new video loaded: Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Says He’s ‘Evolved’ on TariffstranscriptBacktranscriptTreasury Secretary Scott Bessent Says He’s ‘Evolved’ on TariffsSpeaking at The New York Times DealBook summit, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said American trading…
Becky MortonPolitical reporterBBCTransport Secretary Heidi Alexander has denied leaks ahead of the Budget have damaged the economy, following criticism the speculation has "caused paralysis among businesses and consumers".Recent months have been dominated by media reports…
A Russian spy ship is on the edge of UK waters north of Scotland and has directed lasers at pilots of surveillance aircraft monitoring its activities, the defence secretary has said.Speaking at a press conference…
Nick TriggleHealth correspondentPA MediaResident doctors have been picketing outside St. Thomas' Hospital on Friday morning as the strike beganDoctors going on strike for the 13th time in a long-running pay dispute is not only "unnecessary"…
Finance secretary Shona Robison says she could be facing a "nightmare situation" when she sets her own budgetScotland's finance secretary has said she may "have to revisit" a promise not to raise income tax in…
Shannen Headley,BBC News, West Midlands and Simon Gilbert,in WarwickshireBBCEducation secretary Bridget Phillipson has accused Reform of "taking children back to the Victorian era"The education secretary has accused Reform UK of seeking to take "children back…
The United States and China are ready to move forward on a TikTok deal, according to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Bessent had already said last month that the two countries reached a “framework” on a…
The focus of the national grooming gangs inquiry "will not change" or be "watered down", Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has insisted.Writing in the Times newspaper, Mahmood said the wait for the appointment of the inquiry's…
Justin RowlattBBC Panorama andAnna LamcheBBC NewsGetty ImagesHousing Secretary Steve Reed says his job should be "on the line" over a pledge to build 1.5 million new homes in England - but two leading experts have…