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Paul SeddonPolitical reporterPA MediaThe education secretary has defended Labour's U-turn over offering all workers the right to claim unfair dismissal from their first day in a job.Instead, ministers now plan to reduce the qualifying period…
Wyre DaviesandBen Summer,BBC Wales InvestigatesFormer Brexit Party and UKIP MEP David Coburn told the BBC when we visited his home in France that he has never taken money for making pro-Russia statementsA prominent former politician…
Sam FrancisPolitical reporter"She started it" - Kemi Badenoch defends 'personal' attack on Rachel ReevesConservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has defended describing Chancellor Rachel Reeves as "spineless, shameless and completely aimless" during the Budget debate.In a…
Ben ChuPolicy and analysis correspondent, BBC VerifyGetty ImagesRachel Reeves has raised taxes again in her latest Budget. Though she conceded that "ordinary people" will contribute more in tax in the coming years, the chancellor has…
Simon JackBusiness editorGetty ImagesNot a single measure in the government's policy-packed Budget will change the growth forecast for the next five years - that was the damning assessment of the government's official forecaster, the Office…
The government has U-turned on its manifesto commitment to offer all workers protection against unfair dismissal from their first day in a job.Ministers now plan to introduce the right after six months instead, following concerns…
Cachella SmithandDaniel Sandford,UK correspondentEPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockNet migration to the UK fell by two-thirds in the year ending June 2025 compared with the previous 12 months, provisional figures indicate.The difference between the number of people arriving in the…
The government has hit back at claims that its plans to include the cost of supporting children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) in wider education spending could lead to less money for schools.The…
PM tells BBC's Chris Mason that Budget will lift "500,000 children out of poverty"I can't remember when I last heard Sir Keir Starmer sounding so passionate.The prime minister's critics regularly lambast him for what they…
Georgia RobertsPolitical Correspondent BBCKerrie Portman slept in buses and public toilets after dropping out of Cambridge UniversityYoung people leaving care in England face a sharper increase in homelessness compared to the population more broadly, latest…
