A Labour MP lost it at Nigel Farage after he moved to outflank Sir Keir Starmer's party with its traditional working class supporters. The Reform UK leader pledged to scrap the two-child benefit cap...
U-turn after U-turn, it seems as though Labour’s damning local election results have given them a much-needed wake up call.Firstly, Labour admitted that they were wrong to take vital funding away...
Rayner refuses to confirm if two-child benefit cap will be abolished2 hours agoEmily AtkinsonBBC NewsDeputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has refused to confirm whether the government is planning to...
Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic1 day agoKatya AdlerEurope editorReporting fromNorthern Norway and SvalbardBBCAs soon as Magnus Mæland became mayor of a small town on...
Sir Keir Starmer has been warned there will be “hell to pay” if he fails to restore fuel payments for pensioners in time for this winter. Campaigners warn the Prime Minister faces “political...
Tensions rise as superpowers scrap for a piece of the Arctic14 minutes agoKatya AdlerEurope editorReporting fromNorthern Norway and SvalbardBBCAs soon as Magnus Mæland became mayor of a small town...
Just when you think this government couldn’t do anything more to harm the British people – it does. This week it was announced that vicious killers and rapists will now be freed from jail in a...
Reeves may hold the title of Chancellor, but the PM has shown where she stands. She's less important to him than a by-election.Starmer publicly humiliated her and destroyed her credibility, by...
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...
Penistone in South Yorkshire is the highest market town in the country - and it's that fact that its slightly unfortunate name stems from. Originally called Pengeston, then later Peningston, the name...
Meghan Markle has had a number of publicised fallouts with people once close to her over the last few years, whether that be her dad, Prince Harry's royal relatives, or even some of her ex...
MPs to debate assisted dying bill again after major changes46 minutes agoSam FrancisPolitical reporterHarry FarleyPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesMPs will debate a bill to legalise assisted dying...
In the most significant sentencing reform in more than 30 years, a review is expected to propose freeing criminals who have served as little as a third of their sentence.Inmates could earn their...
Asylum hotel companies vow to hand back some profits1 hour agoJack FenwickPolitical correspondentEPATwo companies that receive taxpayers' money to house asylum seekers in hotels have said they will...
Gold is booming - but investors lured in by the hype could lose out, warn experts15 hours agoTheo LeggettInternational business correspondentBBCListen to Theo read this article"What you have there is...