After weeks of wondering will she, won't she, and recent heavy hints that she would indeed raise income taxes in the Budget, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has now decided against...

Tarah Welsh,housing reporter and Tara MewawallaGetty ImagesNo-fault evictions will be outlawed in England from 1 May, the government confirmed, as it set out the timeline for sweeping renters' reforms.The...

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,...

Sam FrancisPolitical reporterPA MediaReform UK has said it will no longer co-operate with a BBC documentary about the party following a row over how a speech by US President...

The rate of UK unemployment has risen to 5% in the three months to September, showing signs the jobs market has weakened, according to new official figures. It is...

Kate WhannelPolitical reporterLisa Nandy: 'We didn't meet the highest standards - that is on me'The culture secretary has apologised for breaking rules by failing to declare she had received...

ReutersThe Conservatives are calling for Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to face a standards probe over the appointment of Labour donor David Kogan as England's new football watchdog.Culture Secretary...

Iain Watson,Political correspondent and Patrick Cowling,Producer, BBC Radio 4's Immigration: the Danish WayPA MediaShabana Mahmood sent officials to Denmark to study its immigration systemThe Home Secretary is set to...

Becky MortonPolitical reporterBBCPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said he is "angry and frustrated" over the mistaken release of two prisoners from Wandsworth Prison in London.One of the men,...

NIKLAS HALLE'N/AFP via Getty ImagesTwo prisoners were mistakenly released from HMP Wandsworth in the past weekManhunts are under way for two men who were mistakenly released from Wandsworth prison...

Emer MoreauBusiness reporterGetty ImagesThe report said that a 22-year-old who falls out of work for health reasons could lose out on £1m over the course of their lifetime.The number...

An investigation into allegations that Sheffield Hallam University faced sustained pressure from China to shut down human rights research has been referred to counter-terrorism police.The BBC and the Guardian...