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BBC Politics
Mar 17, 2025

Benefits overhaul will be fair, insists Kendall
Proposals to change benefits rules to be unveiled on Tuesday have provoked unease among Labour MPs.

BBC Politics
Mar 17, 2025

'Too much bureaucracy,' Reeves tells regulators
The chancellor wants to cut red tape to boost growth, but critics say there is no plan.

BBC Politics
Mar 17, 2025

What are PIP disability payments and why could they change?
The Personal Independence Payment is a benefit that helps cover the extra costs of long-term health conditions.

BBC Politics
Mar 17, 2025

Twenty-nine councillors defect to Reform UK
Nigel Farage welcomes new members to his party and dismisses Rupert Lowe row as "a bit of turbulence".

BBC Politics
Mar 17, 2025

Ex-Ofsted boss says education secretary wants 'to please unions'
The former head of Ofsted Amanda Spielman says the government should "think again" on its reform proposals.

BBC Politics
Mar 17, 2025

Reeves meeting regulators in drive to cut red tape
The chancellor will unveil plans to cut bureaucracy as the government continues its bid to slash red tape.

BBC Politics
Mar 17, 2025

Chris Mason: Trade-offs for ministers over towering benefits bill
The government is aiming to save money while also protecting those who cannot work.

BBC Politics
Mar 17, 2025

Charities and MPs warn Starmer over benefits changes
Sir Keir Starmer has faced concerns from Labour backbenchers who have expressed anger at proposals.

BBC Politics
Mar 17, 2025

Faisal Islam: Labour's plan for benefits throws up a bigger dilemma
The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare

BBC Politics
Mar 17, 2025

Labour's plan for benefits throws up a bigger dilemma
The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare

BBC Politics
Mar 16, 2025

PM faces discontent over benefits system shake-up
Sir Keir Starmer has faced concerns from Labour backbenchers who have expressed anger at proposals.

BBC Politics
Mar 16, 2025

PM faces pressure over benefits system shake-up
Sir Keir Starmer has faced concerns from Labour backbenchers who have expressed anger at proposals.

BBC Politics
Mar 16, 2025

Nearly 42,000 UK asylum seekers waiting on appeal
Refugee Council said the number increased by five times in two years and those appealing still require accommodation.

BBC Politics
Mar 16, 2025

Reeves summons regulators to No 10 in drive for cuts to red tape
The Chancellor will unveil plans to cut bureaucracy as the government continues its bid to slash red tape.

BBC Politics
Mar 16, 2025

Reeves to meet regulators in drive to cut red tape
The Chancellor will unveil plans to cut bureaucracy as the government continues its bid to slash red tape.

BBC Politics
Mar 16, 2025

Mental health conditions are overdiagnosed, Streeting says
Mental health charity Mind warns it is important to be "extremely careful" with language around diagnoses.

BBC Politics
Mar 16, 2025

Conservatives push for ban on phones in schools
Opposition says it will attempt to amend a Labour government bill to include the ban.

BBC Politics
Mar 16, 2025

Health secretary admits 'risk of disruption' in NHS overhaul
The health secretary defends scrapping NHS England but admits the reform will bring challenges.

BBC Politics
Mar 16, 2025

Streeting admits 'risk of disruption' in NHS overhaul
The health secretary defends scrapping NHS England but admits the reform will bring challenges.

BBC Politics
Mar 16, 2025

Plan to freeze key disability benefit may be dropped
Many usually loyal Labour MPs had voiced strong opposition to the idea of not increasing PIP in line with inflation, as part of expected welfare cuts.

BBC Politics
Mar 15, 2025

Plan to freeze PIP disability benefits may be dropped
Many usually loyal Labour MPs had voiced strong opposition to the idea, with the government expected to make billions in welfare cuts.

BBC Politics
Mar 15, 2025

Could Starmer be in for a benefits rebellion as tribes clash in his own party?
Labour may have ditched its factional in-fighting - but deep welfare cuts could reignite tensions.

BBC Politics
Mar 14, 2025

Charities accuse Starmer of misleading spider claims
Charities say rare spiders did not block "an entire new town", as the prime minister suggested.

BBC Politics
Mar 14, 2025

Does cutting benefits actually work?
The government is to set out details of how it will save billions of pounds from the working welfare bill.

BBC Politics
Mar 14, 2025

Does cutting benefits work?
The government is to set out details of how it will save billions of pounds from the working welfare bill.

BBC Politics
Mar 14, 2025

Asylum seekers housed 'unlawfully' at air base
Three men took the government to court over what they described as "prison-like" conditions.

BBC Politics
Mar 14, 2025

Reeves insists changes to welfare needed as MPs call for flexibility
Labour MPs have been expressing unease about the proposed cuts to welfare, ahead of announcements next week.

BBC Politics
Mar 14, 2025

Ex-Reform UK Wales leader to stand trial over Russia-linked bribes
Nathan Gill appears at the Old Bailey charged with nine counts related to alleged bribery.

BBC Politics
Mar 14, 2025

Foreign criminals to face Home Office tagging
The move will target offenders and others thought to pose a threat to the public, who can not be deported.

BBC Politics
Mar 14, 2025

Rachel Reeves signals no change on welfare cuts
Labour MPs have been expressing unease about the proposed cuts to welfare, ahead of announcements next week.

BBC Politics
Mar 14, 2025

UK economy shrank unexpectedly in January
A slowdown in manufacturing was one of the main reasons for the dip, the Office for National Statistics says.

BBC Politics
Mar 14, 2025

Labour picks candidate to replace shamed Amesbury
Cheshire councillor Karen Shore hopes to retain the seat which Labour won at the general election.

BBC Politics
Mar 13, 2025

Sentencing body to review 'two-tier' justice objections
New guidance issued to judges created a stand-off between the independent Sentencing Council and MoJ.

BBC Politics
Mar 13, 2025

Mone accuses Covid inquiry of 'cover-up'
She says husband Doug Barrowman and her are targets of a "politically motivated witch hunt".

BBC Politics
Mar 13, 2025

NHS England to be axed as role returns to government control
The prime minister says the move will cut duplication and free up money for frontline services.

BBC Politics
Mar 13, 2025

NHS England to be brought under government control
The prime minister says the move will cut duplication and free up money for front-line services.

BBC Politics
Mar 13, 2025

Bonfire of the quangos? Keir Starmer pledges shake-up of regulators
The PM will pledge to slash the costs of regulation with an "active government" in a speech later.

BBC Politics
Mar 13, 2025

Chris Mason: Starmer echoes Liz Truss on reform of government
Sir Keir's argument overlaps with the former PM's - that the proliferation of arm's length bodies slow down change.

BBC Politics
Mar 13, 2025

Starmer pledges to tackle 'flabby' state
The PM will promise to cut regulations and use AI to make the Civil Service more efficient in a speech later.

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

Could PM's regulation shake-up mean a 'bonfire of the quangos'?
The PM will pledge to slash the costs of regulation with an "active government" in a speech later.

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

MPs scrap judge sign-off in assisted dying bill
Activists suggest replacing judges with a three-person panel featuring a senior legal figure.

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

Disabled people must have a say in rail reforms, MP says
The transport committee chair urged the government "not to forget about disabled people" ahead of nationalisation.

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

Disability benefit cuts test loyalty of Labour MPs
Some are worried about the possibility of freezing payments for people with long-term conditions.

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

How will the latest Trump tariffs affect the UK?
How much will the UK be hit by US tariffs and what happens next?

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

Starmer says 'all options on table' on US tariffs
Canada and the EU have announced retaliatory tariffs but UK will take a "pragmatic" approach, the prime minister said.

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

Indecent exposure ex-aide should quit - Streeting
The health secretary calls for his former aide to resign after the aide admitted indecent exposure.

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

Sturgeon remains the biggest name in Scottish politics
Nicola Sturgeon's decision to stand down as an MSP was obvious but it still has the capacity to startle, says BBC Scotland political editor Glenn Campbell.

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

Starmer urged to protect disability benefit claimants
The government is identifying cuts to the welfare budget ahead of the Spring Statement, with the PM working to rally MPs to support the move.

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

UK to 'keep options open' as Trump tariffs kick in
Duty on steel and aluminium imports is a major hit for some of the US's top trading partners.

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

Green scheme closure a 'shattering blow' to farms, says union
The government says it cannot accept any new applications for its key green farming funding scheme.

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

Treasury value for money unit targets asylum housing costs
Rachel Reeves set up the Office for Value for Money (OVfM) in October to "root out waste and inefficiency".

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

Nicola Sturgeon to step down from Holyrood
The former SNP leader says she will not seek re-election at the 2026 Scottish Parliament election.

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

Rising mental ill health behind higher welfare bill - report
Rising levels of mental ill health are causing the UK welfare bill to balloon, new research suggests.

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

UK seeks trade deal as Trump metal tariffs take effect
Duty on steel and aluminium imports is a major hit for some of the US's top trading partners.

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

UK helped Ukraine and US reach ceasefire deal - government sources
Sir Keir Starmer led European efforts to mend Trump-Zelensky relationship, UK government sources tell the BBC.

BBC Politics
Mar 12, 2025

UK helped Ukraine and US reach ceasefire agreement
Sir Keir Starmer led European efforts to mend Trump-Zelensky relationship, UK government sources tell the BBC.

BBC Politics
Mar 11, 2025

'Worrying' number of teens lose disability benefits
More than 124,000 young people have had claims for adult disability benefits refused, the BBC finds.

BBC Politics
Mar 11, 2025

Ministers scrap green heating plans for new homes
Acting net-zero secretary Gillian Martin told MSPs the legislation, drafted by the Scottish Greens, would "make people poorer."

BBC Politics
Mar 11, 2025

Government backs miscarriage bereavement leave
A group of MPs want workers to get the right to leave if they suffer a miscarriage before 24 weeks.

BBC Politics
Mar 11, 2025

Government backs paid miscarriage bereavement leave
A group of MPs want workers to get the right to leave if they suffer a miscarriage before 24 weeks.

BBC Politics
Mar 11, 2025

Starmer tells ministers to avoid outsourcing decisions
The PM suggests ministers should take a more active role in delivering the government's priorities.

BBC Politics
Mar 11, 2025

HMRC to use voice recognition to speed up calls
The tax authority has been heavily criticised for failing to answer tens of thousands of calls.

BBC Politics
Mar 11, 2025

Police investigate MP Rupert Lowe over alleged threats
The Great Yarmouth MP is accused of making "verbal threats" against Reform UK's chairman.

BBC Politics
Mar 11, 2025

Police launch investigation into MP Rupert Lowe
The Great Yarmouth MP is accused of making "verbal threats" against Reform UK's chairman.

BBC Politics
Mar 11, 2025

Plan to make it easier for councils to seize land for housing
The measure is part of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, which is being introduced in Parliament later.

BBC Politics
Mar 11, 2025

Michael Gove denies trying to circumvent Dyson ventilator checks
Former cabinet minister says it would be ludicrous to suggest he tried to shortcut safety checks in the pandemic.

BBC Politics
Mar 11, 2025

Welsh-only names for all Senedd seats in 2026
The Democracy and Boundary Commission issues its final decisions for next year's Senedd expansion.

BBC Politics
Mar 11, 2025

Former MP decides to stand as independent
Ex-MP Ruth George says hundreds wanted her to stand as an independent candidate for Whaley Bridge.

BBC Politics
Mar 10, 2025

Starmer says benefit system unfair and indefensible
Some Labour MPs urge ministers to tackle the "crisis of economic inactivity", while others oppose cuts.

BBC Politics
Mar 10, 2025

Sentencing body defends changes after 'two-tier' row
New guidance on sentencing offenders from ethnic monitories and other backgrounds is set to start in April.

BBC Politics
Mar 10, 2025

Benefit system unfair and indefensible, says PM
Some Labour MPs urge ministers to tackle the "crisis of economic inactivity", while others oppose cuts.

BBC Politics
Mar 10, 2025

Former Bristol MP takes seat in House of Lords
A former Bristol MP and shadow minister takes her seat in the House of Lords.

BBC Politics
Mar 10, 2025

Bills to rise by 80p to fund discounts for homes near pylons
Households near new pylons are set to get up to £250 a year off their energy bills, under government plans.

BBC Politics
Mar 10, 2025

Mike Amesbury to stand down as MP over assault conviction
Mike Amesbury says he "regrets" attacking Paul Fellows "every moment, every day".

BBC Politics
Mar 10, 2025

Households near new pylons to get hundreds off energy bills
The government says it could help reduce opposition to new projects needed to deliver more clean energy.

BBC Politics
Mar 10, 2025

Labour has moral duty to get sick into work, MPs say
Ministers are urged the tackle the "crisis of economic inactivity", in a letter from Labour MPs.

BBC Politics
Mar 10, 2025

Chris Mason: Reform row poses danger for party that wants to win
This current spat involving Nigel Farage and the MP for Great Yarmouth, Rupert Lowe, has seen both sides flinging a lot of mud at each other.

BBC Politics
Mar 10, 2025

Government rejects call for inquiry into MP murder
The family of Sir David Amess say the decision is "unacceptable" and "insulting".

BBC Politics
Mar 10, 2025

Conservatives call for salary hike on work visas
Shadow home secretary Chris Philp said he wants to "bring to an end the era of mass migration".

BBC Politics
Mar 10, 2025

Starmer pitches reform to 'shackled' civil servants
The PM writes to officials, telling them they "must be enabled to re-focus on your core purpose".

BBC Politics
Mar 09, 2025

Lawyer probing Reform UK row contradicts MP Lowe
Comments attributed to the senior lawyer by the Great Yarmouth MP in his defence have been denied by her.

BBC Politics
Mar 09, 2025

Man charged after climbing Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower
Daniel Day, 29, has been charged with causing a public nuisance and trespassing on a protected site.

BBC Politics
Mar 09, 2025

Lawyer probing Reform UK row contradicts Rupert Lowe
Comments attributed to the senior lawyer by the Great Yarmouth MP in his defence have been denied by her.

BBC Politics
Mar 09, 2025

Lawyer probing Reform UK row contradicts suspended MP
Comments attributed to the senior lawyer by the Great Yarmouth MP in his defence have been denied by her.

BBC Politics
Mar 09, 2025

Civil Service reforms will be radical, minister vows
Measures including linking the pay of senior civil servants to performance are expected to be unveiled this week.

BBC Politics
Mar 09, 2025

Civil Service reforms will be radical, McFadden vows
Measures including linking the pay of senior officials to performance are expected to be unveiled this week.

BBC Politics
Mar 09, 2025

Man arrested after climbing Big Ben's Elizabeth Tower
Police detain a man after he scales the Elizabeth Tower in Westminster on Saturday morning.

BBC Politics
Mar 09, 2025

What will be in the chancellor's Spring Statement?
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will give more detail about the government's plans for the economy.

BBC Politics
Mar 09, 2025

Under-performing civil servants could be incentivised to leave jobs
The pay of top officials could be linked to performance under reforms expected to be set out next week.

BBC Politics
Mar 08, 2025

Man arrested after climbing Big Ben at Palace of Westminster
Police detain a man after he scales the Elizabeth Tower in Westminster on Saturday morning.

BBC Politics
Mar 08, 2025

Ukrainian family reunited after visa changes reversed
Parents are once again able to bring their children to join them in the UK, after months of being separated.

BBC Politics
Mar 08, 2025

Farage defends suspending MP and criticises 'infighting'
The Reform UK leader acknowledges the row has "dented" the "sense of unity" in his party.

BBC Politics
Mar 08, 2025

Man arrested after climbing Palace of Westminster
Police detain a man after he scales the Elizabeth Tower in Westminster on Saturday morning.

BBC Politics
Mar 08, 2025

Tories say rights act should not apply to deportations
Kemi Badenoch previously criticised how some foreign criminals and illegal migrants were using the act.

BBC Politics
Mar 08, 2025

Tory call to ban use of rights act to stop deportations
Kemi Badenoch previously criticised how some foreign criminals and illegal migrants were using the act.

BBC Politics
Mar 08, 2025

Poor performing civil servants to be incentivised to leave jobs in new plans
Pat McFadden said the civil service's "state is not match-fit to rise to the moment".

BBC Politics
Mar 08, 2025

Starmer praised for statesman role abroad but can he show 'same mojo' at home?
The PM seizes the spotlight as Trump upends the world order - but he faces serious challenges in the UK.

BBC Politics
Mar 08, 2025

Labour ministers yet to hold talks over Abramovich funds
Funds worth £2.5bn - meant to help Ukrainians - remain frozen in a UK bank account over a row about how to use them.

BBC Politics
Mar 07, 2025

Reform UK refers MP Rupert Lowe to police
The party alleges the Great Yarmouth MP made "threats of physical violence" against its party chair.

BBC Politics
Mar 07, 2025

Starmer welcomes EU moves to boost defence spending
It comes after EU leaders agreed a major package to boost military spending at an emergency summit.

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