Michael Race & Harry FarleyBusiness reporter & political correspondent BBC newsBBCPressure has increased on the chancellor's tax and spending plans after a surplus in government finances missed official forecasts.The...

The government has launched a public consultation on plans to replace the current system of local government in Norfolk and Suffolk with a mayor-led authority for both counties.The consultation...

Joe Haines, political journalist and press secretary to former Labour Prime Minister Harold Wilson, has died aged 97, A Labour spokesman has confirmed.Haines joined Wilson's Downing Street operation in...

Michael RaceBusiness reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThames Water has won a crucial High Court battle to secure a £3bn rescue loan, staving off the prospect of the debt-laden company coming...

Sir Keir Starmer has said he is "ready and willing" to put UK troops on the ground in Ukraine to help guarantee its security as part of a peace...

There can be "no durable peace" in Ukraine without the involvement of European nations in any talks to end the war with Russia, the business secretary has told the...

Billy KenberPolitics investigations correspondentReutersSince BBC News reported on Thursday that Rachel Reeves had exaggerated her online CV and had been investigated over her use of expenses while working at...

Sir Keir Starmer has reaffirmed Britain will back Ukraine's "irreversible path" to joining Nato despite US President Donald Trump appearing to rule out membership.The prime minister told Ukraine's President...

Work on a number of new towns will begin before the next general election after more than 100 locations across England were put forward, Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has...

PA MediaNew Home Office measures say anyone who enters the UK illegally – including on small boats – will face having a British citizenship application refusedThe government has toughened...

The UK will not retaliate immediately to the renewal of steel and aluminium tariffs by the US, the BBC understands.Many in the industry are calling on Britain to join...

Alex Boyd & Sofia Ferreira SantosBBC NewsParliamentOliver Ryan has been the MP for Burnley, in Lancashire, since 2024A second Labour MP has apologised for comments made in a WhatsApp...