Teaching union launches legal action against Ofsted22 minutes agoHazel ShearingEducation correspondent•@hazelshearingGetty ImagesA school leaders' union says it is taking legal action against...
Reform UK makes big gains in English local elections1 hour agoPaul SeddonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesNigel Farage's Reform UK has made big gains in English local elections, cementing it as a prime...
Assisted deaths could top 4,000 a year within decade1 hour agoNick TriggleHealth correspondent•@nicktriggleGetty ImagesThe number of people choosing an assisted death could top 4,000 a year within...
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...
“It is unfair. It is irresponsible. It is wrong in every way and I don’t believe Starmer has got the guts to deal with it.“We, at the national level, have got the guts to deal with it and we...
Nigel Farage vowed to kick Keir Starmer out of No 10 at the next general election after his party triggered another extraordinary political earthquake. The Reform leader said he is gunning for the...
Sir Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch, this is the worst way possible to go into a Bank Holiday weekend. Reform UK has lived up to its hype. The people who told pollsters they would vote for Nigel...
Reform are wiping out the Conservatives as results come in across the country and Nigel Farage’s party takes control of one council after another. A jubilant Mr Farage declared: "This is...
Watch: Key moments from the local elections so far... in 100 secondsFrom a recount in Runcorn to a change of council control in Staffordshire, see what's been happening so far in the local...
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....
Those whispers turned into a roar after yesterday’s local elections, which even Labour MPs are calling “catastrophic”.The party is in open revolt, with MPs saying Starmer’s first 10 months in...
Henry Zeffman: Reform UK wins Runcorn, but what comes next?The BBC's Chief Political Correspondent Henry Zeffman explains what the Reform UK surge means for British politics.44 minutes agoUK...
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...