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Labour scales back new energy efficiency targets for social homes

Labour scales back new energy efficiency targets f...

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Ex-Labour MP's lobbying firm offered photo with minister and VIP dinner for £30k

Ex-Labour MP's lobbying firm offered photo with mi...

2 hours ago 3

What's happening with the assisted dying bill?

What's happening with the assisted dying bill?

4 hours ago 3

Government u-turn over council election

Government u-turn over council election

4 hours ago 2

Assisted dying bill 'no hope' of passing unless Lords change approach, warns peer

Assisted dying bill 'no hope' of passing unless Lo...

4 hours ago 2

Essex county election going ahead - minister

Essex county election going ahead - minister

5 hours ago 3

Council leader resigns after election postponement

Council leader resigns after election postponement...

6 hours ago 1

Chris Mason: Inside China's Great Hall of the People

Chris Mason: Inside China's Great Hall of the Peop...

7 hours ago 3

Keep suspended pupils in school, ministers say

Keep suspended pupils in school, ministers say

8 hours ago 3

Chagos discussions with US continue, says Starmer

Chagos discussions with US continue, says Starmer

21 hours ago 2

High-rise rules relaxed after internet rollout warning

High-rise rules relaxed after internet rollout war...

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Hereditary peer banned from House of Lords

Hereditary peer banned from House of Lords

1 day ago 0

Starmer vows to push ahead with cuts to jury trials despite backlash

Starmer vows to push ahead with cuts to jury trial...

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China trip will bring benefits to UK, Starmer insists, ahead of Xi meeting

China trip will bring benefits to UK, Starmer insi...

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WhatsApp group councillors breached standards

WhatsApp group councillors breached standards

1 day ago 0

First Minister refuses to answer questions over devolved policing

First Minister refuses to answer questions over de...

1 day ago 0

Badenoch apologises for Braverman mental health claim

Badenoch apologises for Braverman mental health cl...

1 day ago 0

Wales' first minister refuses to support Keir Starmer

Wales' first minister refuses to support Keir Star...

1 day ago 0

Chris Mason reports from the tarmac in Beijing

Chris Mason reports from the tarmac in Beijing

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Rwanda seeks £100m from UK over axed asylum deal

Rwanda seeks £100m from UK over axed asylum deal

1 day ago 0

Starmer speaks to Burnham after by-election row

Starmer speaks to Burnham after by-election row

1 day ago 0

Will Suella Braverman's defection prompt a by-election?

Will Suella Braverman's defection prompt a by-elec...

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Starmer says 'China matters' as he heads to Beijing with business leaders

Starmer says 'China matters' as he heads to Beijin...

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Workers Party of Britain to choose from four candidates for by-election

Workers Party of Britain to choose from four candi...

2 days ago 0

Senedd approves Welsh budget after Plaid Cymru deal

Senedd approves Welsh budget after Plaid Cymru dea...

2 days ago 0

Shabana Mahmood: The abuse I receive is outweighed by kindness

Shabana Mahmood: The abuse I receive is outweighed...

2 days ago 0

Track UK's latest migration numbers - including asylum, visas and small boats

Track UK's latest migration numbers - including as...

2 days ago 0

Watch: Protesters object to scrapped election

Watch: Protesters object to scrapped election

2 days ago 0

Fifty Labour MPs sign letter objecting to Burnham decision

Fifty Labour MPs sign letter objecting to Burnham ...

2 days ago 0

What is ground rent and how are leasehold rules changing?

What is ground rent and how are leasehold rules ch...

2 days ago 0

One hundred days to Senedd election - what's changing?

One hundred days to Senedd election - what's chang...

2 days ago 0

Ground rents to be capped at £250 a year for leaseholders

Ground rents to be capped at £250 a year for lease...

2 days ago 0

Chris Mason: Both Tories and Labour feel the Reform heebie-jeebies

Chris Mason: Both Tories and Labour feel the Refor...

2 days ago 0

Suella Braverman: Proud right-winger becomes latest defector to Reform

Suella Braverman: Proud right-winger becomes lates...

3 days ago 0

Can a council do five days' work in four?

Can a council do five days' work in four?

3 days ago 0

Labour wants to shake up the police - but will that solve 'everyday crime epidemic'?

Labour wants to shake up the police - but will tha...

5 days ago 0

Chris Mason: Starmer's strongest rebuke yet for Trump

Chris Mason: Starmer's strongest rebuke yet for Tr...

5 days ago 0

Chris Mason: Why peril could lie in the Welsh valleys for Starmer

Chris Mason: Why peril could lie in the Welsh vall...

6 days ago 0

Labour MPs divided over potential Andy Burnham return

Labour MPs divided over potential Andy Burnham ret...

6 days ago 0

What we know about Trump's 'framework of future deal' over Greenland

What we know about Trump's 'framework of future de...

1 week ago 0

Starmer toughens stance on Trump as pressure from Labour MPs grows

Starmer toughens stance on Trump as pressure from ...

1 week ago 0

What is the UK's Chagos Islands deal and why has Trump criticised it?

What is the UK's Chagos Islands deal and why has T...

1 week ago 0

How could Europe respond to Trump's Greenland tariffs?

How could Europe respond to Trump's Greenland tari...

1 week ago 0

Jenrick's move is massive - but could it cause a bigger fight on the right?

Jenrick's move is massive - but could it cause a b...

1 week ago 0

'We'd been on high alert' - How Jenrick's dramatic sacking and defection unfolded

'We'd been on high alert' - How Jenrick's dramatic...

1 week ago 0

Robert Jenrick: Teenage Tory to Reform recruit

Robert Jenrick: Teenage Tory to Reform recruit

2 weeks ago 0

Starmer has kept Trump on side - but is it coming back to bite him?

Starmer has kept Trump on side - but is it coming ...

2 weeks ago 0

Trump's grand plan to reshape the world order leaves Europe with a difficult choice to make

Trump's grand plan to reshape the world order leav...

2 weeks ago 0

How AI is posing a threat to democracy in Yorkshire

How AI is posing a threat to democracy in Yorkshir...

3 weeks ago 0

Starmer tells me he'll survive - but can he keep this new year's resolution?

Starmer tells me he'll survive - but can he keep t...

3 weeks ago 0

Will 2026 be the year MPs and peers agree on how to repair Parliament?

Will 2026 be the year MPs and peers agree on how t...

3 weeks ago 0

MoD chief to leave in wake of Afghan data breach

MoD chief to leave in wake of Afghan data breach

5 months ago 4

Labour councillor resigns to help Corbyn's party

Labour councillor resigns to help Corbyn's party

5 months ago 6

Green Party members start choosing new leadership

Green Party members start choosing new leadership

5 months ago 6

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq to face trial in Bangladesh

Labour MP Tulip Siddiq to face trial in Bangladesh...

5 months ago 6

Lib Dems call for cap on SEND school profits

Lib Dems call for cap on SEND school profits

5 months ago 6

Councillor resigns so wife can enter flower show

Councillor resigns so wife can enter flower show

5 months ago 6

Big firms could be fined for paying suppliers late

Big firms could be fined for paying suppliers late...

5 months ago 4

More migrant arrivals expected at ex-RAF station

More migrant arrivals expected at ex-RAF station

5 months ago 4

Lawyers warn Starmer recognising Palestinian state could break law

Lawyers warn Starmer recognising Palestinian state...

5 months ago 3

Mayor urged to oppose ex-Sun editor's new role

Mayor urged to oppose ex-Sun editor's new role

5 months ago 4

Former Conservative MP defects to Reform

Former Conservative MP defects to Reform

6 months ago 2

The delicate politics behind the UK's move on Palestine

The delicate politics behind the UK's move on Pale...

6 months ago 6

Standards watchdog investigates Nigel Farage

Standards watchdog investigates Nigel Farage

6 months ago 3

Can Starmer's Palestine pledge be more than symbolic gesture?

Can Starmer's Palestine pledge be more than symbol...

6 months ago 5

UK to recognise Palestinian state unless Israel meets conditions

UK to recognise Palestinian state unless Israel me...

6 months ago 6

PM: UK will recognise Palestinian state unless conditions met

PM: UK will recognise Palestinian state unless con...

6 months ago 6

Sue Gray appointed to university's governing body

Sue Gray appointed to university's governing body

6 months ago 1

Minister must apologise over Savile claim, says Farage

Minister must apologise over Savile claim, says Fa...

6 months ago 2

Starmer shares Gaza peace blueprint with Trump

Starmer shares Gaza peace blueprint with Trump

6 months ago 8

Starmer arrives at Turnberry for talks with Trump

Starmer arrives at Turnberry for talks with Trump

6 months ago 5

Asylum seekers refusing to leave hotels risk homelessness

Asylum seekers refusing to leave hotels risk homel...

6 months ago 12

Over 220 MPs sign letter calling for Palestinian statehood

Over 220 MPs sign letter calling for Palestinian s...

6 months ago 3

Could Jeremy Corbyn's new party shake up politics?

Could Jeremy Corbyn's new party shake up politics?...

6 months ago 5

UN human rights chief criticises UK Palestine Action ban

UN human rights chief criticises UK Palestine Acti...

6 months ago 7

Council passes abusive language crackdown order

Council passes abusive language crackdown order

6 months ago 2

Union flag theft on Queen's birthday treated as 'sectarian hate crime'

Union flag theft on Queen's birthday treated as 's...

6 months ago 3

'Shame' shouts ring out in council asylum debate

'Shame' shouts ring out in council asylum debate

6 months ago 7

Welsh government should sell Cardiff HQ, insider says

Welsh government should sell Cardiff HQ, insider s...

6 months ago 11

Starmer urged by MPs to recognise Palestinian state

Starmer urged by MPs to recognise Palestinian stat...

6 months ago 4

Government to pay more for wind generated energy

Government to pay more for wind generated energy

6 months ago 4

Jeremy Corbyn confirms launch of new political party

Jeremy Corbyn confirms launch of new political par...

6 months ago 5

Some asylum seekers misusing payment cards for gambling

Some asylum seekers misusing payment cards for gam...

6 months ago 5

India PM Modi in UK to sign 'landmark' trade deal with Starmer

India PM Modi in UK to sign 'landmark' trade deal ...

6 months ago 4

Call for government 'transparency' on nuclear bombs

Call for government 'transparency' on nuclear bomb...

6 months ago 4

Tories say PM fuelling frustration over asylum housing

Tories say PM fuelling frustration over asylum hou...

6 months ago 3

Gang leaders among first to be hit by small boat sanctions

Gang leaders among first to be hit by small boat s...

6 months ago 2

The teenager who wanted to be a teacher but now leads a council

The teenager who wanted to be a teacher but now le...

6 months ago 2

Deprivation and immigration straining social cohesion, says Rayner

Deprivation and immigration straining social cohes...

6 months ago 3

UK to use AI to stop adult migrants posing as children

UK to use AI to stop adult migrants posing as chil...

6 months ago 6

Badenoch seeks to add heft - and name recognition - to shadow cabinet

Badenoch seeks to add heft - and name recognition ...

6 months ago 5

Conservative Laura Anne Jones defects to Reform

Conservative Laura Anne Jones defects to Reform

6 months ago 6

Inside the hotel at the heart of Unite corruption allegations

Inside the hotel at the heart of Unite corruption ...

6 months ago 7

Union boss McCluskey took private jet flights arranged by building firm, report finds

Union boss McCluskey took private jet flights arra...

6 months ago 6

Teenager voted in as UK's youngest council leader

Teenager voted in as UK's youngest council leader

6 months ago 5

'Substantial changes' on infected blood payouts

'Substantial changes' on infected blood payouts

6 months ago 5

Security committee launches inquiry into Afghan data leak

Security committee launches inquiry into Afghan da...

6 months ago 6

Rule-breaking ministers to lose exit pay-outs

Rule-breaking ministers to lose exit pay-outs

6 months ago 7

Farage proposes sending prisoners to overseas jails

Farage proposes sending prisoners to overseas jail...

6 months ago 9

Five key takeaways from the landmark water sector review

Five key takeaways from the landmark water sector ...

6 months ago 8

Reform councillors obstructed by officials, Farage says

Reform councillors obstructed by officials, Farage...

6 months ago 5

Who is in charge? The prime minister's authority is in question again

Who is in charge? The prime minister's authority i...

6 months ago 3

UK's asylum hotel bill down 30%, government says

UK's asylum hotel bill down 30%, government says

6 months ago 8

Swinney's independence pitch could be key to SNP fortunes

Swinney's independence pitch could be key to SNP f...

6 months ago 7

Minister denies Labour wants Abbott out of party

Minister denies Labour wants Abbott out of party

6 months ago 4

Conservatives beat Reform in council by-election

Conservatives beat Reform in council by-election

6 months ago 4

Reform UK councillor expelled from party

Reform UK councillor expelled from party

6 months ago 3

Chris Mason: Why Labour had little choice but to suspend Diane Abbott again

Chris Mason: Why Labour had little choice but to s...

6 months ago 8

Starmer's chief of staff is top paid special adviser

Starmer's chief of staff is top paid special advis...

6 months ago 6

Met Police to close half its front desks following budget cuts

Met Police to close half its front desks following...

6 months ago 6

Which parties could benefit from lower voting age?

Which parties could benefit from lower voting age?...

6 months ago 8

Reform council agrees plan to share data with savings unit

Reform council agrees plan to share data with savi...

6 months ago 5

Government spends £53m on domestic violence programme

Government spends £53m on domestic violence progra...

6 months ago 3

Votes for 16-year-olds? Teenagers react

Votes for 16-year-olds? Teenagers react

6 months ago 6

Labour suspension doesn't mean I'm silenced, MP says

Labour suspension doesn't mean I'm silenced, MP sa...

6 months ago 7

Starmer stamps authority with MP suspensions, but risks appearing vindictive

Starmer stamps authority with MP suspensions, but ...

6 months ago 5

Germany to tighten people-smuggling law as chancellor visits UK

Germany to tighten people-smuggling law as chancel...

6 months ago 5

Lib Dems back 'pot zero' plan to cut energy bills

Lib Dems back 'pot zero' plan to cut energy bills

6 months ago 5

Badenoch and PM spar over 'modest income' tax pledge

Badenoch and PM spar over 'modest income' tax pled...

6 months ago 5

Starmer suspends Labour MPs over discipline breaches

Starmer suspends Labour MPs over discipline breach...

6 months ago 4

Serious questions for Tories over Afghan data breach - PM

Serious questions for Tories over Afghan data brea...

6 months ago 5

Ex-PM 'extremely cavalier' in Brexit handling, says Tory MP

Ex-PM 'extremely cavalier' in Brexit handling, say...

6 months ago 5

Reeves inadvertently breached rules on gifts, says MPs' watchdog

Reeves inadvertently breached rules on gifts, says...

6 months ago 6

Immigration status of benefit claimants published for first time

Immigration status of benefit claimants published ...

6 months ago 7

Reform-led council calls for more social care visas

Reform-led council calls for more social care visa...

6 months ago 4

Trump shrugs off giving Parliament speech when he visits UK

Trump shrugs off giving Parliament speech when he ...

6 months ago 7

Benn accuses Tories of making false promises to veterans

Benn accuses Tories of making false promises to ve...

6 months ago 5

UK to start processing Syrian asylum claims again

UK to start processing Syrian asylum claims again

6 months ago 5

Shoddy that Trump can't address MPs, says Farage

Shoddy that Trump can't address MPs, says Farage

6 months ago 5

MP facing sex assault charges given trial date

MP facing sex assault charges given trial date

6 months ago 4

Labour not defending workers, says Unite after Rayner row

Labour not defending workers, says Unite after Ray...

6 months ago 5

Ban on ticketless football fans set to become law

Ban on ticketless football fans set to become law

6 months ago 6

MP Rupert Lowe investigated by standards watchdog

MP Rupert Lowe investigated by standards watchdog

6 months ago 6

Never seen that lady in my life, pupils say of FM

Never seen that lady in my life, pupils say of FM

6 months ago 5

Starmer and Macron plead for patience in an impatient world

Starmer and Macron plead for patience in an impati...

6 months ago 7

Councillor calls man-made global warming a 'hoax'

Councillor calls man-made global warming a 'hoax'

6 months ago 7

'One in, one out' sounds simple - but the migrant deal could be complicated

'One in, one out' sounds simple - but the migrant ...

6 months ago 9

UK to return some migrants to France within weeks - PM

UK to return some migrants to France within weeks ...

6 months ago 3

Investigation into bans for Grenfell firms paused

Investigation into bans for Grenfell firms paused

6 months ago 4

Macron jokes about Larry the cat with Starmer and Reeves

Macron jokes about Larry the cat with Starmer and ...

6 months ago 3

Open up places with air-con to help in heatwave, say Lib Dems

Open up places with air-con to help in heatwave, s...

6 months ago 3

MP takes break from Parliament due to illness

MP takes break from Parliament due to illness

6 months ago 3

Chris Mason: Migrant deal will be seen as failure if numbers don't fall

Chris Mason: Migrant deal will be seen as failure ...

6 months ago 1

UK must refuse to take male small boat migrants - Farage

UK must refuse to take male small boat migrants - ...

6 months ago 5

Starmer refuses to rule out freeze on tax thresholds

Starmer refuses to rule out freeze on tax threshol...

6 months ago 5

MP will not return to Reform after Covid loan claims

MP will not return to Reform after Covid loan clai...

6 months ago 7

Former PM Rishi Sunak takes job at Goldman Sachs

Former PM Rishi Sunak takes job at Goldman Sachs

6 months ago 5

Ministers ditch pet insurance rules for renters

Ministers ditch pet insurance rules for renters

6 months ago 4

Stats boss quits as minister says new leadership needed

Stats boss quits as minister says new leadership n...

6 months ago 4

Chris Mason: What happens inside the government's crisis room

Chris Mason: What happens inside the government's ...

6 months ago 5

Former cabinet minister Norman Tebbit dies aged 94

Former cabinet minister Norman Tebbit dies aged 94...

6 months ago 6

Mutilated pets import ban bill passes to Lords

Mutilated pets import ban bill passes to Lords

6 months ago 5

Corbyn's new party - is it happening and could it damage Labour?

Corbyn's new party - is it happening and could it ...

6 months ago 5

Payout offered to Afghans hit by UK data breaches

Payout offered to Afghans hit by UK data breaches

6 months ago 4

Discussions ongoing about new party, says Corbyn

Discussions ongoing about new party, says Corbyn

6 months ago 4

Minister tells Turing AI institute to focus on defence

Minister tells Turing AI institute to focus on def...

6 months ago 3

Trans books banned in children's library sections

Trans books banned in children's library sections

6 months ago 4

Watch: PM talks about his 'good personal relationship' with Trump

Watch: PM talks about his 'good personal relations...

6 months ago 3

Seven ways Starmer's plan could change the NHS

Seven ways Starmer's plan could change the NHS

6 months ago 5

Labour plans further Right to Buy restrictions

Labour plans further Right to Buy restrictions

6 months ago 5

Reeves bounces back after tears but challenges remain

Reeves bounces back after tears but challenges rem...

6 months ago 4

Reform council confirms 'patriotic' flag policy

Reform council confirms 'patriotic' flag policy

6 months ago 4

Rachel Reeves makes surprise appearance after Commons tears

Rachel Reeves makes surprise appearance after Comm...

6 months ago 4

Council flew Pride Flag 'without proper consent'

Council flew Pride Flag 'without proper consent'

6 months ago 4

Kuenssberg: Starmer's first year ends in shambles, but he could still turn it around

Kuenssberg: Starmer's first year ends in shambles,...

6 months ago 5

Starmer pledges Hillsborough Law legal duty

Starmer pledges Hillsborough Law legal duty

6 months ago 5

No 10 backs Reeves after tearful Commons appearance

No 10 backs Reeves after tearful Commons appearanc...

6 months ago 5

How welfare bill compromises have weakened Starmer

How welfare bill compromises have weakened Starmer...

6 months ago 4

Bruce Springsteen or George Clooney for president?

Bruce Springsteen or George Clooney for president?...

6 months ago 3

Slow-motion humiliation for Starmer as he loses control of Commons

Slow-motion humiliation for Starmer as he loses co...

6 months ago 3

Government makes big concessions to win welfare vote

Government makes big concessions to win welfare vo...

6 months ago 2

Small boat crossings in first half of year up 48%

Small boat crossings in first half of year up 48%

6 months ago 4

Public invited to decide how MPs' pay should be set

Public invited to decide how MPs' pay should be se...

7 months ago 6

Labour MPs press Kendall on rollout of benefit changes

Labour MPs press Kendall on rollout of benefit cha...

7 months ago 7

Welsh Labour needs to focus on young people, say members

Welsh Labour needs to focus on young people, say m...

7 months ago 6

Welfare concessions to be set out before key vote

Welfare concessions to be set out before key vote

7 months ago 6

Welfare reforms U-turn means we're in 'better position', says Streeting

Welfare reforms U-turn means we're in 'better posi...

7 months ago 6

Starmer says he regrets using 'island of strangers' phrase

Starmer says he regrets using 'island of strangers...

7 months ago 7

A hat-trick of U-turns – and this is the most awkward of the lot

A hat-trick of U-turns – and this is the most awkw...

7 months ago 8

Starmer's stormy first year ends in crisis - now he faces a bigger battle to turn it around

Starmer's stormy first year ends in crisis - now h...

7 months ago 6