The UK is to start processing Syrian asylum claims again, more than seven months after decisions were paused following the fall of the Assad regime. Asylum minister Dame Angela Eagle said the Home Off...
Lucy Hooker Business reporter Getty Images The Post Office could be turned into an employee-owned business, the government has suggested, as it launched a public consultation over the future of the se...
Daniela Relph Senior royal correspondent UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer presented an invitation from the King to Trump for second UK state visit during a meeting in the Oval Office in February Don...
Adam Fleming Newscast presenter Getty Images The rooms are in Whitehall, in the centre of London For years, we have reported from outside so-called COBR meetings. It’s where collections of senio...
Becky Morton Political reporter House of Commons Sir Keir Starmer has refused to rule out extending the freeze on tax thresholds, which has seen millions of people dragged into paying higher rates. Th...
For the second time this week, Reform UK have announced a former Conservative cabinet minister has joined them. The other day they said that former Welsh Secretary David Jones had signed up, back in J...
Senior government figures believe they are on the cusp of achieving a breakthrough with Emmanuel Macron on a deal that would see France take back at least some of those who have crossed the English Ch...
Jennifer Meierhans Business reporter Watch Heidi Alexander “guarantees” electric vehicle costs will be lowered The government will make it cheaper to buy an electric car (EV) to get more d...
MPs have approved the government’s benefits bill, which was heavily watered-down last week following a rebellion by Labour backbenchers. The Universal Credit Bill is expected to be classed as a ...
Talks between Health Secretary Wes Streeting and the British Medical Association (BMA) will take place next week in a bid to avert strike action in England’s NHS, the BBC understands. Resident d...