Justin RowlattBBC Panorama andAnna LamcheBBC NewsGetty ImagesHousing Secretary Steve Reed says his job should be "on the line" over a pledge to build 1.5 million new homes in England...

The Conservatives say they will hand ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe a seat on an influential Commons committee as he "shares our values on cutting waste".The Great Yarmouth MP will...

Jack FiehnSurrey political reporterGetty ImagesThe party took the seats of Guildford South East, Caterham Valley and Camberley West on Surrey County CouncilThe Liberal Democrats have won all six of...

Damian GrammaticasPolitical correspondent andPaul SeddonPolitical reporterBloomberg via Getty ImagesThe proposed new embassy at Royal Mint Court would be the biggest in Europe if it goes aheadA decision on whether...

Chris MasonPolitical editorReutersAt just after half past nine on Wednesday night, the documents appeared on the government's website.There were three submissions from one of the government's Deputy National Security...

Iain WatsonPolitical correspondent andChris MasonPolitical editorAFP/Getty ImagesChristopher Cash (left) and Christopher Berry (right) were both accused of spying for ChinaThe Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats are demanding the Labour...

Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has stepped up his call for a targeted screening programme for prostate cancer. In a BBC interview he said he was "convinced of the...

The prime minister has arrived in Egypt ahead of an international peace summit where the peace plan for Gaza is due to be signed.Sir Keir Starmer will pay "particular...

Jennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter,Joe PikePolitics investigations correspondent andSam FrancisPolitical reporterGetty ImagesSir Tony Blair met with Jeffrey Epstein in Downing Street while still prime minister, following lobbying by Lord Peter Mandelson,...

Glenn CampbellScotland Political Editor, AberdeenPA MediaJohn Swinney will make his keynote speech to the conference on MondayThere is one sure sign that the Scottish National Party is about to...

Joshua NevettPolitical reporterBBCUniversities could face sanctions if pro-Palestinian protests descend into harassment and discrimination against Jewish students on campus, the free speech director at the watchdog for higher education...

Helen CattPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesThe number of Liberal Democrat party members has almost halved in the last five years, according to BBC analysis of available figures.The figure has fallen from...