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Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:03:54 GMT

Ministers propose changes after some MPs said they wanted more protections for landlords.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 15:18:19 GMT

Keir Starmer says his party would do a better job of reducing regional inequality across Britain.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 13:46:21 GMT

Labour's deputy leader is under fresh scrutiny over her tax affairs and the sale of her council house.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:59:54 GMT

The first minister faces questions from opposition party leaders and backbench MSPs at Holyrood.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:37:51 GMT

Businessman Mohamed Mansour has been given a knighthood, along with Mark Spencer and Philip Davies.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:01:21 GMT

A post-Brexit deal has expired with no new agreement, which leaving UK exports to Canada subject to new tariffs.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 12:13:33 GMT

MSPs will get the chance to make Scotland the first part of the UK to let people legally end their lives.


Wed, 27 Mar 2024 18:34:28 GMT

Lords debate the plight of homeowners locked into private maintenance contracts for communal areas.


Wed, 27 Mar 2024 21:20:11 GMT

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) failed to update a press release about MP Claudia Webbe.


Wed, 27 Mar 2024 05:55:20 GMT

The rising cost of getting children to school is a key driver of current pressure on council budgets.


Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:53:02 GMT

The number of migrants arriving in the UK in 2024 after crossing the Channel has hit a record high.


Tue, 26 Mar 2024 22:33:59 GMT

Bridget Phillipson tells the BBC the £4bn plan is a "mess" and calls for wider reform of provision.


Wed, 27 Mar 2024 14:26:12 GMT

Members who live outside London will be able to claim for accommodation when they attend the Lords.


Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:51:50 GMT

Education minister Robert Halfon and armed forces minister James Heappey are also standing down as MPs.


Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:54:51 GMT

Allegations made against four Conservative MPs are not upheld, a report concludes.


Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:41:30 GMT

The Treasury says the secondment scheme deepens ties with Asia and boosts British business.


Tue, 26 Mar 2024 18:14:01 GMT

The environment secretary says he should have stepped back earlier from a decision on an energy project.


Tue, 26 Mar 2024 15:37:50 GMT

It comes after some MPs criticised the response to cyber-attacks blamed on Beijing-linked hackers.


Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:56:23 GMT

The former independent borders watchdog has criticised the Home Office's approach foreign care staff and airport security.


Tue, 26 Mar 2024 16:48:35 GMT

The clip showed a stampede in a New York subway station and was replaced with the scenes cut.


Tue, 26 Mar 2024 01:56:06 GMT

The energy secretary questioned the approval of an incinerator opposed by the environment secretary.


Tue, 26 Mar 2024 02:26:36 GMT

Forfeiture means leaseholders can be threatened with losing their home if they do not pay service charges.


Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:58:56 GMT

The PM laughs off a question on whether he is part of the 'deep state' adding he could not say if he was.


Mon, 25 Mar 2024 16:50:34 GMT

The deputy PM says the UK and international partners will expose China for "ongoing patterns of hostile activity".


Mon, 25 Mar 2024 13:22:01 GMT

Rishi Sunak has said that China represents the "greatest state-based threat" to the UK's economic security.


Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:09:15 GMT

The chancellor says the Conservatives would commit to keeping the so-called "triple lock" system.


Thu, 21 Mar 2024 13:56:44 GMT

At 28 years old, Plaid Cymru's Carmen Smith becomes the youngest member of the House of Lords.


Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:42:23 GMT

The Labour leader lists criticisms of government policies and claims they are the reason for no general election being scheduled.


Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:56:17 GMT

Stephen Flynn says that Tory backbenchers are looking for a "unity candidate" to replace the PM, but that person could come from Labour.


Wed, 20 Mar 2024 12:50:55 GMT

Rishi Sunak says as Labour tries to talk down Britain, the latest financial news shows his plan is working.


Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:16:14 GMT

Ed Davey launches his party's local election campaign with their latest stunt graphic poking fun at the government.


Thu, 28 Mar 2024 17:12:53 GMT

The campaign to be the next London mayor has begun with the election due to be held on 2 May 2024.


Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:58:21 GMT

We shouldn't be surprised that some MPs are thinking of leaving as a general election approaches.


Wed, 27 Mar 2024 12:28:41 GMT

How do people say they will vote in the UK general election? Our poll tracker measures the trends.


Tue, 26 Mar 2024 14:52:25 GMT

Enter your postcode to see if there is an election in your area on 2 May


Tue, 19 Mar 2024 12:04:35 GMT

Voters in parts of England and Wales will elect councillors, mayors and police commissioners in May.


Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:21:13 GMT

A UK general election has to be held by 28 January 2025, but could take place earlier.


Mon, 25 Mar 2024 06:01:36 GMT

The Conservatives pledged to cut immigration, but there’s been a rise - BBC Panorama explores why.


Thu, 21 Mar 2024 08:58:15 GMT

The government's flagship Rwanda bill will be back before MPs after Easter, following a series of heavy defeats in the Lords.


Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:03:42 GMT

Rachel Reeves says the next government will inherit "the worst set of economic circumstances since World War Two".


Wed, 20 Mar 2024 08:38:19 GMT

The position is currently held by Conservative Ben Houchen who was re-elected in May 2021.


Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:10:06 GMT

If there is to be a crunch leadership moment, most MPs seem to think it would come after the local elections, the BBC's chief political correspondent says.


Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:46:40 GMT

The government insists it will send asylum seekers to Rwanda despite facing several legal hurdles.


Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:00:21 GMT

Issues for this year's election include housing, rising costs, transport and crime.


Sat, 16 Mar 2024 03:15:16 GMT

Mr Gove says he was driven to action because the UK's values are "under challenge" from extremists.

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