Keir Starmer is reportedly plotting a tougher crackdown on migrants crossing the English Channel in a bid to see off the growing threat of Nigel Farage's Reform UK. Labour is at risk of losing the...
He wanted to be Australia's PM. But a 'Trump effect' thwarted Peter Dutton2 hours agoKaty WatsonAustralia correspondentReporting fromSydneyKelly NgReporting fromBrisbaneGetty Images"It's not our...
Australia PM Albanese makes stunning comeback with landslide win33 minutes agoTiffanie TurnbullReporting fromSydneyLabor's Anthony Albanese has defied the so-called "incumbency curse" to be...
A top Tory MP has issued a blunt verdict on Kemi Badenoch after the party's dismal showing at this week's local elections. Richard Fuller, who is the shadow chief treasury secretary and MP for North...
Polling expert Sir John Curtice has shared his thoughts on the real reason why Sir Keir Starmer and the Labour party might be in more trouble than they think. Yesterday's local elections marked a big...
Germany defends AfD extremist classification after Rubio slams 'tyranny in disguise'1 hour agoTiffany WertheimerBBC News, LondonReutersGermany's Foreign Office has defended a decision to classify the...
Canada's Carney offers strategic invite to King ahead of Trump meeting1 hour agoJessica Murphy & Brandon DrenonBBC NewsIn his first news conference since the federal election, Canadian Prime...
Henry Zeffman: Seven things we have learnt from the election results23 minutes agoHenry ZeffmanBBC chief political correspondentReutersThe election results are still being counted but this patchwork...
Bruised Tories and Labour left working out how to tackle Reform4 hours agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCReporting fromRuncornGetty ImagesBoy, it was close. Mighty close.Thursday night...
Reform has won another stunning victory by taking control of Staffordshire County Council in a huge blow to the Conservatives and Kemi Badenoch. In a stark reversal of fortune, the Conservatives...
There’s a greasy, fluorescent light that hits you the morning after a loss like Runcorn. Labour didn’t just lose a random seat. They got mugged. Six votes. Not six hundred. Not six percent. Six....
Scottish government drops plans for new misogyny law5 minutes agoGetty ImagesThe Scottish government has confirmed it will not bring forward planned legislation to criminalise misogyny before next...
Bruised Tories and Labour left working out how to tackle Reform2 hours agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCReporting fromRuncornGetty ImagesBoy, it was close. Mighty close.Thursday night...
Reform UK’s election successes show the party can cause as grave a headache for Sir Keir Starmer as for Kemi Badenoch. One of the first things Mr Farage said when he finally won a parliamentary...
It's been a dramatic night and morning as election results come in, and Reform UK have the best reasons to celebrate. Dame Andrea Jenkyns was elected for Reform UK as the first Greater Lincolnshire...