Reform UK welcomes defectors among 20 new councillors

Reform UK has announced 20 councillors have joined the party in England, including defectors from the Conservatives and the Green ...
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How do Labour MPs feel after another government U-turn?

Matt ChorleyPresenter, BBC Radio 5 Live Getty Images Politics is a game of compromise. Labour MPs know that to get ...
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Rachel Reeves ‘particularly concerned’ about pub business rates

The chancellor has said she is “particularly concerned” about the impact of business rates on pubs, as she hinted she ...
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Police called to Redditch council meeting over postponing election

Redditch Borough Council has voted in favour of postponing local elections in May, after a heated meeting in which police ...
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Minister will not be drawn on West Midlands police chief future after Maccabi ban

Ministers have refused to be drawn on the future of West Midlands Police’s chief constable, in the wake of a ...
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Stop saying we can’t make things work, Streeting urges Labour

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has urged Labour colleagues to stop making excuses and blaming the system for the slow pace ...
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Reform’s Laura Anne Jones denies she is racist over Chinese slur

A Reform politician who was suspended from Wales’ parliament for using a racial slur about Chinese people has denied she ...
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Starmer’s change of heart another ‘almighty backtracking’

Ditching his plans to make digital ID mandatory for workers in the UK is an almighty backtracking and dilution of ...
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UK summons Iranian ambassador over ‘brutal’ killings

The UK government has summoned the Iranian ambassador in response to the ongoing “brutal” killings of protesters in the country, ...
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Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK

Kate WhannelPolitical reporter Getty Images The government has dropped plans to make it compulsory to have digital ID in order ...
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