BBC - Politics (42 minutes ago)

Economics Editor Faisal Islam on what was really behind the big rebellion about the government's welfare reform bill, after the government confirmed it will make major concessions.

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BBC - Politics (42 minutes ago)

Planned changes to the benefits system will affect future claimants but not current recipients.

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BBC - Politics (42 minutes ago)

Ben Goldsborough says he met with Geely on Monday and emphasised the need for "openness".

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BBC - Politics (42 minutes ago)

Supermarkets will be challenged to sell healthier food, under a new government obesity plan.

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BBC - Politics (42 minutes ago)

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

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BBC - Politics (42 minutes ago)

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

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BBC - Politics (42 minutes ago)

Official figures show nearly 20,000 people have crossed the English Channel from France since January.

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BBC - Politics (42 minutes ago)

Some measures within the Employment Rights Bill are not due to come into force until 2027.

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BBC - Politics (42 minutes ago)

Campaigners say the UK's system has been "overlooked for years", and investing in it is a "no-brainer".

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BBC - Politics (42 minutes ago)

MPs approved the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill but only after ministers made big changes.

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BBC - Politics (5 hours ago)

Plans to help those affected by benefits cuts into work are not "properly considered", officials tell the BBC.

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BBC - Politics (11 hours ago)

The prime minister describes the punk duo's Glastonbury chants calling for death to Israel's military as "hate speech".

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BBC - Politics (13 hours ago)

The changes could cost up to £3bn which will have to come from higher taxes or cuts elsewhere, given the chancellor's self-imposed borrowing rules.

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BBC - Politics (15 hours ago)

Ministers hope a partial U-turn will win over Labour rebels when MPs vote on welfare changes later.

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BBC - Politics (16 hours ago)

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

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BBC - Politics (18 hours ago)

Ministers are scrambling to convince Labour MPs to back benefits cuts in a vote this evening.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

The government was forced into concessions on its welfare plan following a backlash among its own MPs.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Relatives of care home residents tell the Covid inquiry they will never get over how their loved ones died.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Parliament's expenses watchdog wants around twenty people to take part in a review on MP salaries.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Young Labour party members say they feel their party is still the best fit for working class people.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The Covid inquiry will examine the impact of the pandemic on care services, starting on Monday.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said MPs raised "substantial" concerns over planned cuts to disability benefits.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The BBC's political editor Chris Mason gives his analysis of what the climbdown over the welfare bill means for the prime minister.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The government has been criticised for not chasing up sub-postmasters to apply for compensation

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Leaked emails purport to show George Freeman asking a firm that employed him what questions he should ask ministers.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The prime minister described the benefits system as "broken" a day after he was forced to U-turn on plans for reforms.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

After the PM's efforts to mend relations with many on Labour's left, plenty are still unhappy.

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BBC - Politics (4 days ago)

The prime minister has made concessions on his welfare bill after an angry response from 120 of his own MPs.

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BBC - Politics (4 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 (4 days ago)

The PM says he "had no idea" the language echoed Enoch Powell's 1968 speech about immigration.

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BBC - Politics (4 days ago)

The announcement comes ahead of a two-day Nato summit in the Netherlands.

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BBC - Politics (4 days ago)

Lord Hermer told the BBC that politicians using the phrase needed to think about the "dangers" they were posing to Britain's "essential institutions".

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Plans to cut energy bills by up to 25% for more than 7,000 UK businesses is announced alongside other plans to boost growth.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Simon Case says ministers "weren't good enough at communicating" in the early days of the Labour government.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

MPs back assisted dying - the second vote this week that takes the UK in a socially liberal direction.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

The prime minster and his team are trying to repair relations with backbenchers over welfare cuts.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

The Reform UK leader says money raised from the policy would go to the lowest-paid 10% of full-time workers.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Keir Starmer has been personally calling some Labour MPs to win them over ahead of a vote next week.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Rob Howard leaves his position as leader of Warwickshire County Council, citing health concerns.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The young left-wing politician, Zohran Mamdani, is poised to become the Democratic nominee for New York mayor after a surprise election win.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The woman driving the car that hit the 19-year-old's bike left the UK under diplomatic immunity laws.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Conversations are continuing at the heart of government on the least worst course of action in the face of a significant backbench rebellion.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

More than 130 MPs, including 120 Labour backbenchers, are opposing the government's benefits bill.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The party's deputy leader Richard Tice says members of the public should have a say on whether sentences are too harsh or lenient.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Downing Street says the move is "the biggest strengthening of the UK's nuclear posture in a generation".

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

A Derbyshire MP has backed a female commanding officer at a recently vandalised RAF base.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

It comes after reports that asylum seekers are able to work for couriers shortly after reaching UK.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The stand-off between rebellious Labour MPs and ministers over benefit changes cannot last.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

More than 130 MPs have signed an amendment opposing the government's welfare reform legislation.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

A Leicestershire County Council scrutiny group heard there was "too grey an area" in the policy.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The debate around assisted dying has been a polarised one - and there are still hurdles to cross before it will be a reality here.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The Unite union strongly denies the accusation made by the leader of Birmingham City Council.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Labour MPs' challenge over benefits cuts is perhaps the gravest crisis in the PM's time in office so far.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

A strategy document says an "all-of-society effort" is required to make the UK more secure.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Labour's Natalie Fleet says she used to tell friends "I can't be an MP - I was a teenage parent".

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Lord Richard Hermer said that the government was determined to "lead on international law issues" globally.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

MPs including senior Labour figures sign an amendment that could sink the welfare reform bill.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

He made the comments after Kneecap member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh appeared in court on Wednesday.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

It comes after what she called a "disgraceful attack" on an RAF base and as a protest took place in central London.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Europe braces for Trump's arrival at the Nato summit with difficult questions over Iran and defence, following the 5% defence spending target he's demanded of allies

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

It will target the worst-performing trusts in England - and report back by the end of the year.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The foreign secretary says UK forces are on high alert in the region, as Israel-Iran attacks continue.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The force says it cannot legally stop Monday's protest in support of the pro-Palestine group.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Starmer maintains diplomacy is the answer but Trump has so far chosen a different path, our political editor writes.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Downing Street says the PM and US president agreed to stay in close contact after speaking on Sunday evening.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The MP for Ilford North pledges to work "constructively" on technical aspects of the legislation.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The Lib Dems argue Britain needs to become "war-ready" to deal in an increasingly unpredictable world.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The BBC understands the home secretary will move to proscribe the group in the coming weeks.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Sources question if UK diplomacy will make any difference, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Some who have worked with the former Reform chairman call him a "powerhouse", but others describe a chaotic workplace.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Some critics, including disability rights campaigner Lord Shinkwin, indicate they will try to amend a bill, backed by MPs, to legalise assisted dying.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Check whether your MP voted for or against the assisted dying bill.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The home secretary will move to proscribe the Palestine Action group in the coming weeks, the BBC understands.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The historic bill has cleared all of its Commons stages and now goes for further scrutiny in the Lords.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The bill would allow terminally ill adults in England and Wales to end their own lives.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Ministers say current funding rules fail to account for higher service costs in more deprived places.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Britain is almost certain to be affected if the US gets involved - but what role could it play?

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Kay Mason Billig says her Facebook post showing a steak and wine dinner was "a private joke".

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

It comes after the UK Covid Inquiry revealed officials had deleted messages shared during the pandemic.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The World Debate With Lyse Doucet, from the BBC Radio Theatre

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

A councillor loses the party whip over decade-old posts, including one in support of Tommy Robinson.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Douglas Alexander, a former international development secretary, says the argument for aid has been "lost".

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The foreign secretary says charter flights from Tel Aviv will take place once Israeli airspace re-opens.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

MPs are debating the third reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Senedd will not have powers to decide when assisted dying will be legal in Wales after a vote of MPs.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Labour MP says she could not vote for the welfare bill published by the government earlier this week.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Treasury minister tells MP they should be "grateful" amid criticism £445m is not good enough.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

MPs prepare for a historic vote on a bill that would allow terminally ill adults to end their own lives.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The government is set to extend its intervention at the Essex authority until April 2028.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The UK prime minister calls for negotiation rather than an escalation of the Israel-Iran conflict.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Votes on assisted dying and abortion mean that MPs are making their own decisions.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Dame Diana Johnson told MPs harmful content online was "fuelling violent sexual encounters".

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Sonia Kumar says she hopes the debate will help to bring the issue "out of the shadows".

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Parliament has been advised cats would face risks, including from construction and self-closing doors.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Councillors Neil Stevens and his brother Tony were reported by fellow Reform councillor and Ed Hill.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Human rights law too often "protects those who break the rules", the justice secretary says.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Emma Little-Pengelly said she was so afraid that she considered moving home.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The work and pensions secretary defends cuts that have angered more than 100 Labour backbenchers.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Reverend Clive Foster, a senior pastor in Nottingham, will take up the role on a three-year term.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Last year the government brought military homes back under Ministry of Defence control.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

A bill to enact cuts – part of a package aimed at saving £5bn by 2030 – arrives in Parliament on Wednesday.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Conservative leader said the windfall tax on the oil and gas sector should end and new drilling licenses are needed.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The vote to decriminalise the procedure is the biggest change to abortion laws in England and Wales for nearly 60 years.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Liz Kendall tries to ease the impact of planned benefits cuts as Labour MPs consider rebelling.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The prime minister tells the BBC his decision to hold an inquiry was "practical, common sense politics".

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

President Donald Trump brandished a folder containing the UK-US trade deal, but the papers fell on the floor.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The chancellor highlights "uncertainty" in the world as economists warn of tax rises if the economy fails to grow.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The UK leader is considering whether visas could be issued based on how well countries co-operate with the UK on illegal immigration.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Two amendments to the Policing Bill are aimed at ending police investigations into abortion.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Spending limits for government departments are being outlined by the chancellor. This is how it affects you.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The agreement signed at the G7 summit is limited but an achievement nonetheless, writes the BBC's political editor.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The measures announced in the Spending Review will not instantly transform the economy.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

"We as a society owe these women a debt," the report also says.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

A national inquiry and tightening laws on the age of consent are among the review's recommendations.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

He is accused of two attacks on two separate women in August 2023.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils how the government plans to spend money in the coming years.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Douglas Ross called 'unprofessional' for chairing a Holyrood committee from the Caribbean.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Kate Molleson and Gillian Moore shine new light on the 'modern' music of the 20th century.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

As MPs debate whether to legalise assisted dying, we speak to those providing end-of-life care.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

MPs will vote in the coming weeks on a package of measures aiming to cut the benefits bill by £5bn by 2030.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

How ex-world leaders work with international organisations

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

As Nicola Sturgeon resigns as Scotland's longest-serving first minister, BBC Scotland looks back on how she rose to the nation's highest office.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Watch Andrew RT Davies addressing the Welsh Conservative conference in Llandudno.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks 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 (2 weeks ago)

Denmark has come under international attention for its tough approach. And its Social Democrat prime minister is leading the charge

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

BBC correspondents analyse how departments have fared and the impact decisions could have on you.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The vote later won't determine British Steel's future, but is a first step towards a possible nationalisation.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

A blizzard of statistics show just how tough it is to buy a home if you can theoretically afford it, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The prime minister set out his "plan for change" in a major speech which covered priorities including the economy

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The PM and chancellor badged their Spending Review as start of a new chapter but the economic backdrop is inescapable.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The big bet for the government remains on economic growth - finding it and sustaining it.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Ever since the original decision, Labour MPs have grumbled they've been taking heat for it.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Baroness Casey carried out a national audit into the sexual exploitation of children by grooming gangs.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The chancellor's focus on the NHS and defence will mean a spending squeeze elsewhere, writes the BBC's political editor.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Chris Mason details the three key things that the party will lack without its former chair.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Chancellor Rachel Reeves pledged to stop using taxpayer-funded hotels to house asylum seekers by 2029.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The advice comes after an escalation in military activity between Israel and Iran in recent days.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

She defends the prime minister over criticism he resisted calls to launch a national inquiry.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Sir Keir Starmer said aircraft are being deployed amid intense fighting between Israel and Iran.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Sir Keir Starmer said he had accepted the recommendations of an audit into the nature and scale of the abuse.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

There are currently two "crisis centres" running in the Foreign Office.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The pair were interviewed by police after a pro-Palestinian demonstration in January.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The PM will meet his Canadian counterpart on Saturday, ahead of a summit of G7 leaders the next day.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

It follows an investigation by the Gambling Commission into alleged bets on the date of the 2024 poll.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Darren Jones clashes with the Tories and Reform UK over the percentage of arrivals who are men.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The PM urges restraint following Israeli strikes targeting nuclear and military sites in Iran.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The Terminally Ill Adults Bill returns to the House of Commons for further scrutiny.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Watch: Mel Stride pushed to say sorry for Liz Truss's mini-budget

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Stockton council leader Lisa Evans says she is "disappointed" with local MP Matt Vickers' comments.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The new Reform council leadership says it will meet LGBTQ+ and disabled staff over their concerns.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Jim McMahon said the council's financial position was "deteriorating rapidly" and unable to improve.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Muhammad Yunus says he has confidence in the Bangladeshi authorities investigating the Labour MP.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Upgrades to the Peers' Entrance have been branded a "white elephant and a disaster".

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Lady Diana Brittan says her falsely accused late husband's legacy has been permanently tarnished.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds says his party must get better at countering Nigel Farage's message.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

A crowd attacked the leisure centre hours after a minister revealed that migrants were being temporarily housed there.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

It comes after the UK agreed a deal with the European Union over the territory's post-Brexit future.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Drakeford accuses Rhun ap Iorwerth of being "very bad at listening" as he is heckled.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The Chancellor pledged £200m to "cut the asylum backlog" and speed up deportations.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

SNP say Scotland has been "short changed" but the chancellor claims it is the largest settlement since devolution.

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