Communities Secretary Steve Reed has said the government is "absolutely committed" to pushing through major asylum reforms, despite a backlash from some Labour MPs.Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced a series of changes, including forcing…
Sam FrancisPolitical reporter PA MediaHome Secretary Shabana Mahmood has unveiled what has been billed as the biggest changes to tackle illegal migration "in modern times".The package, modelled on the stricter approach brought in by Denmark's…
Jennifer McKiernanPolitical reporterPA MediaThe government has said it wants to reduce the number of migrants coming to the UK on small boatsPlans to fast-track the deportations of illegal migrants as part of a sweeping reforms…
People granted asylum in the UK will have to wait 20 years before they can apply to settle permanently, under plans due to be announced by Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Monday.The major shake-up to…
Cemlyn DaviesWales political correspondentGetty ImagesLaura Anne Jones defected from the Conservatives to Reform in JulyReform's only Senedd member faces a two-week suspension over offensive comments made in a WhatsApp chat.In August 2023 Laura Anne Jones…
Vic Minett,BBC CWR and Shannen Headley,West MidlandsCouncillor George Finch spoke to Vic Minett on BBC CWRReform UK council leader George Finch has said a letter he sent to the education secretary on school taxis in…
UK ParliamentChris Hinchliff said his focus remains on serving the communities of North East Hertfordshire Four MPs who were suspended from the Labour Party after rebelling against welfare reforms have had their whips restored.Chris Hinchliff,…
BBCNatalie Fleet said she believed her pregnancy was her faultAn MP who said she became pregnant after being groomed and raped as a teenager has praised government-backed victim reforms, after campaigning to stop rapists having…
The Conservatives say more than 2,000 prisoners serving sentences for rape, stalking and grooming will have their jail time cut because of the government's new sentencing plan.The government's Sentencing Bill, due to be debated by…
The mayor of Lincolnshire is considering scrapping English lessons for foreign nationals.Dame Andrea Jenkyns said the £1m budget should be used on a "scheme which focuses on literacy and numeracy to upskill everybody".Funding is currently…