Rachel Reeves has resisted pressure by Angela Rayner to authorise increased spending on social housing, it has been reported. The housing minister, who has committed to building 1.5 million new...
Labour Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds was left red-faced when Question Time host asked him seven times when the Government would carry out its Winter Fuel Allowance u-turn - and he was unable to...
Campaigners and MPs are demanding assurances that Sir Keir Starmer’s partial u-turn over winter fuel payments will be put into effect before pensioners endure another cold winter. The Prime...
Just about everything is going wrong for our beleaguered Chancellor.She’s been humiliated by the Prime Minister, who publicly reversed her decision to axe the winter fuel payment for 10 million...
Public sector workers offered up to 4.5% pay rises14 minutes agoPaul SeddonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesMillions of public sector workers including nurses, doctors and teachers have been offered pay...
EU plans €2 fee on small parcels in hit to Shein and Temu22 hours agoJack BurgessBBC NewsReutersThe European Union has proposed a two-euro flat fee on billions of small parcels sent directly to...
Starmer announces U-turn on winter fuel payment cuts8 minutes agoPaul SeddonPolitical reporterHouse of CommonsSir Keir Starmer has announced plans to ease cuts to winter fuel payments, in a U-turn...
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall vowed to defy Labour critics and press ahead with benefit cuts of £5 billion as she warned they were needed to defeat Nigel Farage and Reform at the ballot...
Starmer's winter fuel U-turn seeks to calm Labour nerves21 minutes agoHenry ZeffmanBBC chief political correspondentPA MediaThe details will follow in the Budget this autumn. But make no mistake,...
Bills push inflation to highest in more than a year22 minutes agoCharlotte EdwardsBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesA rise in the cost of household bills has pushed UK inflation to its highest...
A yoga instructor injured protecting children in the Southport stabbings tragedy is calling for Britons to swap to blunt-ended kitchen blades - to stop more knife crime fatalities. And Leanne Lucas,...
Ryanair tells flight attendants to repay salary rises5 hours agoDearbail JordanBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesRyanair has ordered some flight attendants in Spain to repay salary increases of...
EU plans €2 fee on small parcels in hit to Shein and Temu1 hour agoJack BurgessBBC NewsReutersThe European Union has proposed a two-euro flat fee on billions of small parcels sent directly to...
Ryanair tells flight attendants to repay salary rises48 minutes agoDearbail JordanBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesRyanair has ordered some flight attendants in Spain to repay salary increases...
Brits going on holiday abroad face being turned away at check-in if they fail to meet a strict passport rule.Not only does a passport have to meet the required validity date, it also has to be in...