The Government has abandoned plans for a major expansion of judge-only Crown Court trials, although judge-alone trials for complex fraud cases and other court reforms will remain.
4 Oct 2026 · 4 min readThe Conservatives have pledged to restrict student-loan access for non-EU foreign nationals and claim the policy could save taxpayers around £900 million a year.
4 Oct 2026 · 4 min readKemi Badenoch has pledged to abolish the £100,000 earnings ceiling on childcare support in England, with the Conservatives estimating the policy would cost £700 million a year.
4 Oct 2026 · 3 min readKemi Badenoch says a future Conservative government would require patients seeking fit notes lasting four weeks or longer to undergo further occupational-health assessment.
4 Oct 2026 · 3 min readProsecutors allege two Iranian nationals carried out hostile reconnaissance of Manchester Jewish Museum and Heaton Park Synagogue as part of a planned homemade bomb attack.
4 Oct 2026 · 3 min readThe Government is proposing tighter controls on chemicals and natural materials that can be used to make explosives or highly toxic poisons, following recommendations from the Southport Inquiry.
3 Oct 2026 · 3 min readThe National Audit Office has launched a fresh investigation into Capita’s administration of the £239m Civil Service Pension Scheme contract after repeated service failures and delayed payments to members.
3 Oct 2026 · 3 min readG7 countries have agreed an immediate coordinated release of 100 million barrels of emergency petroleum reserves over four months, including a front-loaded diesel release within the first 20 days.
3 Oct 2026 · 3 min readJoshua Kerry, who is already charged with the murder of Ann Widdecombe, has now been charged with preparation of terrorist acts, including alleged activity against Nigel Farage MP.
3 Oct 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has confirmed it will legislate during this Parliament to change the State Pension triple lock from April 2030, meaning MPs will vote on the reform before the next general election.
3 Oct 2026 · 3 min readTwo Iranian nationals have been charged with terrorism offences over an alleged plot targeting the Jewish community in Manchester, Counter Terrorism Policing has confirmed.
3 Oct 2026 · 2 min readThe UK-France ‘one in, one out’ Channel migrant pilot is no longer accepting new cases after France decided not to renew the agreement beyond 1 October.
1 Oct 2026 · 3 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has committed Labour to contesting the next general election with a manifesto pledge to change the UK's electoral system.
1 Oct 2026 · 3 min readThe Metropolitan Police has submitted all Grenfell Tower investigation files to the CPS, covering 54 individuals and 20 companies and organisations, for independent charging decisions.
1 Oct 2026 · 3 min readA new UK-wide excise duty on vaping products has come into force, charging £2.20 for every 10ml of vaping liquid manufactured in or imported into the country.
1 Oct 2026 · 2 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham says the UK has ‘strong indications’ Iran played a part in the security incident near RAF Fairford, while stressing that the counter-terrorism investigation remains ongoing.
1 Oct 2026 · 3 min readThe UK has imposed 31 new sanctions targeting Russian-linked vessels, disinformation networks and people accused of abuses against Ukrainian civilians and children.
1 Oct 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has announced new measures targeting drones and illegal drugs in prisons, including the next phase of a £6.5 million counter-drone technology programme and an expansion of substance-free living units.
29 Sep 2026 · 3 min readUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the RAF Fairford incident clearly involves a foreign actor, while British counter-terrorism police say possible foreign-state involvement remains one of multiple lines of inquiry.
29 Sep 2026 · 3 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham is to create Great British Grid, a new publicly owned body within Great British Energy intended to invest in electricity infrastructure and speed up grid connections.
29 Sep 2026 · 2 min readChancellor John Healey has pledged to stick to the Government's fiscal rules and said fiscal discipline will run through the 28 October Budget.
28 Sep 2026 · 2 min readHome Secretary Shabana Mahmood is set to reopen the UK Resettlement Scheme, with Afghan women and girls and Palestinian refugees among vulnerable groups expected to receive priority.
28 Sep 2026 · 2 min readThe Government has confirmed that Avanti West Coast services will transfer into public ownership on 7 March 2027, alongside an improvement programme for the West Coast Main Line.
28 Sep 2026 · 3 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to develop an NHS-style National Care Service for England that would be free at the point of use, while saying nothing is off the table on funding.
28 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has announced that three new floating docks for Britain's nuclear submarine fleet will be built in the UK through a competition restricted to British industry.
28 Sep 2026 · 2 min readThe Government is reviving the Help to Buy equity-loan model with a new scheme offering eligible first-time buyers 2.5% deposits and Government equity loans worth up to 20%.
28 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has announced a scheme offering eligible young people with disabilities or long-term health conditions a guaranteed paid job, with participation remaining voluntary.
28 Sep 2026 · 2 min readThe Government has announced a new Insourcing Unit to drive what it calls the biggest wave of insourcing in a generation, alongside measures aimed at securing British jobs from utility investment.
28 Sep 2026 · 2 min readCounter Terrorism Policing is leading the investigation after five men arrested near RAF Fairford were further arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act.
27 Sep 2026 · 2 min readCouncils in England are to be given stronger powers to take over the management of privately owned homes that have stood empty for six months, down from the current two-year threshold.
27 Sep 2026 · 2 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has declined to back a third runway at Heathrow, saying the views of Londoners should be heard before he takes a position on the project.
27 Sep 2026 · 2 min readSeveral men have been arrested under the Explosives Act after a major incident was declared near RAF Fairford, with residents evacuated and Army bomb-disposal experts examining vehicles.
27 Sep 2026 · 3 min readSenior figures from Britain's critical infrastructure and defence sectors are to receive closed-door Government briefings on Russian cyber, sabotage, espionage and hybrid threats.
25 Sep 2026 · 2 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has moved to shut down speculation about an early General Election, saying he could 'knock that dead' and that an early vote is not what the country needs.
25 Sep 2026 · 2 min readRavinder Athwal, the economist closely involved in writing Labour's 2024 manifesto, is joining Chancellor John Healey's Treasury team as a senior special adviser amid continuing speculation over an early General Election.
25 Sep 2026 · 3 min readBritish defence firms are to receive access to Ukrainian battlefield data to train and test artificial intelligence systems designed to coordinate advanced drone swarms.
25 Sep 2026 · 2 min readThe UK and Cambodia have signed a new agreement enabling joint action against overseas online scam centres, including intelligence sharing, financial investigations and support for trafficking victims.
25 Sep 2026 · 2 min readThe UK Government has offered the Northern Ireland Executive more than £1.5 billion as ministers seek to break the continuing deadlock over its budget.
25 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has announced an £88 million package of humanitarian and early-recovery support for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, including previously announced and new funding.
25 Sep 2026 · 2 min readDaniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo, has been charged with criminal damage and a separate RIPA offence following an alleged incident involving a boat in the Channel.
25 Sep 2026 · 2 min readElizabeth Keeling has held Wombourne North for the Conservatives in a South Staffordshire District Council by-election, winning 864 votes to Reform UK's 645.
25 Sep 2026 · 1 min readConservative Tom Bradley has won the Blockley ward by-election on Cotswold District Council with 431 votes, gaining the seat from the Greens.
25 Sep 2026 · 1 min readYouGov's first Westminster MRP since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister projects Labour as the largest party on 241 seats, but 85 short of an overall majority.
25 Sep 2026 · 2 min readThe Government and defence industry have agreed plans to provide 40,000 opportunities a year for young people by 2030, rising to 50,000 annually by 2035.
24 Sep 2026 · 2 min readMinistry of Defence figures show spending with UK industry and commerce reached a record £34.1 billion in 2025/26, up 3.2% in real terms.
24 Sep 2026 · 2 min readBentley has completed a £350 million investment at its Crewe plant as the Government says automotive investment announcements have topped £1 billion in seven days.
24 Sep 2026 · 2 min readYouGov's first MRP since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister projects Labour would remain the largest party on 241 seats but lose its Commons majority if an election were held now.
24 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Treasury Committee has launched an inquiry into whether the Bank of England’s monetary policy independence remains fit for purpose almost 30 years after it was introduced.
24 Sep 2026 · 3 min readKemi Badenoch has said she believes Andy Burnham could call a General Election as soon as December, describing the Prime Minister as a gambler who may fancy his chances.
24 Sep 2026 · 2 min readHome Office figures show 3,427 people who previously arrived in the UK by small boat were returned in the 12 months to 31 July 2026, up 39% year on year.
23 Sep 2026 · 2 min readThe Government has confirmed Manchester will host the G20 Leaders’ Summit on 27 and 28 November 2027, with world leaders gathering at Manchester Central.
23 Sep 2026 · 2 min readDr Jade Leung will step down as the Prime Minister’s full-time AI adviser and AI Security Institute CTO at the end of September, while moving into two part-time government roles.
23 Sep 2026 · 2 min readThe Government is reviewing the Chagos agreement after US opposition, with Defence Secretary Wes Streeting confirming that planned payments to Mauritius will not be made at this stage.
23 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe RAF has formed No. III Space Effects Squadron, the UK’s first military unit dedicated to countering hostile activity against British interests in space.
23 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe Treasury Committee has urged ministers to protect the independence of the Office for Budget Responsibility while recommending that the fiscal watchdog add a new 10-year forecast alongside its existing five-year outlook.
23 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has announced £90 million for new and upgraded heat networks, saying more than 750,000 homes will benefit from cleaner and cheaper heating.
23 Sep 2026 · 4 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has ordered security chiefs to begin creating a National Centre for Information Defence to detect, attribute and disrupt hostile-state information attacks.
23 Sep 2026 · 4 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has told Donald Trump directly that Britain will stand firm against threats to the Falkland Islands and defend the Islanders’ right to remain British.
23 Sep 2026 · 4 min readSir Ed Davey has promised £17 billion of income-tax cuts by the end of the next Parliament, funded through growth the Liberal Democrats believe would follow Britain rejoining the EU Single Market and a customs union.
22 Sep 2026 · 4 min readIneos is suspending production at three chemical units in Hull, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe blaming high gas prices and carbon costs for making UK manufacturing uncompetitive.
22 Sep 2026 · 3 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to argue that Britain should be treated as a trusted partner under the EU’s emerging ‘Made in Europe’ rules, amid concern over the effect on UK steel and automotive supply chains.
22 Sep 2026 · 3 min readDonald Trump has directly challenged Andy Burnham over the Chagos Islands agreement, branding it a ‘terrible deal’ during the leaders’ first face-to-face meeting in New York.
22 Sep 2026 · 3 min readBritain and the United States have completed their first live launch of a heavyweight torpedo from an uncrewed underwater vessel during an AUKUS trial in UK waters.
22 Sep 2026 · 4 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has pledged to work with Mauritius and the United States on a way forward for Diego Garcia after legislation implementing the Chagos Islands treaty stalled.
22 Sep 2026 · 4 min readUK public-sector borrowing reached £77.3 billion between April and August, placing it £8.1 billion above the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecast.
22 Sep 2026 · 4 min readEmployees will gain a day-one legal right to bereavement leave from April 2027, including up to two weeks of unpaid leave following pregnancy loss before 24 weeks.
22 Sep 2026 · 4 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has approved a time-limited RAF operation providing defensive air-to-air refuelling support for Saudi aircraft responding to Houthi attacks.
22 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe Liberal Democrats have called for failing water companies to become customer-owned mutuals and for Thames Water to be placed immediately into special administration.
21 Sep 2026 · 4 min readEd Davey has demanded that the maternity-care crisis be brought to an end during this Parliament after Liberal Democrat analysis of NHS data indicated serious childbirth injuries have reached record levels.
21 Sep 2026 · 4 min readKemi Badenoch has pledged that a future Conservative government would restore tax-free shopping for overseas visitors, reversing a policy abolished while she was a Treasury minister.
21 Sep 2026 · 4 min readHelen Jenner has been elected leader of Reform UK Wales and will head the party's group in the Senedd following the resignation of Dan Thomas.
21 Sep 2026 · 3 min readEvery Crown Court in England and Wales is to receive at least one specialist courtroom for rape and serious sexual offence cases within two years, under reforms designed to reduce delays and make the court process less traumatic for victims.
21 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe Liberal Democrats have proposed a £250 million-a-year Online Crime Agency funded by a new levy on large technology and generative-AI companies.
21 Sep 2026 · 5 min readFormer Labour leader Neil Kinnock has urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to introduce compulsory voting, arguing that declining turnout is distorting election results.
20 Sep 2026 · 4 min readNigel Farage has said he wants Donald Trump's border chief Tom Homan to help secure Britain's borders, although no formal role or agreement has been announced.
20 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has launched a National Taskforce for Tackling Misogyny, bringing together ministers, local leaders, academics and women's organisations to examine harmful attitudes online, at work and within communities.
20 Sep 2026 · 4 min readSir Ed Davey has confirmed the Liberal Democrats have begun preparing a new manifesto unusually early so the party is ready if Andy Burnham calls a snap General Election.
20 Sep 2026 · 3 min readMichael Marra has been elected leader of Scottish Labour after defeating Joe Fagan by 4,266 votes to 2,485, taking charge of the party following its worst Holyrood result of the devolution era.
19 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has formally confirmed that its national Digital ID programme, proposed legislation and mandatory right-to-work element will not proceed, although several separate digital identity services will continue.
19 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe UK Government has pledged its full support to businesses connected with the Falkland Islands after Argentina submitted legislation designed to strengthen sanctions against companies, individuals, shareholders and suppliers.
19 Sep 2026 · 4 min readChancellor John Healey is making the case for British manufacturers to be covered by the EU’s proposed Made in Europe industrial rules during finance-minister talks in Dublin. No agreement has been reached.
18 Sep 2026 · 2 min readRussia has summoned the UK’s chargé d’affaires in Moscow over British military aid to Ukraine and issued a conditional warning about alleged British facilities used for strikes on Russian territory.
18 Sep 2026 · 2 min readA Lords committee has warned that the next BBC Charter must put the broadcaster on a sustainable financial footing as licence numbers fall and debate continues over reforming the licence fee.
18 Sep 2026 · 5 min readChiltern Railways will move into public ownership on Sunday 20 September, becoming the sixth operator transferred under the Government's rail programme, with 25 extra daily services planned from December.
18 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe SNP has gained the Avondale and Stonehouse seat on South Lanarkshire Council after Leigh Payne was elected at stage nine, with Labour second and Reform UK third on first preferences.
18 Sep 2026 · 2 min readThe Public Accounts Committee says more than £555m had been provided to British Steel by June and taxpayers continue to spend around £1.3m a day, while MPs demand a credible long-term plan.
18 Sep 2026 · 4 min readHome Secretary Shabana Mahmood has branded Danny Tommo an 'outright racist' and warned that people who break the law will face its full force amid tensions over the proposed Bicester asylum site.
18 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has urged the Government to reject Thames Water's creditor rescue proposal and consider special administration or emergency legislation.
18 Sep 2026 · 4 min readIndependent MP Ayoub Khan says he supports UN forces entering Gaza and the West Bank and would have sent British troops after three British World Central Kitchen workers were killed in an Israeli strike.
18 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government is expanding its targeted knife-crime programme to more than 230 areas across 27 police forces, as Home Office data shows knife-enabled robbery fell 23% across seven priority forces.
18 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Bank of England has held Bank Rate at 3.75% in a 6–3 vote but warned inflation could rise slightly above 4% in early 2027 as energy prices increase.
17 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has unveiled the first Environmental Delivery Plan under its Nature Restoration Fund, which ministers say could support up to 15,780 new homes in Norfolk while funding large-scale river and wetland restoration.
17 Sep 2026 · 3 min readMPs have called for the Government to remove 'net zero' from the name of its energy department, arguing that the phrase has become a 'lightning rod' for opposition to climate action.
17 Sep 2026 · 3 min readFirst Sea Lord General Sir Gwyn Jenkins has warned that Russia is probing Britain for weakness around critical undersea infrastructure as he calls for greater Royal Navy warfighting readiness.
17 Sep 2026 · 3 min readA House of Lords committee has called for a comprehensive ban on gambling advertising in Great Britain, arguing that current rules have failed to keep pace with digital marketing and evidence of gambling harm.
17 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has launched £30 million of Great British Energy funding for community-owned clean energy projects, the first wave of a programme worth up to £1 billion.
17 Sep 2026 · 3 min readWandsworth Council says council tax will need to rise by £958 for a Band D property in 2027/28 unless the Government changes its funding settlement, which the authority says will cut its funding by £84 million a year.
17 Sep 2026 · 3 min readReform UK has taken the Conservative-held East Markham ward on Bassetlaw District Council, with Matthew Evans winning 436 votes to the Conservatives' 250.
17 Sep 2026 · 2 min readThe Government has changed its position on funding the teacher pay award in England after the NEU prepared to ballot members for strike action, with pension-scheme savings now expected to cover the previous school-budget shortfall.
16 Sep 2026 · 3 min readLabour MP Tahir Ali has apologised after asking in Parliament whether military action should be taken against Israel, saying his words gave the wrong impression.
16 Sep 2026 · 5 min readMcLaren Automotive is investing around £500 million to expand its UK manufacturing and engineering operations, creating 1,000 jobs by 2032 and potentially supporting thousands more across the supply chain.
16 Sep 2026 · 3 min readPiddington residents have voted 285 to 26 to symbolically leave the United Kingdom in protest against plans to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers at nearby MoD Bicester.
16 Sep 2026 · 4 min readSarah Cooper-Lesadd has quit Reform UK and joined Plaid Cymru four months after being elected, saying her former party is not serious about governing Wales.
16 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Climate Change Committee says Heathrow cannot expand consistently with UK climate targets under current policies and has called for aviation to fully address its emissions by 2050.
16 Sep 2026 · 3 min readUK CPI inflation rose from 2.9% to 3.1% in August as higher petrol, diesel and air fares pushed up prices, according to the Office for National Statistics.
16 Sep 2026 · 3 min readDowning Street says pensioners whose only income is the basic or new State Pension will not pay income tax on it during this Parliament, as the full new pension heads above the Personal Allowance.
16 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe Thirlwall Inquiry has found a complete failure to protect babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, while a separate CCRC review of Lucy Letby's convictions remains underway.
16 Sep 2026 · 6 min readA Scottish Affairs Committee report warns persistent skills shortages could limit Scotland's ability to support the UK's defence strategy and benefit from increased defence spending.
16 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe Government will work towards the public acquisition of Speciality Steel UK after rejecting a private-sector proposal, with more than 1,300 jobs supported across four sites.
16 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has introduced legislation to repeal historic restrictions preventing Roman Catholic and Jewish prime ministers from carrying out constitutional duties relating to church appointments.
16 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe UK is upgrading diplomatic relations with Venezuela and intends to restore ambassador-level representation while maintaining its existing assessment of disputed Venezuelan elections.
15 Sep 2026 · 3 min readNigel Farage has warned trade union funding of Labour could be targeted if retrospective legislation prevents Reform UK keeping its £72 million in donations from Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne.
15 Sep 2026 · 4 min readNew ONS figures show UK payrolled employment falling by an estimated 145,000 over the year as vacancies drop to their lowest level outside the Covid period in more than a decade.
15 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe Electoral Commission has warned that growing abuse and intimidation are changing how candidates participate in British politics following its review of the May 2026 elections in England.
15 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe UK and US have announced a major partnership combining artificial intelligence, advanced computing and fusion research as the Government targets more than 10,000 British fusion-sector jobs by 2030.
15 Sep 2026 · 3 min readJohn Swinney has predicted that Andy Burnham will be the last prime minister of the United Kingdom as the SNP leader intensifies pressure for another Scottish independence referendum.
14 Sep 2026 · 5 min readThe Joint Committee on Human Rights has called for a comprehensive new AI Bill and a single independent regulator, warning that the UK's existing framework is not equipped to address rapidly developing artificial intelligence risks.
14 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe Government has unveiled the biggest overhaul of school food in a generation, updating England's school food standards for the first time in more than a decade.
14 Sep 2026 · 3 min readNigel Farage has refused to say whether Reform UK's £72 million in donations from Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne will comply with retrospective political funding rules currently passing through Parliament.
14 Sep 2026 · 4 min readRail passengers whose trains are cancelled will be able to use another participating operator without buying a second ticket under new rules taking effect on 20 September.
14 Sep 2026 · 3 min readFormer Conservative chancellor George Osborne has renewed his call for Britain to rejoin the EU customs union, arguing the economy has suffered severe damage since Brexit.
13 Sep 2026 · 4 min readAngela Rayner has admitted there is only a slim chance of the Government meeting its target of building 1.5 million homes in England before the next general election.
13 Sep 2026 · 3 min readJohn Swinney, Rhun ap Iorwerth and Michelle O'Neill are expected to meet in Cardiff on Monday as nationalist leaders prepare a joint declaration on self-determination and the UK's constitutional future.
13 Sep 2026 · 3 min readWelsh First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has warned Andy Burnham not to treat Wales like an English region as he presses the Prime Minister to devolve policing and justice powers.
13 Sep 2026 · 3 min readDonald Trump has intervened in the Northern Ireland constitutional debate by saying he would love to see a united Ireland, prompting Downing Street to restate Andy Burnham's opposition to a border poll under current conditions.
13 Sep 2026 · 3 min readSir John Curtice has warned that an early General Election called by Andy Burnham could backfire and potentially leave Reform UK as the largest party in Parliament.
13 Sep 2026 · 2 min readBritish crypto entrepreneur Ben Delo has announced a record £36 million donation to Reform UK, giving Nigel Farage's party a major financial boost ahead of the next general election.
12 Sep 2026 · 3 min readMore than 70 MPs and peers have urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to back a proposed ban on the development of artificial superintelligence and lead an international effort against the technology.
12 Sep 2026 · 3 min readKemi Badenoch has joined speculation over a possible early General Election, saying she believes Prime Minister Andy Burnham wants to call one.
12 Sep 2026 · 2 min readMPs have rejected a renewed attempt to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, defeating Lauren Edwards' bill by 286 votes to 270 at second reading.
11 Sep 2026 · 3 min readReform UK has gained Hutton & Locking from the Conservatives after William 'Will' Jones was elected to North Somerset Council.
11 Sep 2026 · 2 min readGreen Party leader Zack Polanski has been formally selected to contest the Holborn and St Pancras by-election on 8 October, setting up a high-profile battle with Labour's Sagal Abdi-Wali for Sir Keir Starmer's former seat.
11 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe UK economy grew by 0.4% in July, significantly beating expectations for no growth, as services and computer programming helped drive the stronger-than-expected performance.
11 Sep 2026 · 2 min readThe National Audit Office has warned that households could face higher electricity bills unless Britain accelerates a £70 billion programme to upgrade the power grid, with congestion costs potentially reaching £7.8 billion a year by 2030.
11 Sep 2026 · 4 min readMPs will vote today on a renewed attempt to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales, after the previous bill cleared the Commons but failed to complete its passage through the Lords.
11 Sep 2026 · 4 min readAndy Burnham has announced 29 new battery-electric trains for TransPennine Express, with the fleet to be built by Alstom in Derby and enter service in the 2030s.
11 Sep 2026 · 3 min readAndy Burnham has rejected Conservative plans to fund higher defence spending through major welfare cuts after telling MPs that national security “can’t come at the expense of social security”.
10 Sep 2026 · 4 min readUK government borrowing costs have surged, with 30-year gilt yields reaching 5.925% — their highest level since 1998 — adding pressure on Chancellor John Healey ahead of his first Budget.
10 Sep 2026 · 3 min readRegional mayors across England are to be given powers to impose an Overnight Visitor Levy on accommodation, with money raised retained for local investment.
10 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government is preparing legislation that would force technology companies to prevent under-18s from taking, viewing or sending nude images, after ministers said voluntary industry progress had not gone far enough.
10 Sep 2026 · 3 min readMore than £1.5 billion has been allocated to over 950 NHS hospital projects across England, including major building schemes and hundreds of safety, maintenance, cooling and resilience improvements.
10 Sep 2026 · 3 min readTransport Secretary Heidi Alexander has given NATS one week to investigate the air traffic control failure that caused around 2,000 flight cancellations, while ordering a separate independent CAA review.
10 Sep 2026 · 3 min readAndy Burnham has sparked a fresh Scottish independence row after saying another referendum would not take place unless majority public support emerged, prompting the SNP to claim the Prime Minister had shifted his position.
9 Sep 2026 · 3 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has personally defended the Government's sanctions against Israeli settlements, telling MPs that Britain 'has to stand for something' and must back support for a two-state solution with action.
9 Sep 2026 · 3 min readEvery active private landlord in England will have to join a national property register as the Government confirms a 15 December launch in the West Midlands and a nationwide rollout lasting 12 months.
9 Sep 2026 · 3 min readIsrael has given Britain 30 days to close its consulate in East Jerusalem, while other UK officials have seven days to leave and former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is among British nationals barred from entering Israel.
9 Sep 2026 · 3 min readTransport Secretary Heidi Alexander has summoned NATS chief executive Martin Rolfe after a major air traffic control failure caused more than 1,000 flight cancellations and widespread disruption across UK airports.
9 Sep 2026 · 3 min readBritain has sold £4.25 billion of 30-year Government debt at a yield of 5.8168%, the highest borrowing cost at any gilt auction or syndication since comparable Debt Management Office records began in 1998.
9 Sep 2026 · 2 min readIsrael has announced the closure of the British Consulate in East Jerusalem and a series of further retaliatory measures after the UK unveiled new restrictions targeting trade linked to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.
8 Sep 2026 · 3 min readA technical failure in NATS' flight processing system caused widespread disruption at major UK airports, with Gatwick departures temporarily grounded and Heathrow, Manchester, Stansted and other airports hit by delays and restrictions.
8 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has set Great British Railways a new target to increase rail freight by at least 40% by 2040, with the Railways Bill providing for the target to form part of the new body's statutory framework.
8 Sep 2026 · 2 min readThe Government has laid legislation imposing sweeping new sanctions on Iran, including a ban on Iranian aircraft landing in the UK and expanded restrictions on finance, energy, shipping, insurance and banking.
8 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe UK is banning imports from Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and restricting services supporting settlement activity as the Government unveils its promised response to settlement expansion.
8 Sep 2026 · 4 min readAndy Burnham has raised UK domestic security, Ukraine, Hong Kong, human rights and sensitive consular cases with Chinese President Xi Jinping while backing continued pragmatic engagement with Beijing.
8 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe UK has pledged £100 million towards a winter air-defence package for Ukraine, including support for Patriot missiles, as Britain steps up military deliveries ahead of winter.
8 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has launched a new UK Space Strategy backed by £7.8 billion to 2030, including major investment in satellite communications, space intelligence and protection against hostile threats.
8 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe Government has warned that people smugglers may use larger boats and less frequently targeted stretches of coastline after an unusual crossing near the Isle of Wight and protests in Portsmouth and Dover.
7 Sep 2026 · 4 min readAngela Rayner has withdrawn local government reorganisation decisions covering Essex, Hampshire, Norfolk and Suffolk and paused the wider programme for review following updated legal advice.
7 Sep 2026 · 4 min readAndy Burnham and Donald Trump have agreed on the need to continue working towards a ceasefire in Ukraine, with the Prime Minister reiterating UK support for recent US-led peace negotiations.
7 Sep 2026 · 3 min readJaguar Land Rover has confirmed plans to cut around 4,000 jobs globally over two years as the carmaker targets £1.7 billion of savings, with ministers preparing further talks with the company.
7 Sep 2026 · 3 min readAndy Burnham has confirmed that the UK will introduce comprehensive measures in response to Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank, with targeted sanctions already identified as part of the planned package.
7 Sep 2026 · 3 min readPolice have confirmed that officers were injured and police, Coastguard and Border Force vehicles damaged during the Portsmouth anti-migration protest, with an investigation now under way.
7 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe British Chambers of Commerce has urged Chancellor John Healey to replace the state pension triple lock with inflation-linked increases, estimating the change could save £3.3 billion over two years.
7 Sep 2026 · 4 min readHundreds of anti-migration protesters gathered in Portsmouth and blocked roads after a small boat carrying around 140 migrants was intercepted and its occupants brought ashore.
7 Sep 2026 · 4 min readLiverpool City Region has begun bringing its bus network back under public control, starting in St Helens before expanding to Wirral and the rest of the region.
7 Sep 2026 · 4 min readChancellor John Healey is unveiling a £150 million British Business Bank fund offering investments of £5 million to £15 million to fast-growing companies across the North of England.
7 Sep 2026 · 4 min readAround 140 migrants have reached Britain in a single inflatable boat after setting out from an unusually distant part of Normandy, days after Andy Burnham and Emmanuel Macron discussed efforts to reduce Channel crossings.
6 Sep 2026 · 4 min readJohn Swinney's SNP Government plans to combine Scottish Government and Scottish Development International offices into an expanded Scotland House network operating in more than 40 locations.
6 Sep 2026 · 3 min readBusiness Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has ruled out a taxpayer-funded bailout for Jaguar Land Rover as the carmaker prepares major job cuts, while leaving the door open to support for long-term investment.
6 Sep 2026 · 3 min readForeign Secretary Ed Miliband is facing a diplomatic and political backlash after saying he had heard accounts of medicines being blocked in Gaza and children dying while awaiting treatment, prompting a sharp public rebuke from Israel's Foreign Ministry.
6 Sep 2026 · 5 min readSenior Reform UK figures have publicly divided over Zia Yusuf's comments about Somali-born Camden Council leader Sagal Abdi-Wali, with Nadine Dorries calling his post 'nasty' while Robert Jenrick defended him against accusations of racism.
6 Sep 2026 · 3 min readNigel Farage has admitted that undercover footage at the centre of Reform UK's foreign-donations controversy 'looks bad', while maintaining that the party broke no law and accepted no illegal money.
6 Sep 2026 · 3 min readCommons Defence Committee chair Tan Dhesi has urged the Government to commit now to spending 3% of GDP on defence by 2030, arguing that renewed tensions over the Falkland Islands underline the need for faster decisions.
6 Sep 2026 · 3 min readWest Midlands Police has appealed for a female protester to come forward after footage from Reform UK’s Birmingham conference appeared to show audience members pulling her hair and grabbing her head as she was removed.
6 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has announced plans to simplify UK corporate reporting, potentially exempting some medium-sized companies from audits and removing reporting requirements for thousands of smaller firms.
6 Sep 2026 · 4 min readRoyal Marines and RAF personnel have deployed to Norway's remote Jan Mayen island alongside Norwegian and US forces in a NATO operation designed to strengthen allied capability in the strategically important High North.
6 Sep 2026 · 4 min readSuella Braverman has pledged that a Reform UK government would scrap limits on medical training places for British students within its first 100 days, promising to resign if she failed to deliver.
6 Sep 2026 · 4 min readReform UK has pledged to raise the income tax personal allowance from £12,570 to £15,000 within its first 100 days in government, with the party saying most taxpayers would save around £500 a year.
5 Sep 2026 · 3 min readMasked protesters blocked key routes into the Port of Dover during an apparent anti-immigration demonstration, causing miles of congestion before access was restored.
5 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has launched a new crackdown on illegal, cloned and ‘ghost’ number plates, funding a national roads-policing centre to share intelligence, data and technology across England.
5 Sep 2026 · 4 min readArgentina has begun sanction proceedings against 45 people and companies linked to Falklands oil exploration after President Javier Milei vowed tougher action over the Sea Lion project.
5 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe British Army has scaled back a range of non-essential collective training as funding pressures bite, with readiness-related and deployment training being prioritised.
5 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe British Polling Council says JL Partners clearly breached its transparency rules over polling linked to Reform UK, while the Market Research Society has referred the matter to its standards board.
5 Sep 2026 · 5 min readReform UK and France’s National Rally have signed a memorandum of understanding setting out how they would work together to stop Channel small-boat crossings if both parties enter government.
4 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has tightened school-uniform rules to stop schools circumventing new limits on compulsory branded clothing and PE kit, with ministers warning they can intervene where policies breach the requirements.
4 Sep 2026 · 3 min readBritain has vowed to uphold the Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination after Javier Milei renewed Argentina's sovereignty claim and announced measures targeting offshore oil development.
4 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe Metropolitan Police is assessing allegations over Reform UK and political donations after an undercover investigation into foreign-funded polling, while two senior party figures have stepped down pending an internal inquiry.
4 Sep 2026 · 4 min readJames Orr and Dan Jukes have stepped down from senior Reform UK roles while the party investigates allegations concerning political donations and polling aired by Channel 4 News.
4 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe British Army has curtailed non-essential collective training for many UK-based units amid budget pressures, while operational and high-readiness training continues.
4 Sep 2026 · 4 min readAndy Burnham and Emmanuel Macron have discussed next steps towards establishing local SCALP missile assembly lines in Ukraine after Britain cleared the release of classified information on UK components.
4 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has named 658 employers for National Minimum Wage breaches, with around £4 million repaid to more than 27,000 workers and £7 million in penalties imposed.
4 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe UK intends to invest £400 million in the Tropical Forests Forever Facility through a loan, with the commitment subject to final due diligence and agreement over the fund's governance.
3 Sep 2026 · 4 min readReform UK plans investor meetings in London and New York as Robert Jenrick pledges more than £100 billion of spending reductions in the party's first 100 days in government.
3 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe Home Office is changing the Immigration Rules so applicants in the UK who previously failed to report for immigration bail or absconded from bail or custody can be refused on that basis.
3 Sep 2026 · 4 min readReform UK accepted more than £5.3 million in donations during the second quarter of 2026, comfortably out-raising Labour and the Conservatives, according to new Electoral Commission figures.
3 Sep 2026 · 4 min readBritain has summoned Russia's Chargé d'Affaires after Germany blamed Moscow for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport. Russia denies responsibility.
3 Sep 2026 · 3 min readRecognised modern-slavery victims on Skilled Worker visas can now leave an exploitative sponsoring employer and work elsewhere for the remainder of their existing visa.
3 Sep 2026 · 4 min readGreen Party leader Zack Polanski has confirmed he wants to contest the Holborn and St Pancras by-election triggered by Sir Keir Starmer’s departure from Parliament, although he must still be formally selected by local party members.
3 Sep 2026 · 5 min readThe Burnham Government has announced a cross-government team to examine the influence of UK-based political ‘mega-donors’, but ministers have not yet agreed a numerical cap on domestic donations.
3 Sep 2026 · 5 min readFrance is deploying 45 additional officers to western beaches as the UK and France respond to smugglers using larger ‘mega-dinghies’ and launch sites further along the French coast.
3 Sep 2026 · 4 min readKemi Badenoch is setting out a Conservative plan for an extra £10 billion a year in defence spending and a 3% of GDP target by 2029-30, funded through welfare reforms and other spending cuts.
3 Sep 2026 · 5 min readJohn Healey is set to deliver his first major speech as Chancellor on Monday, with UK borrowing costs at their highest level since 2007 and pressure mounting ahead of the 28 October Budget.
3 Sep 2026 · 4 min readThe Burnham Government has launched a cross-government taskforce to examine greater public control across housing, water, energy and transport, while stressing that detailed ownership models and any nationalisation plans have not yet been decided.
2 Sep 2026 · 5 min readThe DVLA is investigating how a 24-year-old Nissan Micra came to be recorded against Sadiq Khan’s name and date of birth after he was convicted in his absence and correspondence was sent to the wrong Stratford address.
2 Sep 2026 · 4 min readRupert Lowe’s Restore Britain has secured its first major financial backer, with technology entrepreneur Simon Galbraith donating £500,000 through Cade Hill Investments.
2 Sep 2026 · 3 min readForeign Secretary Ed Miliband says the Burnham Government is preparing a comprehensive package of measures over Israeli settlement expansion, including possible restrictions on British companies involved in new West Bank settlements.
1 Sep 2026 · 4 min readCouncils in England must now notify schools, GPs and health visiting services when children are placed in temporary accommodation, as the Government says around 177,530 children are living in such housing — the highest number on record.
1 Sep 2026 · 5 min readFormer SAS soldier Andy McNab says he would not join the regiment today as veterans warn fears of future prosecution are affecting recruitment and retention, while the Government insists lawful service personnel will be protected.
1 Sep 2026 · 7 min readSmall-boat arrivals fell to 7,371 across June, July and August, roughly half last summer's total, as ministers credit stronger UK-French enforcement while acknowledging more people are being packed onto each vessel.
1 Sep 2026 · 4 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has offered devolution deals to every part of England without devolved powers and said Cornwall's agreement could proceed with or without an elected mayor.
1 Sep 2026 · 4 min readSir Keir Starmer has announced he will stand down as Labour MP for Holborn and St Pancras after 11 years in Parliament, paving the way for a high-profile by-election.
1 Sep 2026 · 3 min readThe Government is bringing forward £110 million from existing budgets to accelerate prison construction and conversions as ministers pursue a target of 14,000 additional places by 2031.
1 Sep 2026 · 4 min readChancellor John Healey says the 2027 Spending Review will set a target date for Britain to reach 3% of GDP on defence and a clear path towards the NATO core-defence commitment of 3.5% by 2035.
1 Sep 2026 · 4 min readKemi Badenoch has completed her Shadow Cabinet reshuffle, promoting 2024 MPs Katie Lam, Rebecca Paul and Harriet Cross to major portfolios as the Conservatives bring a new generation onto the front bench.
1 Sep 2026 · 4 min readA government cap preventing Plan 2 and Plan 3 student-loan interest rates from exceeding 6% has taken effect for the 2026/27 academic year, with ministers citing the risk of inflationary shocks linked to conflict in the Middle East.
1 Sep 2026 · 4 min readUK businesses now have full access to all 11 other CPTPP members after the agreement entered into force with Canada, completing Britain's accession to a trading bloc worth almost £13 trillion including the UK.
1 Sep 2026 · 4 min readA major change to the legal definition of regulated activity with children has taken effect, removing the supervision exemption and bringing more regularly supervised staff and volunteers within the barred-list regime.
1 Sep 2026 · 4 min readKemi Badenoch has removed Sir Mel Stride as Shadow Chancellor and promoted Andrew Griffith to lead the Conservatives' economic team, with Claire Coutinho taking over the business brief.
31 Aug 2026 · 3 min readDame Priti Patel will become International Secretary of the Conservative Party after leaving the Shadow Cabinet, with Kemi Badenoch asking her to strengthen links with conservative and centre-right parties around the world.
31 Aug 2026 · 4 min readPriti Patel has confirmed she is leaving the Shadow Cabinet and Stuart Andrew has also returned to the back benches, accelerating Kemi Badenoch's major Conservative frontbench reshuffle.
31 Aug 2026 · 5 min readKemi Badenoch is preparing a major Shadow Cabinet reshuffle, with Tom Tugendhat reportedly set to replace Dame Priti Patel as Shadow Foreign Secretary after Sir James Cleverly quit the front bench to pursue a London mayoral bid.
30 Aug 2026 · 4 min readKemi Badenoch has reportedly asked Cabinet Secretary Dame Antonia Romeo to seek approval for formal pre-election Civil Service access talks as the Conservatives prepare for the possibility of an early election under Andy Burnham.
30 Aug 2026 · 5 min readThe Burnham Government has approved an Avanti West Coast train-driver deal giving Aslef members a 3.6% pay rise, time-and-a-half on Sundays and improved rest-day payments after a threat of strike action.
30 Aug 2026 · 4 min readAndy Burnham has ordered all manslaughter offences to be excluded from forthcoming prison release changes, alongside death by dangerous or drunk driving, causing or allowing the death of a child and historic child-sex offences.
30 Aug 2026 · 5 min readChancellor John Healey is reportedly considering windfall taxes on banks and oil companies as Treasury officials look for ways to plug an estimated £4.7bn gap in the public finances ahead of the October Budget.
30 Aug 2026 · 4 min readReform UK has pledged a police-led taskforce to scrutinise asylum-accommodation contractors and proposed criminal liability for senior executives where residents commit violence against women and girls.
30 Aug 2026 · 4 min readSuella Braverman has categorically ruled out joining a Reform-Conservative coalition government, reversing her previous support for cooperation between the parties on the political right.
29 Aug 2026 · 4 min readThe UK Government has declared its support for the Falkland Islands 'unwavering' after a senior US official reportedly refused to rule out using Washington's position on the islands as leverage in the dispute over NATO defence spending.
29 Aug 2026 · 4 min readSir James Cleverly has quit Kemi Badenoch's shadow cabinet with immediate effect to launch a bid for the Conservative nomination for Mayor of London in 2028.
29 Aug 2026 · 3 min readBridget Phillipson has defended the Government's early-prison-release reforms, warning that without action to ease overcrowding police could ultimately be forced to cancel arrests because the justice system had run out of custodial space.
29 Aug 2026 · 4 min readFormer prime minister Gordon Brown has predicted that Ireland will eventually be united, just days after Andy Burnham said a referendum on Irish unity was 'off the table'.
29 Aug 2026 · 5 min readJohn Swinney's Scottish Government has demanded a Scottish Visa, Rural Visa and Scottish Graduate Visa just a day after publishing its draft legislation for another independence referendum.
29 Aug 2026 · 6 min readThe Royal Navy has tracked Russian warships and sanctioned cargo vessels through the North Sea and English Channel as British naval activations to monitor Russian activity rise 25% year-on-year.
29 Aug 2026 · 4 min readThe review drawing up a new map of larger regional police forces has reportedly been pushed into the autumn after proposed boundaries clashed with Andy Burnham's devolution plans.
29 Aug 2026 · 5 min readFirst Minister John Swinney has published a draft Bill for a second Scottish independence referendum, but Holyrood still needs Westminster to transfer the legal powers required to hold the vote.
28 Aug 2026 · 5 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has launched a crackdown on rogue builders and private bailiffs, including a new Approved Code and milestone-linked payment system — but participation in the flagship trader scheme will be voluntary.
28 Aug 2026 · 4 min readReform UK has unveiled sweeping election-law proposals including English-language comprehension checks at polling stations, severe restrictions on postal voting, the removal of Commonwealth voting rights and limits on foreign-language campaign material.
28 Aug 2026 · 6 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has ordered every police force in England and Wales to establish specialist rape and sexual-offence teams by December 2027, alongside £13.3m for up to ten specialist protection-order teams.
28 Aug 2026 · 4 min readRepublican Congressman Michael Rulli has introduced the GRANITE Act, aimed at preventing US courts from recognising or enforcing foreign online-speech penalties as Washington's dispute with Britain's Online Safety Act escalates.
28 Aug 2026 · 6 min readChancellor John Healey is reportedly preparing to shelve the 2030 deadline he once championed for defence spending to reach 3% of GDP as he confronts a £4.7bn funding gap in the existing Defence Investment Plan.
28 Aug 2026 · 6 min readDowning Street has reaffirmed Andy Burnham's ‘unwavering’ commitment to every part of the Good Friday Agreement after his declaration that an Irish unity referendum was ‘off the table’ sparked a political row.
28 Aug 2026 · 6 min readLabour has taken Billinge & Seneley Green from Reform UK in a St Helens council by-election, less than four months after Reform swept all three seats in the ward.
28 Aug 2026 · 5 min readThe Green Party has gained Guston, Kingsdown & St Margaret's-at-Cliffe from the Conservatives, winning 28.8% as Reform UK finished narrowly behind on 27.5%.
28 Aug 2026 · 4 min readReform UK has held Throckley, Walbottle & Newburn in Newcastle, with Martin Evison winning 39% as the Liberal Democrats surged into second place on 29%.
28 Aug 2026 · 5 min readLabour has held Trinity in Wandsworth by 127 votes, defeating the Conservatives 47.5% to 43.6% and denying the Tories the seat needed for an outright council majority.
28 Aug 2026 · 4 min readAlmost 200,000 people were granted permanent UK settlement in the year ending June 2026, up 24% and the highest annual total since 2011, new Home Office figures show.
28 Aug 2026 · 4 min readAndy Burnham has been accused of a U-turn after newly reported correspondence showed he previously backed a £500,000 political donations cap and argued that the limit should be reduced further over time.
27 Aug 2026 · 4 min readAndy Burnham has declared an Irish unity referendum 'off the table' during his first visit to Northern Ireland as Prime Minister, prompting a sharp challenge from Sinn Féin over the Good Friday Agreement.
27 Aug 2026 · 4 min readRussia has threatened that British military assets could be targeted in response to Ukrainian strikes using British-supported missiles, following Andy Burnham's agreement to help Kyiv produce long-range Storm Shadow weapons.
27 Aug 2026 · 4 min readMore than 100 organisations have challenged Andy Burnham over the early release of domestic abuse perpetrators, warning the policy conflicts with Labour's pledge to halve violence against women and girls.
27 Aug 2026 · 4 min readAndy Burnham has dropped support for a general cap on large political donations as Labour MPs push for tougher limits on mega-donors ahead of the Representation of the People Bill returning to the Commons.
27 Aug 2026 · 4 min readForty people who disappeared while they were children living in Home Office asylum hotels remain unlocated, with Parliament demanding answers over efforts to trace them.
27 Aug 2026 · 4 min readAndy Burnham is poised to impose a trade ban on Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank as ministers prepare a wider response to the E1 settlement expansion.
27 Aug 2026 · 4 min readDavid Dinsmore will leave his role as the Government's communications chief on 30 September, with the Cabinet Office explicitly linking the timing to the change of Prime Minister and administration.
26 Aug 2026 · 3 min readBritain will host a permanent Five Eyes counter-extremism hub bringing together specialists from the UK, US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand to identify emerging threats and tackle online radicalisation.
26 Aug 2026 · 3 min readBritons are set to be urged to keep food, bottled water and other emergency supplies at home as the Government steps up national resilience preparations.
26 Aug 2026 · 3 min readSerious sexual and violent offenders could be confined to tightly controlled areas just a few miles wide after leaving prison under new restriction zones launching in October.
26 Aug 2026 · 3 min readAndy Burnham is considering reforms to the special administration regime that could make it easier for the Government to take failing utilities into public control.
26 Aug 2026 · 4 min readAndy Burnham is facing pressure over electoral reform as 98 Labour MPs join a cross-party push for a National Commission to examine the Westminster voting system.
26 Aug 2026 · 4 min readHousehold energy bills are set to rise again from October after Ofgem increased its price cap by 4% to £1,723, despite the Government removing VAT from domestic electricity.
26 Aug 2026 · 3 min readMauritius is reportedly preparing to press Andy Burnham at the UN over the stalled Chagos sovereignty agreement, leaving the Prime Minister caught between Port Louis and Donald Trump's opposition to the deal.
26 Aug 2026 · 4 min readAndy Burnham is preparing further measures targeting Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank, with trade restrictions and additional sanctions reportedly under consideration.
26 Aug 2026 · 3 min readAndy Burnham is exploring giving English mayors powers to suspend Right to Buy locally as ministers seek to protect council housing stock and accelerate social housebuilding.
26 Aug 2026 · 4 min readReform UK has pledged to replace the UK's GDPR framework with a lighter-touch privacy regime modelled on New Zealand as part of a wider package aimed at small businesses.
26 Aug 2026 · 4 min readKemi Badenoch is preparing a reshuffle of her shadow cabinet after Parliament returns, with expected departures creating space for changes ahead of the Conservative conference.
26 Aug 2026 · 2 min readChancellor John Healey has backed increased US economic pressure on Iran and revealed that the UK Government has imposed more than 240 sanctions on Iran since taking office.
26 Aug 2026 · 3 min readAndy Burnham is preparing for his first face-to-face talks with Donald Trump as he plans to press the US President over access to Patriot air-defence interceptors for Ukraine.
25 Aug 2026 · 3 min readNearly 100 Labour MPs are backing a parliamentary move for a National Commission on Electoral Reform, increasing pressure on Andy Burnham over the future of first-past-the-post.
25 Aug 2026 · 3 min readThe Government is preparing a public resilience campaign urging households to keep basic emergency supplies as it steps up planning for extreme weather, cyber attacks and hostile-state threats.
25 Aug 2026 · 3 min readDUP MP Gregory Campbell is under investigation by the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority over whether office-cost spending complied with MPs' funding rules.
25 Aug 2026 · 2 min readAndy Burnham has reportedly decided not to place Thames Water into special administration immediately amid concerns over taxpayer costs, legal risks and practical difficulties.
25 Aug 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has allocated £9.58 billion to 33 strategic housing partners for 73,600 homes, as scrutiny turns to Andy Burnham's pledge to revive council housebuilding.
25 Aug 2026 · 3 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has refused to rule out tax rises in the October Budget as he warned that Britain's public finances are in a challenging position.
25 Aug 2026 · 3 min readBritain has become the first international partner to gain access to Ukraine's Avengers AI Labs under a new defence and artificial intelligence partnership signed in Kyiv.
24 Aug 2026 · 3 min readThe Coalition of the Willing has reaffirmed preparations for a multinational force that could deploy to Ukraine once a credible cessation of hostilities is in place.
24 Aug 2026 · 3 min readThe Treasury has launched an independent review of business rates valuations for pubs and hotels, but any resulting changes are expected to feed into the 2029 revaluation.
24 Aug 2026 · 3 min readThe Government has told social media platforms to remove content celebrating dangerous driving after seven people died in a collision on the A66 near Middlesbrough.
24 Aug 2026 · 3 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has said Britain must be bolder in seeking closer ties with the European Union as he and António Costa called for a step change in relations.
24 Aug 2026 · 3 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has travelled to Kyiv on his first overseas visit as PM as Britain backs plans to assemble long-range SCALP missiles in Ukraine.
24 Aug 2026 · 3 min readReform UK has proposed giving British-born workers under 35, young families and veterans greater priority for social housing while pledging 50,000 affordable homes a year.
24 Aug 2026 · 3 min readBritain, Australia and Canada have condemned Israel’s decision not to pursue criminal investigations into the 2024 strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers.
21 Aug 2026 · 3 min readThe UK borrowed £1.8 billion in July, £2.3 billion more than the OBR expected, adding to the pressure on Chancellor John Healey before October's Budget.
21 Aug 2026 · 3 min readLabour's Abbas Hussain has won the Leen Valley by-election in Nottingham, defeating Nottingham People's Alliance candidate Parveen Begum by 166 votes.
21 Aug 2026 · 2 min readReform UK's Josh Kirkwood has won the Harraby South by-election in Carlisle, taking the Cumberland Council seat from Labour by 91 votes.
21 Aug 2026 · 2 min readLiberal Democrat Ian Pele Taylor has won the St Neots Eynesbury by-election, taking the Huntingdonshire Council seat from Reform UK by 377 votes.
21 Aug 2026 · 2 min readLabour's John Roberts has won the Penistone East by-election with 1,728 votes, taking the Barnsley Council seat from Reform UK by a majority of 933.
21 Aug 2026 · 2 min readSue Gray has described her experience as Keir Starmer’s Downing Street chief of staff as “unbearable”, citing internal briefings and a breakdown of trust.
20 Aug 2026 · 3 min readBritain and six allied governments have demanded that Israel withdraw construction tenders for the disputed E1 settlement project in the West Bank.
20 Aug 2026 · 3 min readA public dispute and the suspension of Tim Montgomerie have exposed tensions inside Reform UK, encouraging Conservatives who believe their party may yet recover.
20 Aug 2026 · 3 min readTravelodge chief executive Joanna Boydell is stepping down after the hotel company faced sustained political scrutiny over guest security and its room-access procedures.
20 Aug 2026 · 2 min readHome Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the Government is involved in live international discussions about return hubs for people whose UK asylum claims have failed.
20 Aug 2026 · 2 min readIsraeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar has rejected Ed Miliband’s demand to halt the E1 settlement project, calling the UK’s position one-sided.
20 Aug 2026 · 3 min readVoters in Harraby South are choosing a new Cumberland councillor today after Labour’s Lucy Patrick resigned. Five candidates are contesting the seat.
20 Aug 2026 · 2 min readVoters in St Neots Eynesbury are choosing a new Huntingdonshire district councillor today after Reform UK's Tony Nelson resigned weeks after his election.
20 Aug 2026 · 2 min readLabour has suspended the whip from Southend East and Rochford MP Bayo Alaba while the party investigates questions concerning Covid-era business loans.
17 Aug 2026 · 1 min readAndy Burnham's government is approaching a major decision on the Rosebank and Jackdaw North Sea developments as the final public consultation closes and ministers weigh climate effects against jobs and energy security.
17 Aug 2026 · 5 min readLabour has introduced a new presumption in favour of suitable housing developments close to well-connected railway, tram and Underground stations in England, including some sites in the green belt.
17 Aug 2026 · 4 min readZia Yusuf has repeated Reform UK's pledge to fine companies 10% of their global revenue and impose strict criminal liability on bosses where businesses employ people working illegally.
17 Aug 2026 · 4 min readReform UK says almost all foreign nationals would lose access to welfare benefits under a future government, with Zia Yusuf also pledging to reserve social housing for British citizens.
17 Aug 2026 · 3 min readA parliamentary standards investigation concerning Nigel Farage has resumed following his return to the House of Commons, but no finding has been made that he breached the rules.
15 Aug 2026 · 3 min readAndy Burnham has warned that Britain faces an acute wildfire threat while his government consults on potentially reducing the proportion of new cars that manufacturers must sell as zero-emission vehicles by 2030.
15 Aug 2026 · 3 min readBritain’s economy grew by 0.4% between April and June, but the Bank of England expects underlying growth to slow to around zero as renewed Middle East conflict, higher energy costs and Budget uncertainty test Andy Burnham’s new government.
13 Aug 2026 · 5 min readReform UK’s Zia Yusuf has warned Vodafone chief executive Margherita Della Valle and the company’s directors that they could face prison under a future Reform government if SIM cards continue to be supplied through Care4Calais.
13 Aug 2026 · 6 min readHouseholds within 500 metres of eligible new electricity transmission infrastructure could receive £250 a year off their electricity bills for ten years, with 43 expected projects named across England, Scotland and Wales.
12 Aug 2026 · 5 min readFifty policing and law-enforcement leaders have urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to examine every lawful option to prevent the earlier release of two men convicted of the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper.
12 Aug 2026 · 6 min readZia Yusuf’s posts accusing former defence secretary Sir Ben Wallace of treachery remained online after Nigel Farage publicly called the language ‘over the top’ and promised his Reform UK spokesman a ‘ticking off’.
12 Aug 2026 · 5 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham will begin a month-long tour of the UK on Monday, promising to listen to communities and announce further measures addressing living costs, consumer practices and struggling high streets.
9 Aug 2026 · 5 min readVictoria’s new premier Ben Carroll wants the state to secure more jobs and investment from AUKUS, as Australia, Britain and the United States expand their shared submarine and defence-technology programme.
7 Aug 2026 · 5 min readThe UK's Nuclear Institute and the Australian Nuclear Association have agreed reciprocal membership, giving nuclear professionals free cross-border access.
7 Aug 2026 · 2 min readTwelve famous faces have gone on the run across mainland Britain in Channel 4’s Celebrity Hunted, supporting the Stand Up To Cancer fundraising campaign.
6 Aug 2026 · 4 min readThe Charity Commission has opened a statutory inquiry initially examining eight unnamed charities following allegations that charitable funds were sent to organisations operating in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories.
6 Aug 2026 · 3 min readBusinesses bidding for major central government contracts will receive greater credit for creating local jobs, apprenticeships, training and work placements under procurement rules taking effect in January 2027.
6 Aug 2026 · 4 min readUp to 159 NHS mental health facilities will open across England under a £343 million programme designed to provide earlier walk-in support and specialist emergency care away from busy A&E departments.
6 Aug 2026 · 5 min readPolice representatives are considering legal action over plans allowing Albert Bowers and Jessie Cole to leave prison earlier, as Sentencing Minister Jake Richards defended the Government’s position.
5 Aug 2026 · 5 min readPrime Minister Andy Burnham has defended the limits of his changes to the early prisoner release scheme, saying broader exclusions would risk the prison system reaching capacity and collapsing within months.
4 Aug 2026 · 4 min readCoventry South MP Zarah Sultana has written to Liverpool FC urging the club to reconsider commercial partnerships which campaigners allege are connected to Israel’s actions in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories.
4 Aug 2026 · 3 min readReform UK MP Sarah Pochin has faced criticism after invoking France’s defeat in June 1940 during a dispute over Operation Fortress, with critics pointing to the tens of thousands of French soldiers killed defending their country.
4 Aug 2026 · 4 min readLissie Harper has accused Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s government of an ‘utter betrayal’ after two men convicted of the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper remained eligible for earlier release despite new exemptions for serious sexual offenders.
4 Aug 2026 · 5 min readReform UK’s Operation Fortress has sparked a confrontation with France, an attack on the BBC from Richard Tice and a provocative Second World War jibe from Sarah Pochin.
3 Aug 2026 · 5 min readRupert Lowe has accused Nigel Farage of misrepresenting a private message exchanged after the Restore Britain leader offered to cooperate with Reform UK—but says his offer remains open.
3 Aug 2026 · 4 min readAndy Burnham has promised to be relentless in tackling small-boat crossings, but more than 2,000 people arrived during his first 12 days as Prime Minister as questions continued over enforcement on French beaches.
3 Aug 2026 · 5 min readVeterans are preparing a legal challenge over rules that treat Armed Forces occupational pensions as unearned income when Universal Credit is calculated, amid claims that some former service personnel have received demands for tens of thousands of pounds.
3 Aug 2026 · 3 min readA tribunal has ruled that the Cabinet Office does not have to reveal whether serving ministers declared criminal convictions during the appointment process, or how many did so.
3 Aug 2026 · 4 min readNames, organisations and work email addresses belonging to police officers, staff and other criminal justice professionals have been published on the dark web following a breach of the Police National Legal Database.
2 Aug 2026 · 3 min readConservative councillor Ed Godwin has stepped aside from the One Nation Conservative Network following the departure of its founder Cody Butler.
2 Aug 2026 · 2 min readTributes have been paid to Reform UK councillor Arty Hume, who represented Amble on Northumberland County Council, following his death aged 71.
2 Aug 2026 · 2 min readRestore Britain leader Rupert Lowe has publicly offered to explore cooperation with Nigel Farage and Reform UK, while making any agreement conditional on five policy demands.
2 Aug 2026 · 5 min readCody Butler has resigned as chair of the One Nation Conservative Network and left the Conservative Party, saying he no longer believes the party offers a home for One Nation conservatism.
2 Aug 2026 · 3 min readHousing Secretary Angela Rayner has approved a data centre and wider redevelopment around Brick Lane despite demands for a housing-led future for the former Truman Brewery estate.
1 Aug 2026 · 5 min readThe first 46 of 138 new homes for British armed forces personnel and their families have been completed at Dhekelia Station in Cyprus.
1 Aug 2026 · 3 min readLabour’s Bev Craig has been elected Mayor of Greater Manchester after defeating Reform UK’s Sian Astley in the second stage of voting.
1 Aug 2026 · 3 min readJohn Charlton says he cannot take ownership of his father Jack Charlton’s 1966 World Cup winner’s medal because of an inheritance tax demand he puts at £200,000.
1 Aug 2026 · 4 min readForeign Secretary Ed Miliband has welcomed the announcement that Hamas will disarm, while warning that Israeli withdrawal, the ceasefire and humanitarian access must also be delivered.
31 Jul 2026 · 3 min readChancellor John Healey will present the Government's next Budget on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, alongside a new economic and fiscal forecast from the OBR.
31 Jul 2026 · 1 min readThe Government has announced plans to give English mayors a share of locally raised income tax as part of one of the biggest transfers of power away from Westminster in decades.
31 Jul 2026 · 2 min readBP has launched a formal process to sell its UK North Sea oil and gas business, which operates five production hubs and employs around 1,100 people.
31 Jul 2026 · 5 min readGreater Manchester votes for a new mayor on Thursday 30 July 2026. Here's what the top four candidates by polling, Labour, Green, Reform UK and Restore Britain, are promising voters.
28 Jul 2026 · 4 min read