A ticket site for the Irish rap band's gigs in Hamburg, Berlin and Cologne confirms the summer shows are no longer going ahead.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The talks on Thursday will see conciliation service Acas included in negotiations for the first time.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The tax would be applied to manufacturers of milk-based drinks and dairy-based substitutes, under the plans.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Hundreds of councillors, six mayors and one MP will be elected in polls across England.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The BBC has been told the chancellor accepted a donation but did not add it to the MPs' register of interests.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The results of the ballots will mould the national political mood, our political editor writes.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Shabana Mahmood said judges at the UK's highest court had provided "legal clarity".

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The government has been facing growing demands to reveal which areas are running grooming gang inquires.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Could frustrations between Welsh and UK Labour boil over, asks political editor Gareth Lewis.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Polls are being held for 23 councils, along with six mayoral contests and a by-election in Runcorn and Helsby.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The government says it will save parents £50 a year, but retailers say it could end up costing more.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Pay review bodies recommend increases for teachers and NHS workers above the 2.8% budgeted for by government.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Former PM Sir Tony Blair says limiting fossil fuels is "doomed to fail" and a new approach is needed.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The government has made little progress in preparing the UK for rising temperatures, climate watchdog the CCC says.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The Reform leader has previously said there are too many SEND diagnoses for children.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The British Hair Consortium is calling on Rachel Reeves to cut VAT to 10% in June's spending review.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Lisa Nandy tells the Telegraph "no options are off the table" when it comes to its review into the broadcaster's charter.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Brendan Cox, whose wife was killed in 2016, says the band's response was "half an apology".

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The chancellor indicates that moving closer to the EU on trade is a bigger priority than the US.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The government says it shows pylons make economic sense as a 100-mile cable route is planned.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Asylum seekers placed on the sex offenders register will be denied the right to stay in the UK.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The Tory leader says she is "not worried" about a magazine article calling for her to quit.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The rap group says it does not support Hamas or Hezbollah and would not seek to incite violence against anyone.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The Conservatives said the local reviews would "not do" and repeated calls for a national investigation.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

It represents an increase of about 40% compared with the same period last year.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Sir Mark Rowley warns that without more funding, the Met will struggle to meet key crime targets.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Quangos are taxpayer-funded but not directly controlled by central government and include watchdogs.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Ms Duffield said she was "hounded" from the party because of her views on gender.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Health Foundation argues that the NHS was "in distress" this winter with A&E waiting times reaching a record high.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Carla Denyer says the equalities watchdog's guidance puts trans people at risk of discrimination.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

A pact may be needed to keep Labour out of government at next general election, the Tory mayor says.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The leaders discussed the 'positive progress' made towards an end to the war in a meeting after the Pope's funeral.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

"Slivers" of votes are set to decide the local elections - with the big parties likely to suffer.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

It follows the UK Supreme Court's ruling that a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The amendment would also see increased sentences for deaths and serious injury caused by cyclists.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Dame Andrea Jenkyns is standing as a candidate in the Greater Lincolnshire mayoral race.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Harriet Cross and Cat Smith will be among sixteen MPs taking part in the 26-mile race on Sunday.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

UK Border Force seized 15 tonnes of cannabis in post from Thailand in the last three months of 2024.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

It is 80 years since the Ayrton Light was switched back on after World War Two blackout regulations were lifted.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Supported housing for vulnerable or disabled people is in crisis, a letter to the prime minister says.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Sports media rights executive David Kogan is named as the government's preferred choice as chair of the English football's new independent regulator.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Nigel Farage says his party has the best vetting - but campaigners find candidates who appear to have slipped through the net.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi says Welsh government and others were "captured" by LGBT charities.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The by-election on 1 May will also be seen as a measure of the broader political mood that could set the tone in Westminster.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

An agreement has emerged as a key European demand in ongoing negotiations for a post-Brexit "reset".

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Foreign Office says Russia was "buying harmless goods and turning them into tools of war".

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

UK negotiators are working "flat out" to get a trade deal with the US, Chancellor Rachel Reeves says.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The government has pledged to reduce energy bills by using more renewables, but bills are currently rising.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Restrictions are also being eased on the financial services and energy sectors to help investment.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Tory leader thinks the shadow justice secretary is a "team player," her spokesman tells reporters.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Secretary of State Hilary Benn hosted Tánaiste Simon Harris and Irish Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Denise Fergus says internet laws don't go far enough to protect people from harmful content online.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The men held their first call since the US president imposed tariffs on UK goods earlier this month.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

David Prescott is running in the race in memory of his father, who had Alzheimer's disease.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Reform UK leader said his party is not a protest vote and will serve as antidote in the Senedd.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Lib Dems say fines of up to £1,000 would tackle the "blight" of anti-social behaviour on public transport.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Ukrainian president has consistently rejected the suggestion that his country give up its claim to the Crimean Peninsula.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Updated guidance is expected following last week's Supreme Court ruling that sex is biological.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The new measures will close a "glaring gap in the law", Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The move puts the London mayor on a potential collision course with ministers, after the chancellor backed plans for the expansion of the airport.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The PM says the Supreme Court ruling brought clarity and now is the time to "lower the temperature" on the debate.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The landmark Supreme Court ruling has changed the tone of the conversation, our political editor writes.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The government says it has listened to MPs who called for a ban on panels linked to slave labour.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman should be based on biological sex.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Data is due to be released by the year's end showing nationalities and crimes of those awaiting deportation.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The consultation over job losses that had been started by the company's previous owner ends.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood unveiled further details in the House of Commons on Tuesday.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

People coming into Great Britain can no longer bring cured meats or cheese from the EU following an outbreak of foot and mouth disease.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says the incidents waste police time and calls for them to be scrapped.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Thousands of parents will be able to access 30 minutes of morning childcare from Tuesday.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Graffiti is found on seven statues of historic figures in Parliament Square following a trans rights protest.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The energy secretary warns that an anti-net zero agenda could forfeit jobs in the future.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Lords who inherited their titles share their mixed feelings about being ejected from the Upper Chamber.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

British exports have been hit with tariffs by US despite having no trade deficit, but the UK may have some leverage.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The government has given the go-ahead for pubs and bars to stay open for two hours longer than usual.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Business Secretary says steel is a 'sensitive sector' after crucial materials arrive at British Steel

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Sir Keir Starmer and other leaders have tied themselves in knots over the question: "What is a woman?"

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Earlier this year, King Charles III invited Donald Trump for an unprecedented second state visit.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Smaller parties are looking to cause an upset in mayoral contests in Hull and the West of England.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Fire services across England say they will struggle to meet the cost of a rise in employer National Insurance.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

It comes after a Supreme Court ruling that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Hundreds of contacts were mistakenly added to a group set up to promote the Tory MP's marathon run.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The National Education Union's general secretary says Labour MPs could pay a 'high political price'.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The Crime and Policing Bill puts a new duty on teachers, GPs, and other professionals to report concerns or face criminal sanctions.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

An emergency law has handed control of the UK's only remaining plant making virgin steel to the government.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

GPs will work more closely with specialists to support patients closer to home, the government says.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

A Kremlin spokesman dismissed the talks between Ukraine, Europe and the US, which took place in Paris.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

There were scenes of jubilation for women's campaigners outside the Supreme Court as the ruling was read out.

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