
BBC News - Politics
Updated: 1 week 5 days ago
Wed, 01/21/2026 - 21:00
The controversial clause had already been found to be unlawful and was opposed by Northern Ireland parties and victims' groups.
Wed, 01/21/2026 - 17:15
Sir Keir says President Trump criticised the UK's Chagos Islands deal in order to exert pressure on the PM.
Wed, 01/21/2026 - 15:24
Behind the scenes, Sir Keir had been coming under greater pressure to change his approach to the president.
Wed, 01/21/2026 - 12:16
The parliamentary commissioner for standards said Farage had apologised after missing the deadline for registering interests.
Wed, 01/21/2026 - 10:00
The government has announced the details of its long-awaited Warm Homes Plan which promises to cut energy bills.
Tue, 01/20/2026 - 23:53
Conservative MS James Evans allegedly told a senior Tory he was thinking about defecting.
Tue, 01/20/2026 - 21:33
The US president says it is "another in a very long line of National Security reasons why Greenland has to be acquired".
Tue, 01/20/2026 - 19:12
Critics of the project - including some Labour MPs - warn it could pose a security risk.
Tue, 01/20/2026 - 17:01
Trump has criticised the deal under which the UK keeps control of the joint UK-US Diego Garcia military base.
Tue, 01/20/2026 - 16:15
James Evans confirmed in a statement that he was being ousted from the Conservative party.
Tue, 01/20/2026 - 15:30
BBC chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman shares his analysis.
Tue, 01/20/2026 - 14:28
The government said it expected schools to be "phone-free by default" as a result of the announcement.
Tue, 01/20/2026 - 14:25
James Evans has been sacked as the shadow health secretary and kicked out of the Conservative party.
Tue, 01/20/2026 - 12:57
The prime minister has built his foreign policy around being seen as a trustworthy ally of the US president.
Tue, 01/20/2026 - 10:43
The government says the industry will have "nowhere to hide", but campaigners say the reforms do not go far enough.
Mon, 01/19/2026 - 23:23
Sir Keir Starmer said the situation was "very serious" and that right approach was through "calm discussion".
Mon, 01/19/2026 - 18:26
All 116 Tory MPs have been ordered to a meeting on Monday night, after Nigel Farage imposed a deadline on further defections.
Mon, 01/19/2026 - 17:07
The prime minister is seeking to downplay how he intends to react to Trump's threat of tariffs.
Mon, 01/19/2026 - 15:13
Europe is weighing up how to counter the US president's move against some of America's closest allies.
Mon, 01/19/2026 - 13:13
BBC chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman has this analysis.