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Shannen HeadleyWest Midlands Zarah Sultana MP/X Zarah Sultana said she would not leave the prison site until an ambulance is allowed in An MP…
Daniel HollandLocal Democracy Reporting Service Hazel Plater Jamie Driscoll was the North of Tyne mayor for five years Former Labour mayor Jamie Driscoll…
BBCPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and his ethics adviser Sir Laurie Magnus have been given "new information" about Chancellor Rachel Reeves' rental arrangements, Downing Street has said. On Wednesday, Reeves apologised for her "error" in…
PA MediaNigel Farage has been the Reform UK MP for Clacton since 2024Nigel Farage has said he is "sad" to see a village in his constituency named the most deprived neighbourhood in England for the…
Christine Jeavans and Phil Leake,data journalists, BBC VerifyGetty ImagesJaywick near Clacton-on-Sea in Essex is among several coastal communities with high levels of deprivationJaywick, near Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, has been named the most deprived neighbourhood in…
The Metropolitan Police are investigating reports a man racially abused Green Party deputy leader Mothin Ali and told him he should be "deported".Leeds councillor Ali said on social media he was wearing Islamic clothing on…
Henry ZeffmanChief political correspondentPA MediaWell, at least nobody is asking Rachel Reeves about tax rises today.Not that this will feel like a pleasant episode for the chancellor.Her failure to apply for a selective licence before…
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has called on the prime minister to sack Rachel Reeves if she puts up taxes at next month's Budget.In its election manifesto last year Labour promised not to increase taxes on…
Five Nottingham city councillors have quit Labour to form a new party.Councillors Kirsty L Jones, Imran Jalil, Anwar Khan, Naim Saqab Salim and Faith Gakanje-Ajala have formed the Nottingham People's Alliance.The new party will be…
Oliver Whitfield-Miocic,in Westminster and Craig Buchan,South EastNigel Farage backs Kent County Council leader '100%'Nigel Farage has said he backs Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran "100%" after Reform UK expelled five councillors.Kemkaran told the BBC…
Gordon CoreraBBC Security AnalystBBCIt is a question that successive governments have struggled with: what kind of threat does China really pose to the UK?Trying to answer it may have contributed to the high-profile collapse of…
Henry ZeffmanChief political correspondentPA MediaSir Keir Starmer round the back of Downing Street being handed a disposable camera to take with him to India.Ed Miliband in front of a fake pub backdrop eating from a…
