One in seven Labour MPs represents constituencies in the capital. The prime minister is a London member of parliament, as is his deputy, David Lammy, as well as the ...

Although on Tuesday Reeves, in contrast, stressed that the red lines set out in Labour's manifesto still stand, the chancellor has now clearly signalled a shift. She indicated in ...

Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura KuenssbergBBCGoodbye 2025 - almost. It's not worth saying, "Goodness me, the news is crazy"."Normal" retired many years ago. But which events of this wild ...

Sir Keir Starmer's shake-up of his No 10 team as Parliament returns from recess dominates Tuesday's papers. The Guardian reports the prime minister is attempting to "wrest back control" ...

Daniel Wainwright, Tarah Welsh and Jemma CrewBBC NewsBBCColleagues Amber and Bella both live with their parents and say it is too expensive to move outThe number of new homes ...

BBCAbout a quarter of the working age population - those aged 16 to 64 - do not currently have a job. Caring responsibilities and ill health are the most ...

PA MediaThe UK does not have enough construction workers to build the 1.5 million homes the government has promised, industry leaders have warned.Tens of thousands of new recruits are ...

PA MediaReform UK leader Nigel Farage has said that the Senedd 2026 election will be his party's biggest priority that year.Speaking at the party's Welsh conference in Newport on ...

In the Budget on 30 October, Chancellor Rachel Reeves might be about to raise National Insurance (NI) - a form of tax - on employers.This could be by charging ...

The Treasury is reconsidering parts of Labour’s manifesto plan for non-domicile tax status over worries that the reforms will bring in less money than expected.There is concern that planned ...

The number of housing projects given the go-ahead by councils in England reached a record low in the final months of the last government.Planning permission data for the year ...

BBCNew pet? Tick - the Starmers have a new kitten. Switching the No 10 décor? Done - the PM had a portrait of Margaret Thatcher taken down. Cancelling the ...