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Robert Cuffe & Matt MurphyBBC VerifyNurPhoto via Getty ImagesNet migration to the UK last year was 20% lower than previously thought, according to revised figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).The number, the difference…
Paul SeddonPolitical reporterPA MediaNigel Farage says Reform UK would strip EU citizens of their rights to claim benefits, as he outlined plans to cut government spending by £20bn a year.Farage said his party would renegotiate…
The UK is facing bankruptcy if Labour increases taxes without cutting welfare spending, Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has warned.The Tory leader accused Chancellor Rachel Reeves of plotting a "stealth tax bombshell" in next week's Budget…
BBCMPs and members of the House of Lords have been warned by MI5 that they face a significant risk of espionage from the Chinese state.Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle and his counterpart in the House…
Communities Secretary Steve Reed has said the government is "absolutely committed" to pushing through major asylum reforms, despite a backlash from some Labour MPs.Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced a series of changes, including forcing…
The UK tax office took a "cavalier" approach to child benefit checks when it decided to strip payments from thousands of claimants after wrongly assuming they had permanently relocated out of the UK, a group…
Even though elements of Shabana Mahmood's package of asylum reforms had been pre-announced over the course of several days, there was something new and potentially controversial left over for Monday's House of Commons statement."We must…
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has insisted that he will lead Labour into the next general election, and warned his party against wasting time on leadership rows.In an interview with the Daily Mirror, the prime…
Getty ImagesReselling tickets to live events for a profit is set to be banned by the government.Ministers are expected to announce the plan in a bid to tackle touts and resale sites which offer tickets…
Dominic CascianiHome and legal correspondentReutersFor 20 years the Home Office has been blighted with regular and well-documented failures to manage asylum seekers.Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's massive plan is unprecedented. And the legal and policy strategy…
