BBC - Politics (11 hours ago)

Since the 1990s, devolved governments across the UK have worked alongside the Westminster Parliament.

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BBC - Politics (15 hours ago)

The 'chill' follows the sacking of lead civil servant at the Foreign Office Sir Olly Robbins by the prime minister.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Sir Olly Robbins has defended his decision to approve the peer's security clearance for the role.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Drawing a line under Lord Mandelson's appointment is proving impossible for the prime minister.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Four Labour activists have been charged by police after an investigation into claims that a party database was manipulated to help fix a candidate selection.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Sir Olly Robbins says he felt "uncomfortable" after No 10 discussed finding a role for Lord Doyle.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Sir Olly Robbins told MPs No 10 had a "dismissive approach" to Lord Peter Mandelson's security vetting.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Young people explain what matters to them ahead of the Senedd election in May.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

Sir Olly Robbins has defended his actions amid a row over the vetting of the former US ambassador.

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BBC - Politics (A day ago)

The "landmark" legislation aims to stop anyone born after 1 January 2009 from taking up smoking to create a smoke-free generation.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Sir Olly Robbins is expected to defend his decision not to tell Sir Keir Starmer that Lord Mandelson failed vetting.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Valentina Gomez, a US-based influencer, said she intended to travel to the UK to attend a rally next month.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The PM tells the Commons that if he had known the peer failed security vetting he would not have been appointed.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

The prime minister has been back in the Commons after it emerged the Labour peer failed vetting.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Education minister Jacqui Smith said the move would create "a clear legal requirement for schools".

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Sir Keir Starmer addressed MPs in the Commons about Peter Mandelson's vetting for his job as US ambassador.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Approximately 22,000 weekend students had been told their courses were never eligible for student finance.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Mandelson vetting row shows Westminster continues to have the power to surprise, writes Chris Mason.

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BBC - Politics (2 days ago)

Here's what you need to know about how you register to vote and when.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The current Labour government has already announced major crackdowns on immigration, including disrupting gangs.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

The prime minister said he was "staggered" to find out last week that civil servants in the Foreign Office withheld information from him.

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Is the UK's second city about to see the biggest political shake-up in more than a decade?

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BBC - Politics (3 days ago)

Dugdale, who is currently chairwoman of Shelter in Scotland, said she was "thrilled and honoured" to secure the post.

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BBC - Politics (4 days ago)

The prime minister says he only learned of security concerns around the ex-US ambassador earlier this week.

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BBC - Politics (4 days ago)

It is the first time the prime minister has been north of the border since the Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar called for him to step down in February.

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BBC - Politics (4 days ago)

The decision to send Peter Mandelson to Washington has become a scandal that just won't go away for Labour.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Former Foreign Office chief Sir Olly Robbins is expected to be grilled by the Foreign Affairs Committee on Tuesday.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Sir Keir and the top official at the Foreign Office at the time are expected to face questions from MPs next week.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

The Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary this week unveiled a £500m fund to boost British AI firms.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

It's emerged that Lord Mandelson did not pass inital security vetting checks ahead of taking up the role of ambassador to the United States.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

BBC West Midlands political editor Elizabeth Glinka explains the significance of 14 local elections.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Political correspondent Harry Farley reports as new information emerges about the former US ambassador's appointment to the role.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

Candidates bidding to be Orkney's next MSP face questions from people across the island.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

The PM is facing calls to resign over the revelation that Lord Mandelson did not pass security checks.

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BBC - Politics (5 days ago)

The first minister defends his party's plans to impose a limit on the cost of "essential" items.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The prime minister is believed to be absolutely furious over the handling of Lord Mandelson's vetting, Chris Mason writes.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The UK is adopting a "ruthlessly pragmatic" approach to becoming closer to its European neighbours, the UK's EU minister tells the BBC.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Sir Olly Robbins has effectively been sacked after his department did not inform the prime minister that Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The cost of "essential" items such as bread, milk and cheese are to be limited under John Swinney's plan.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

The chancellor was speaking at the end of the International Monetary Fund meeting in Washington.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

No 10 says the government is working to ensure "anyone potentially abusing our immigration system is held accountable".

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Party leaders each face questions from an audience of voters in Llandudno.

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BBC - Politics (6 days ago)

Ministers are considering restricting spot-on treatments and collars to prescriptions from vets and medical professionals.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The UK could face some food shortages by the summer under a worst case scenario drawn up by government officials.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

We asked what issues people in Swindon cared about most going into the local elections.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The economy saw its biggest monthly rise in more than two years just before the outbreak of the US-Israeli war with Iran.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

In the third part of an undercover investigation, the BBC reveals how rules aimed at protecting abuse victims are being exploited.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

There has been a stickiness to the electorate's concerns about issues of immigration and asylum, Chris Mason writes.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

BBC's Sarah Smith examines how the Iran war has led to discrepancies between the US president and UK prime minister.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The chancellor's criticism follows a report that the conflict will hit the UK harder than other big economies.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

New data shows 179 prisoners were set free in error from prisons in the year to March.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

It comes after the BBC revealed how law firms and advisers are helping migrants pretend to be gay to stay in the UK.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Eluned Morgan has called for the UK government to stop working with the US on 27 radar dishes.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The prime minister is facing growing pressure to spell out when the funding blueprint will be published.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Oliver Steadman will remain on unconditional bail until the trial in October 2027.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

It follows a warning from the US president that America's trade deal with the UK "can always be changed".

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

In the second part of an undercover investigation, the BBC exposes elaborate deceptions being used to bolster fake asylum claims.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

How we vote is changing Wales - here's what you need to know about the new Senedd constituencies.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar brands Malcolm Offord "a pathetic, poisonous, odious little man" after a TV debate clash.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

With attention on the Middle East, Defence Secretary John Healey said 'Putin wants us to be distracted.'

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

A subdued economy makes trade-offs and choices over public spending more difficult, Chris Mason writes.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

A BBC reporter goes undercover and speaks to an adviser encouraging migrants to cheat the asylum system.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The BBC exposes a shadow industry charging migrants thousands of pounds to help them cheat the asylum system.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

NHS guidance that all hospitals should be using Palantir software from this month has sparked a backlash.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The government says the fall is partly due to housing people in alternative sites such as military barracks.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Co-leaders Ross Greer and Gillian Mackay have vowed free bus travel for all, as well as plans to expand funded childcare.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

BBC Wales' Gareth Lewis outlines the key details from the Welsh Lib Dem Senedd election manifesto.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The government faces tough questions about the ability to defend the UK, writes Jonathan Beale.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson says election rules mean a new draft cannot be published until next month.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The financial body cuts its growth forecast for the UK and warns the war threatens to throw the global economy "off course".

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

A new law would require developers to fund, build, or expand existing GP surgeries, the party says.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds launched her party's manifesto for the Senedd election on Tuesday.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Their relations remain warm just as those between their leaders seems decidedly chilly, Chris Mason writes.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Lord George Robertson, a former Labour defence secretary, will use a speech to accuse "non-military experts in the Treasury" of "vandalism".

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Legislation ratifying the agreement will not progress this parliamentary term due to a stand-off with the White House.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The Reform UK leader is a shareholder in British bitcoin company Stack and appeared in a promotional video.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The party has announced its plans for health, education and taxation ahead of next month's Holyrood election.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The PM condemns the US president's threat that a "whole civilisation" would die unless Iran agreed to end the war.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Keir Starmer's approach has provoked anger from the Conservatives and Reform UK.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Gareth Lewis explains the key headlines from Plaid Cymru's manifesto for the 2026 Senedd election.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Security chiefs will not be able to block spies from giving evidence to future public inquiries.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

UK minesweepers and anti-drone capabilities will continue operating in the region, as pressure ramps up to reopen the key shipping route.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The government had previously announced opening hour extensions in England and Wales for some knockout matches - but has now widened the eligibility.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Schools are being told to cut down on sugary desserts, and provide more vegetables and whole grains.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The SNP leader made the claim in the BBC's televised debate ahead of next month's Scottish election.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

A property company owned by the Reform UK deputy leader failed to pay £91,000 in tax on dividends, according to the Sunday Times.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

Plaid has promised not to hold a referendum if it gets into government, but would commission research into independence.

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BBC - Politics (A week ago)

The prime minister warns the US and Iran against "escalation", as negotiations end without agreement.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

BBC Radio 5 Live's Matt Chorley talks to voters in England, Scotland and Wales to get the real story on May's elections.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

UK government officials say they are not entirely abandoning the agreement but have run out of time.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The disintegration of the pair's friendship has benefits - and the PM is getting steadily more comfortable at taking advantage.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Lord Peter Mandelson is set to be fined for public urination but the council cannot find an address.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The by-election was called after the Cliftonville division's serving councillor was jailed for coercive behaviour.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Speaking during a three-day visit to the Middle East, the prime minister says the current ceasefire is "fragile".

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

John Swinney says it would help renters get on the housing ladder but other parties say the SNP is to blame for the housing emergency.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Defence Secretary John Healey says there is "no evidence" of any damage to UK infrastructure in the Atlantic.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Party leader Zack Polanski accuses Labour of failing to build enough social and affordable homes.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

South Cambridgeshire District Council is the only authority to offer four-day weeks for full pay.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Authorities say 37 people are being treated in hospital, but around 30 others continued their journeys to the UK.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Rhun ap Iorwerth said a Plaid government would cut waiting times, help with childcare costs and grow economy.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Conservatives, Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats faced audience questions in Haverfordwest.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Springwell solar farm in North Kesteven would cover an area the size of 1,700 football pitches.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Leader Jane Dodds says her party can "influence the direction of the next government" after 7 May.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Resident doctors in England – the new name for junior doctors – are taking part in their 15th walkout in a long-running pay dispute.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The prime minister says fully reopening the Strait of Hormuz would help "stabilise" prices in the UK.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Leader Russell Findlay announces his party's plans ahead of next month's Holyrood poll.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

Political Editor Gareth Lewis breaks down promises to freeze rent caps, build 60,000 social homes and improve childcare in 60 seconds.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

West was due to headline the festival in July but drew criticism over past antisemitic comments.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The party says it wants to put African and Caribbean countries "on notice" after a vote at the UN last month.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The Greens' set of promises for the Senedd election also include free bus travel for under-22s.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The cap on Plan 2 and postgraduate loan interest rates comes amid a risk of rising inflation.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

The NHS is advising patients in England to only use emergency services when necessary but attend any confirmed appointments.

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BBC - Politics (2 weeks ago)

A new partnership will provide training for school leaders about knife-crime risk, the government says.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Culture Minister Ian Murray has agreed to work with the comedy industry to boost support after talks.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The four word phrase - first uttered by Labour Home Secretary John Reid - has become a by-word for incompetence.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The breakfast favourite will be legally renamed when Britain aligns with new EU labelling rules.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Reports of crimes against MPs have more than doubled since 2019, reaching almost 1,000 last year.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The first minister said energy security should be a primary concern when making decisions on oil and gas projects.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Plaid Cymru says that a university lecturer who called Israel a "terrorist state" will remain a candidate.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Leader Nigel Farage said the party had reached a "settled position" on the triple lock after debating scrapping it.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The Liberal Democrat leader says his transport support package would ease the impacts of the war in Iran.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

A group representing the bereaved of Grenfell call Simon Dudley's comments "ignorant and callous".

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Yvette Cooper said coordinated diplomatic and economic measures are required to reopen the shipping lane.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Kemi Badenoch says carbon taxes have made doing business in Britain "much, much harder than it needs to be".

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Shoppers are paying in cash to keep finances in check, not buying in bulk, and investing in higher-value items.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The offer of 1,000 more training posts has been withdrawn after the union refused to scrap the planned six-day strike.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Consumers will be able to cancel unwanted subscriptions 'at the click of a button', the government said.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The chancellor says the US president does not have a "clear plan" to exit the conflict.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

No disciplinary action was taken over the allegations of an inappropriate relationship with Scottish MP Joani Reid.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Police are carrying out inquiries into Lord Mandelson and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Tracy Carragher was a deputy council leader when it was reported that her former colleague had made unwanted advances towards a teenager.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The prime minister used a Downing Street news conference to make three big calls on the Iran war and cost of living pressures.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

It comes as UK-US relations have been strained by the PM's refusal to be dragged further into the Iran war.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

It is unclear who is standing for Reform in the constituency for the Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Guy Ingerson was due to top the North East list for the party until he was dropped due to an unresolved complaint.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The chancellor tells the BBC it is "too early" to say exactly who would get help but hinted any support would not arrive until the autumn.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Many businesses have said they will have to pass higher wage costs onto customers.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The UK government announces further air defence systems will be sent to countries in the region along with troops to operate them.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The party says the move would "lighten the load" on families amid wider pressures on living costs.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The Hull East MP says he was suspended because of his "robust" criticism of the government's policy on jury trials.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

On the run-up to a landmark election, we look at what Welsh voters could be seeing on social media.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

A three-year deal to pay for more French patrols to intercept smuggling gangs was due to expire at midnight.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Despite political tensions between the US and UK, the King will travel to Washington next month.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

There needs to be accountability for the failings that led to this mass exploitation of children in UK, says survivor.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The Home Office says updated guidance will end the policing of "everyday arguments" online.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Can Universal Credit and the work and benefits system more generally reshape itself to meet a new reality?

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Weekly food waste collections are required for all English homes as new legislation takes effect.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The prime minister says the NHS could lose 1,000 extra training places if resident doctors go ahead with a six-day strike next week.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Plaid Cymru leader launches Senedd election campaign, comparing it to fight to win Caerphilly in October.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

BBC Wales political editor Gareth Lewis explains Welsh Labour's pledges for the Senedd election in May.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Andrew Rosindell was locked out of the Conservatives' Romford constituency office in January.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The UK Foreign Office says it is giving consular assistance to "a small number of British nationals" that have been detained there after allegedly taking pictures of Iranian attacks.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Keir Starmer says the 7 May elections take place against an "uncertain" backdrop with wars in Ukraine and Iran.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

A UK Foreign Office spokesman accuses Russia of an "aggressive and co-ordinated campaign of harassment against British diplomats".

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Leader Eluned Morgan made her pledge as she launched her party's Senedd election manifesto in Swansea.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar said only his party offered Welsh voters "real, credible, positive change".

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

There has been a renewed focus on energy costs since the outbreak of the war in Iran.

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BBC - Politics (3 weeks ago)

The National Parking Platform already has 15 councils on board with more in talks to join.

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BBC - Politics (4 weeks ago)

The National Education Union says schools need more funding to be able to make all classrooms inclusive.

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BBC - Politics (4 weeks ago)

Josh Simons resigned after facing claims a think tank he used to run commissioned a report into journalists' backgrounds.

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