Angus CochraneBBC Scotland NewsDavy Russell is elected as Labour MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and StonehouseSenior figures in the SNP have vowed to learn lessons from Labour's surprise victory at ...

Sean Dilley & Dearbail JordanTransport correspondent & business reporterPATransport Secretary Heidi Alexander "would love to be able" to promise fares will fall under renationalisationThe government cannot guarantee train tickets ...

Iain WatsonPolitical correspondentPARachel Reeves has insisted on the need to "get a grip" on the welfare billTina - an acronym, not a person - was very popular with the ...

Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan has said she will "call out" Labour in Westminster when it "gets it wrong for Wales".In a major speech the Welsh Labour leader said ...

Leader of the House of Commons Lucy Powell has sought to clarify comment in which she appeared to describe grooming gangs as a "dog whistle" issue, after facing a ...

Foreign Secretary David Lammy has criticised Israeli authorities for denying two Labour MPs entry to the country and detaining them.He described the move as "unacceptable, counterproductive, and deeply concerning", ...

Joshua NevettPolitical reporterNizaar KinsellaSenior football reporterGetty ImagesLabour ministers have yet to hold talks with key figures involved in unlocking the £2.5bn promised for Ukraine after Roman Abramovich's sale of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Health minister Andrew Gwynne has been sacked after a newspaper revealed he sent a string of offensive and abusive WhatsApp messages.The MP for Gorton and Denton was also suspended ...

Henry ZeffmanBBC chief political correspondent•@hzeffmanPA MediaWhen Sir Keir Starmer was preparing to run for the Labour leadership in 2020, his campaign director told the future prime minister what mattered ...

Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Michael Ellam, a former adviser to Gordon Brown, to lead his reset negotiations with the EU.Mr Ellam will leave his job at the bank ...