Category: Political Insight

Police and crime commissioners are to be scrapped in England and Wales to save £100m over this parliament, the government has said.The Home Office said that less than 20% of voters can name their PCC,…

Paul SeddonPolitical reporterReutersSir Keir Starmer has been rebuffed by his own ethics adviser over his role in appointing Labour donor David Kogan as England's new football watchdog.Sir Laurie Magnus told the prime minister it was…

Morgan McSweeney, a man instrumental to the rise of Sir Keir Starmer, is at the centre of another political row after wave of anonymous briefings exposed tensions at the heart of government.Senior ministers have called…

Eleanor Maslin and Suzy Lawson,East Yorkshire and LincolnshireBBCSean Matthews, leader of Lincolnshire County Council, says it would not be able to afford the cost of bringing everyone back into the officeA council leader says there…

Michael Sheils McNameeBusiness reporterReutersGrowth in the UK economy slowed to 0.1% in the July-to-September period, official figures show, as car production slumped. The figure was below the 0.2% predicted by analysts, and is a blow…

Chris Mason,Political editor and Kate Whannel,Political reporterHouse of CommonsSir Keir Starmer is facing calls from senior ministers to sack whoever was behind briefings to the media that the PM is facing a leadership challenge.Energy Secretary…

Proposals to split Worcestershire in two have been revealed, with supporters saying it will "transform" council services.Worcestershire is taking part in the plans for local government reorganisation from 2028, with a business case for a…

The Scottish government has been given the same credit rating as the UK as it prepares to issue its first financial bonds.Credit rating company Moody's rated the Scottish government as Aa3 while rivals S&P Global…

Gareth Lewis,Wales political editor and Steffan Messenger,Wales environment correspondentBBCWork will begin next year, with the aim of generating power by the mid 2030sA first-of-its-kind nuclear power station is to be built on Anglesey, bringing up…

Chris MasonPolitical editorGetty Images"It's not been our finest 24 hours in government," one senior figure in government acknowledged to me, after mudslinging one way and another, some in public, plenty more in private.I have been…