A former Welsh Conservative MP says she has joined Reform UK and wants to stand for the party in next May’s Senedd election. Ex-Wrexham MP and former junior defence minister Sarah Atherton left the Tories earlier this year. She now wants to be a Reform candidate in the new Fflint Wrecsam constituency having “put her...
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has mistakenly said Northern Ireland “voted to leave” the European Union.
Sir Keir Starmer has condemned the “horrific” attack on a synagogue in Manchester in which two people have died. The prime minister said he was “appalled” by the car and stabbing attack at the Heaton Park Synagogue in Crumpsall, north Manchester, which took place at about 09:30 BST on Thursday. “The fact that this has...
Democrats say they will not vote to end the government shutdown unless Congress extends extra Obamacare subsidies that are set to expire next year. Republican leaders have said the subsidies shouldn’t be a part of legislation to reopen the government, though several individual lawmakers are open to the idea. Should the extra subsidies expire, how...
new video loaded: Government Shutdown Disruptions Begin transcript Back transcript Government Shutdown Disruptions Begin The government shutdown has affected visits to some sites like Everglades National Park and the Liberty Bell and left some infrastructure projects in limbo. “We spent a lot of money to get here, so hopefully we can do all the things...
On the ground at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool.
The Conservatives have pledged to scrap the UK’s landmark climate change legislation and replace it with a strategy for “cheap and reliable” energy. The Climate Change Act 2008, which put targets for cutting emissions into law, was introduced by the last Labour government and strengthened under Tory PM Theresa May. Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said...
Becky MortonPolitical reporter Bridget Phillipson: Why should children be punished for events out of their control? Bridget Phillipson has said the two child-benefit cap has had a “devastating impact”, as she signalled the government could soon lift it. Asked whether this needed to happen now, the education secretary and deputy leadership candidate, told the BBC...
Becky MortonPolitical reporter Reeves: I will take no risk on public finances Rachel Reeves has said the government is facing difficult choices, as she promised she would not take risks with the public finances. In her speech at Labour’s annual party conference in Liverpool, the chancellor pledged to keep “taxes, inflation and interest rates as...
London Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan has said he is “disgusted and appalled” by footage of some Metropolitan Police officers at Charing Cross police station after it was exposed in a BBC Panorama documentary. Serving Met Officers called for immigrants to be shot, revelled in the use of force and were dismissive of rape claims in...