Category: Politics

The business secretary says he wants to reach an economic deal but would take “necessary steps’ if talks failed.

Wayne Hawkins believes terminally ill people should be able to die when they choose, but others in the state disagree.

Unite boss Sharon Graham tells deputy PM Angela Rayner talks on the industrial action are farcical.

Annual passenger numbers are due to almost double to 32 million, despite environmental concerns.

The impact of the tariffs will be huge, with significant changes to long-standing global avenues of trade.

The BBC’s Henry Zeffman and Anthony Zurcher explain the fallout from Donald Trump’s global trade tariffs.

The party wants a government campaign to encourage people to buy UK-made products to support firms.

The PM says Labour councils will work “hand-in-hand” with the government on issues like potholes and policing.

How the world responds to the tariffs will have economic and political consequences for the UK, writes our political editor.

Welsh Lib Dem leader Jane Dodds claims her party will “have gold everywhere” at the Senedd election.

An inquiry says children are living in “appalling conditions” and suffering impacts to their health.

NI goods entering the US will face a 10% tariff, while those from the Republic will be hit with 20%.

The government has defended its policy of adding VAT to private school fees in the High Court.

The TV gardener tells Radio 5 Live’s Matt Chorley people should get tax cuts for growing their own veg.

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

The Electoral Commission is examining spending on Angela Rayner’s election battle bus after Tory complaints.

A fifth happy with NHS in Britain, finds long-running poll, with waits and staffing of major concern.

There is a “high degree of uncertainty” over how much of the hundreds of millions of pounds lent to sports bodies during the Covid pandemic will be repaid, says an influential group of MPs.

Tom Crowther KC suggests there has been little progress nearly three months since his role was announced.

Government sources have indicated that the agreement will not need further approval from the US.

Eluned Morgan criticises a senior Welsh Labour colleague for saying she backed benefits cuts.

It comes after ministers introduced a law overriding new guidelines on minority offender sentencing.

Families argue that the policy “interferes with the fundamental right to an education”.

Families had been calling for clarity for months about the therapy fund, which expired on Monday.

Conservative Sir Alister Jack – who bet on the election date – is set to be given a seat in the Lords.

Democracy Minister Rushanara Ali is planning measures to protect against foreign political interference.

Downing Street does not rule out retaliating if new tariffs are imposed on Wednesday.

Keir Starmer tells them there is not a “policy lever that can be pulled” to combat online misogyny.

Sir Ed Davey says they’re vying for votes in Tory-run council areas, in his local election launch.

UK-hosted talks, seen as the first of their kind, aim to increase international co-operation.

Why the reign of the free market is facing its biggest ever challenge

The strategy from the UK government has been to wrangle in private and say as little as possible in public, our political editor writes.

BBC Verify’s Ben Chu looks at how the Chancellor managed to stick to her fiscal rules in the Spring Statement, despite a jump in borrowing costs for the Government.

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

While the Spring Statement focuses on the wider UK economy, it could have implications for your money.

The government has set out more details about its proposed cuts to disability benefits.

Henry Zeffman explains what you need to know about the Spring Statement.

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