Category: Political Insight

European leaders have said there is more work to be done to obtain security guarantees for Ukraine as pressure mounts from Washington on Kyiv to reach a peace deal with Russia.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met…

Sam FrancisPolitical reporterGetty ImagesThe Conservatives have set out proposals for a judge-led inquiry to replace the government's delayed investigation into grooming gangs.Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said Labour lacked "the political courage" to deliver its…

Essex Police are assessing allegations that Reform UK overspent on Nigel Farage's general election campaign in Clacton last year.The claims have been made by a former Reform councillor, who the party said was expelled several…

Getty ImagesThe government says some 50,000 young people are expected to benefit from a programme to expand apprenticeships as it looks to tackle youth unemployment.The £725 million package, which was earmarked in the Budget and…

Housing Secretary Steve Reed has admitted there will need to be a sharp surge in housebuilding to meet Labour's promise to build 1.5 million new homes.The government is currently forecast to narrowly miss its target,…

Josh MartinBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe report will look at Covid-era programmes like Eat Out to Help Out, which subsidised hospitality billsCovid-19 support programmes cost taxpayers nearly £11bn through fraud and error, a report will say.The Covid…

Paul SeddonPolitical reporterReutersSir Keir Starmer has said the "hugely talented" Angela Rayner will make a return to the cabinet, following her resignation over a tax scandal. The former deputy prime minister quit in September, after…

Young people on benefits will be offered job opportunities in industries such as construction and hospitality in a bid to tackle rising youth unemployment.The government will fund 350,000 training and work experience placements, and will…

Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura KuenssbergBBC"If I was a politician I'd be going, 'Oh blimey, there is a demographic time bomb'. There are now people of voting age - well into their 30s - who…

The former Conservative business and Scotland Office Minister, Lord Malcolm Offord, has defected to Reform UK.He was unveiled by Nigel Farage at a rally at the the Macdonald Inchyra hotel in Falkirk on Saturday.Lord Offord…