Council tax bills are set to rocket at their fastest pace for two decades following Rachel Reeves' spending review, the chief of the Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned.Paul Johnson said that...
Reeves boosts NHS and housing as some budgets squeezed38 minutes agoKate WhannelPolitical reporterRachel Reeves has announced an extra £29bn per year for the NHS in England, along with funding...
Reform UK plans to attract talent from other political parties - most obviously the Conservatives - represents both a huge opportunity as well as a risk. An opportunity both at national and local...
Reeves's spending priorities leave little wiggle room6 hours agoChris MasonPolitical editorGetty ImagesThe words Spending Review may not instantly quicken the heart rate of many, but what we hear...
Three-quarters of pensioners to get winter fuel payment after U-turn1 hour agoMichael RaceBusiness reporter, BBC NewsJohner Images/Getty ImagesMore than three-quarters of pensioners will receive the...
Watch: National Guard on LA streets as unrest eruptsWhen protests flared up in Los Angeles over immigration raids, US President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to the Californian city....
Sadiq Khan dropped a major hint about his future political ambitions this morning, refusing to deny he has his eye on No. 10 Downing Street. Speaking to American news outlet CNBC, the London Mayor...
Security queues at 11 UK airports could dramatically decrease following a game-changing travel update. The latest security scanners, utilising advanced technology, have been deployed across the UK...
Labour is cosying up to China after years of rollercoaster relations6 hours agoAnkur ShahEditor, BBC Global China UnitBBCThe sprawling city of Chongqing in southwestern China is an incredible sight....
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to make the UK “battle-ready” as he launched the long-anticipated Strategic Defence Review (SDR), revealing the Government’s plans to counter looming threats from...
The majority of Tory voters want Boris Johnson to make a return to frontline politics, new polling suggests. The Ipsos survey found 60% said the ex-PM would make a better leader than Kemi Badenoch.Mr...
Princess Eugenie has travelled to New York to attend a series of museum exhibitions, just days after shewas given a new role linked to King Charles. Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York's...
Nigel Farage could "definitely" become prime minister at the next general election, Dominic Cummings has declared. Boris Johnson's former chief adviser said he has advised the Reform UK leader on how...
For once, she was right. But what happened in practice? We got the taxes, but not the growth.That sums up our hapless Chancellor. What should happen, doesn’t. What shouldn’t happen, does. And...
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch faces an “inevitable” leadership challenge with November the most likely time for Conservative MPs to try to remove her, insiders say. Three candidates have been...