Category: Political Insight

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will give his backing to the chancellor's Budget in a speech on Monday, and commit the government to going "further and faster" on pro-growth measures.He will say Chancellor Rachel Reeves's…

Zarah Sultana has accused leading figures in the new party she is founding with Jeremy Corbyn of carrying out a "witch hunt" to purge left-wing activists.Sultana boycotted the first day of the founding conference of…

Colin HazeldenDerby political reporterDerbyshire County CouncilNeil Crittenden will move from running rides to public services as Derbyshire County Council's chief executiveDerbyshire County Council has chosen a senior leader from Alton Towers to be its new…

Cemlyn Davies,Wales political correspondentandJordan Davies,BBC Wales, MonmouthBBCKemi Badenoch was in Monmouth meeting those hit by severe flooding caused by Storm ClaudiaConservative leader Kemi Badenoch has not ruled out a post-election deal with Reform in Wales…

Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura KuenssbergBBCAny big red box moment is risky.And for a government disliked by millions there's peril at every turn.Now the chancellor's big choices are out there, what's the best-case scenario for…

Downing Street has denied Chancellor Rachel Reeves misled the public about the state of the public finances in the run-up to this week's Budget. There were warnings ahead of the Budget that Reeves could face…

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said that people whose only income comes from the state pension will not have to pay tax.The state pension is set to rise above the normal level for paying tax in…

Paul SeddonPolitical reporterAFP via Getty ImagesTalks to allow UK companies to play a greater part in the EU's €150bn (£130bn) defence loans scheme have broken down after a dispute over money.The two sides had been…

France has agreed to start intercepting small boats in the Channel, following months of pressure from the UK.The change in policy comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer wrote to President Emmanuel Macron urging him…

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…