The Labour government is planning to pass a new law that would ban fracking for shale gas permanently in England, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has announced. At Labour’s conference, Miliband said he wanted to legislate at the earliest opportunity and launch a national campaign against fracking in the meantime. Fracking is currently only limited by...
The audience at Labour conference applaud the health secretary after he praises his former cabinet colleague.
Sir Keir Starmer said Britain was at a “fork in the road” in his speech to the Labour Party conference in Liverpool on Tuesday. The prime minister took aim at Nigel Farage’s Reform UK, asking: “Do they love our country?” The wide-ranging speech also touched on education, immigration, and US President Donald Trump’s new Gaza...
Sam FrancisPolitical reporter BBC Sir Keir Starmer has said his government will look again at international law to meet the challenge of “mass migration”. The prime minister gave the clearest sign yet the government is planning a major overhaul on the use of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) in immigration cases, but insisted...
Brian WheelerPolitical reporter Starmer questions if Reform wants to serve “our beautiful, tolerant, diverse country” Sir Keir Starmer has launched an all-out attack on Nigel Farage’s “politics of grievance”, claiming the Reform UK leader did not believe in Britain. The prime minister sought to contrast his vision of a “tolerant, decent, respectful Britain” with what...
new video loaded: Republicans and Democrats Trade Blame as Shutdown Looms transcript Back transcript Republicans and Democrats Trade Blame as Shutdown Looms The federal government barreled toward a shutdown on Tuesday ahead of a midnight deadline, as President Trump and Republicans in Congress remained deadlocked with Democrats in a spending standoff. “This is ready to...
Starmer questions if Reform wants to serve “our beautiful, tolerant, diverse country” Sir Keir Starmer was last year’s big winner at the general election. This year saw the prime minister sharpening his argument against Nigel Farage and – by extension – against those within his own party, from the cabinet down, who fret he’s not...
new video loaded: Trump and Hegseth Gather U.S. Senior Military Officers in Virginia transcript Back transcript Trump and Hegseth Gather U.S. Senior Military Officers in Virginia More than 800 generals and admirals, under the direction of President Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, were summoned to a military base in Virginia for an unprecedented meeting....
James LandaleDiplomatic correspondent Getty Images As prime minister of the UK for more than 10 years, Sir Tony Blair was a master of political compromise. He was seen as a deft negotiator of the centre ground, triangulating his way out of the straitjacket of traditional left-right politics. But if there were peace in Gaza and...
Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy rowed back on claims Nigel Farage “flirted with Hitler Youth”. Lammy’s comments were an apparent reference to allegations that emerged in 2013 that Farage sang Nazi songs as a teenager. The Reform UK leader denied the allegations at the time, which centred on a claim that as a schoolboy in...