Category: Politics

Transport Secretary Louise Haigh promises to deliver a “bus revolution” that will save vital routes.

Unite boss Sharon Graham suggests the government needs to be ”brave enough” to admit they have made a mistake.

Governments have tackled the problem in the past, but will doing so prove more difficult today?

An anti-corruption charity finds significant concerns in £15.3bn worth of contracts awarded during the pandemic.

The prime minister says he doesn’t like “pictures of people staring down at me” and prefers landscapes.

Sir Keir Starmer says those with responsibility had a “duty” to make sure people are safe in homes.

First Minister of Wales Vaughan Gething has quit after 118 days in the role following a series of controversies.

The Tory leadership candidate said his party lost people’s trust but now had the chance to rethink its offer.

The ex-first minister told local Labour party members he will not stand for re-election to the Senedd.

The prime minister speaks to Laura Kuenssberg in his first major Downing Street interview.

John Swinney told Nicola Sturgeon he was “nervous” about her push for a fresh referendum after Brexit.

Health bosses warn major change is needed as ministers in England prepare to publish a wide-ranging review.

As he retires, Terry Wiggins shares memories – and recipes – from his decades in the Commons kitchen.

Mr Blinken will meet with Foreign Secretary David Lammy to “reaffirm” the “special relationship”, officials say.

The prime minister said the upcoming Lord Darzi review will reveal too many are let down by the NHS.

Zane’s Law calls for measures including that councils keep public registers of contaminated sites.

Labour leader is the first British prime minister to visit the Republic of Ireland in five years.

A bill, which would end no fault evictions, is expected to be introduced to the Commons next week.

The government’s message has focused on its challenging inheritance – but responsibility and blame will ultimately shift.

It comes after Pallavi Devulapalli calls reports of rising LGBT+ hate crimes “mischievous”.

Estonia’s justice minister says there is no agreement with the UK, but discussions have been held.

Official figures showed there were 88,521 people imprisoned as of Friday, just days before a policy of early release begins.

The Conservatives are choosing a new leader to replace former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

The meeting with intelligence and law enforcement bodies comes days after 12 people died crossing the Channel.

Unions like Labour’s workers’ rights plans but Sir Keir will not find it all plain sailing at the TUC.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has asked for more aid to “drive Russian forces off our land”.

There are 92 seats in Lords reserved for hereditary peers, who inherit their titles through their family.

Germany could use housing funded by the UK to process some asylum seekers in Rwanda, official suggests.

The schools minister promises reform but parents are frustrated with the lack of action.

Efforts to ease overcrowding could see some UK inmates sent overseas, our political editor writes.

The annual Private Members’ Bill ballot is a chance for backbench MPs to create new legislation.

A new bill will remove the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords.

There is real nervousness at the top of the Labour government about how to keep all these new MPs in line.

The failures are clear to see but the report is a work-in-progress, the BBC’s political editor says.

John Swinney will set out plans to cut child poverty, 24 hours after his finance secretary wielded the axe on many government programmes.

A new party leader, replacing Rishi Sunak, will be announced on 2 November.

Economists say the state of public finances should not have come as a complete surprise to the new government.

A series of recent decisions suggest Labour wants to shift the UK’s position on the conflict in Gaza.

Energy prices will rise by 10% and winter fuel payments will only be paid to pensioners who receive benefits.

Some Labour MPs are calling for a positive message from the government as Parliament returns from recess.

The prime minister says the Autumn Budget will be “painful”, so what might be in store?

As the UK government looks at expanding its restrictions on smoking, here’s a guide to smoking bans across the world.

The government says taxes will have to rise to fix the public finances – but which ones could go up?

The prime minister’s gloomy speech in the Downing Street garden sets the tone for a difficult autumn Budget.