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A headshot of James McMurdock

Reform MP loses whip after business Covid loan claims

James McMurdock denies any wrongdoing over claims relating to pandemic-era loans taken out by his companies.

8 hrs ago
Politics
Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana

Discussions ongoing about new party, says Corbyn

It comes after ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana said she was quitting the party to co-found a new party with Corbyn.

1 day ago
Politics
British soldiers crouch behind a Chinook helicopter in a desert landscape

Payout offered to Afghans hit by UK data breaches

Afghans whose personal information was mistakenly exposed by the Ministry of Defence to get up to £4,000 each.

1 day ago
Politics

Minister tells Turing AI institute to focus on defence

Peter Kyle says the Alan Turing Institute should prioritise boosting the UK's AI capabilities.

1 day ago
Politics

Nick Robinson: Starmer told me he'd met every challenge. But things look bad right now - very bad

Nick Robinson sits down with the prime minister to look back at his first year in Downing Street.

2 days ago
Politics
Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana

Discussions ongoing about new party, says Corbyn

It comes after ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana said she was quitting the party to co-found a new party with Corbyn.

1 day ago
Politics
Zarah Sultana speaks with former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn after addressing an audience at a fringe event for political festival The World Transformed.

Corbyn's new party - is it happening and could it damage Labour?

Backers say there is a wide-open space to Labour’s left - and millions of disillusioned voters to be won.

1 day ago
Politics
Protesters outside the Royal Courts of Justice on The Strand, central London.

Palestine Action banned after judge denies temporary block

A High Court judge refused the group's request to temporarily block the government from proscribing it as a terror group.

1 day ago
Politics
British soldiers crouch behind a Chinook helicopter in a desert landscape

Payout offered to Afghans hit by UK data breaches

Afghans whose personal information was mistakenly exposed by the Ministry of Defence to get up to £4,000 each.

1 day ago
Politics
A designed image of the door to Number 10 Downing Street with a report card note alongside it in a montage.

A year in power - BBC correspondents assess how Labour are doing

With the economy, immigration, education, welfare and health high on the agenda, has Sir Keir Starmer's top team met their pledges?

2 days ago
Politics
UK Border sign

Home Office 'not checking' when foreign worker visas expire

The cross-party committee says the government has failed to gather "basic information".

2 days ago
UK
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves hug, while NHS staff look and applaud

I had a tough day, says Rachel Reeves after Commons tears

The chancellor says she had been dealing with a "personal issue" but was still "cracking on with the job".

2 days ago
Politics
Three Cane Corso dogs stood on astroturf looking at the camera.

Mutilated pets import ban bill passes to Lords

The bill, proposed by Winchester MP Danny Chambers, is supported by the government.

1 day ago
Hampshire & Isle of Wight
Rows of books on shelves. The books are all different colours.

Backlash as Reform claims trans books removed from children's library section

KCC says the move came after a "concerned member of the public" contacted them.

1 day ago
Kent

Features and analysis

Rachel Reeves smiling at the launch of NHS 10-year strategy

Reeves bounces back after tears but challenges remain

The chancellor draws a line under excruciating episode but still faces the same problems, writes Henry Zeffman.

2 days ago
Politics
Close up Sir Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves posing for a selfie taken by an NHS staff member. They are smiling and surrounded by a group of NHS staff all smiling at the camera

Seven ways Starmer's plan could change the NHS

The BBC looks at what the government's 10-year NHS plan could mean in practice.

2 days ago
Health
The silhouettes of two people standing in front of the Houses of Parliament

Who are the welfare bill rebels? Find out how your MP voted

Check whether your MP voted for or against the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill

4 days ago
Politics
Chancellor Rachel Reeves

Reeves' five choices to turn government finances around

The chancellor's financial wriggle room has shrunk after welform reforms were watered down.

3 days ago
Politics
A group of workers in the office

What has been driving the rise in disability benefit claims?

The government has confirmed details of its scaled-back plan to reform some benefits.

5 days ago
BBC Verify

From our Political Editor Chris Mason

Rachel Reeve with tears visible on her cheeks sits in the House of commons - she has shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a dark blazer over a white blouse. Other members are visible in the background, some holding documents or electronic devices, in a formal parliamentary setting.

Rachel Reeves' tears raise big questions at top of Labour

Whatever the cause, Labour must soon start projecting direction, confidence and grip.

3 days ago
Politics
Sir Keir Starmer is pictured in a close-up with a backdrop of trees blurred out.

Humiliation for Starmer as he loses control of Commons

The BBC's political editor Chris Mason and chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman on the welfare bill.

4 days ago
Politics
Liz Kendall MP speaks in the House of Commons on 30 June 2025

Chris Mason: Labour still has a big persuasion job ahead on welfare cuts

Ministers hope a partial U-turn will win over Labour rebels when MPs vote on welfare changes later.

5 days ago
Politics
Keir Starmer gives a speech at the House of Commons

A hat-trick of U-turns – and this is the most awkward of the lot

The BBC's political editor Chris Mason gives his analysis of what the climbdown over the welfare bill means for the prime minister.

27 Jun 2025
Politics
Keir Starmer standing a crowd of people

Chris Mason: On welfare, something will have to give

The stand-off between rebellious Labour MPs and ministers over benefit changes cannot last.

25 Jun 2025
Politics

BBC InDepth

Image of Reeves and Starmer hugging, with another image of Laura K to the side

Labour might be down, but it's not necessarily out - voters reflect on a year in power

What’s gone wrong for Labour? 2024 voters delve into it, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

8 hrs ago
BBC InDepth
A treated image of Keir Starmer in front of number 10

Starmer's stormy first year: Why his political honeymoon was so short-lived

As the PM marks a year in office next week - which he will spend grappling with crises - British politics finds itself at an inflection point

27 Jun 2025
BBC InDepth
Index pic

Crisis - which crisis? Israel-Iran another huge challenge for government

As buildings burn in Tehran and Tel Aviv, the UK government is facing another crisis, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

14 Jun 2025
BBC InDepth
Faisal Islam in front of an image of Rachel Reeves walking past a black door, holding a red folder

Labour tiptoed cautiously through its first year - will it now decide to escape its own shadow?

This week's Spending Review may be an opportunity for the UK government show investors its vision

8 Jun 2025
BBC InDepth
A montage image showing Mette Frederiksen and Danish homes in black and white behind

The country where the left (not the far right) made hardline immigration laws

Denmark has come under international attention for its tough approach. And its Social Democrat prime minister is leading the charge

4 Jun 2025
BBC InDepth

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Sir Keir Starmer

Watch: PM talks about his 'good personal relationship' with Trump

Watch: PM talks about his 'good personal relationship' with Trump

2 days ago
Politics
Rachel Reeves

Chancellor Rachel Reeves: 'I had a tough day'

Rachel Reeves said she had had 'a tough day' in her first interview since teary PMQs.

2 days ago

The Briefing Room

David Aaronovitch and guests discuss why the benefits bill for disability has ballooned.

2 days ago
Leila Nathoo

How welfare bill compromises have weakened Starmer

Leila Nathoo on how winning the welfare vote has weakened Starmer

3 days ago
Image of Bruce Springsteen alongside an image of George Clooney

Bruce Springsteen or George Clooney for US president?

Anthony Zurcher, Justin Webb and Sarah Smith discuss which celebrities might be in the running for next US president.

4 days ago

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