Category: Politics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander said the government would provide at least 10,000 extra driving tests a month.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.