Category: Politics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Voters in parts of England will elect councillors and mayors on 1 May.

New powers mean law-breaking executives can be sent to prison for up to two years.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Ed Miliband says “zonal pricing” or reformed national pricing are the only available options to overhaul the energy market.

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

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.

Websites will have to instate age checks and tighten up algorithm recommendations for young users.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The former prime minister has handed out 36 honours, including to well-known ex-ministers and former advisors.

The 5 live host considers what’s at stake on a trip to the heart of some of the big battles on 1 May.

The exact impact remains uncertain – but some of the emerging fallout may have an upside – here’s why.

There was an outpouring of support from the public after the death of Sarah and Gordon Brown’s daughter Jennifer.

Find out whether there is an election near you in May and who the candidates are, using our lookup tool.

A total of 15 people are vying to be the next MP for Runcorn and Helsby in Cheshire.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled her plans for the UK economy in the House of Commons.