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Sir Keir Starmer

Farage would crash economy like Truss, says Starmer

The prime minister's comments suggest he sees Reform UK as his principal political adversary.

13 hrs ago
Politics
Keir Starmer shakes the hand of Donald Trump as they both sit on white chairs wearing suit and tie in the Oval Office at the White House in February

Simon Jack: What does Trump tariff ruling mean for the US-UK deal?

The news raises questions, but the impact on UK-US trade could be minimal

10 hrs ago
Business
Chancellor Rachel Reeves getting out of a cab outside Downing Street in May, wearing a maroon suit and carrying a handbag and red folder

Reeves outlines plan for £25bn pension 'megafunds'

The government says its overhaul of retirement savings will boost growth and pension pots.

17 hrs ago
Business

MSPs back tobacco ban plan for 'smoke free generation'

MSPs back UK legislation which means it will be illegal for anyone currently aged 15 or under to ever buy cigarettes.

4 hrs ago
Scotland Politics

UK turns to AI and drones for new battlefield strategy

The strategic defence review, announced by the government last July, will be published on Monday.

16 hrs ago
UK
Keir Starmer shakes the hand of Donald Trump as they both sit on white chairs wearing suit and tie in the Oval Office at the White House in February

Simon Jack: What does Trump tariff ruling mean for the US-UK deal?

The news raises questions, but the impact on UK-US trade could be minimal

10 hrs ago
Business
Promo image of Kemi Badenoch.

The Conservative Party faces problems - is its leader one of them?

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch has made missteps that are a ‘total disaster’ for the party, claim insiders

1 day ago
BBC InDepth
A screengrab of Robert Jenrick holding up his hand as he confronts a fare dodger, whose face is blobbed out, at a Tube station.

Fare dodgers chipping away at society, Jenrick says

The shadow justice secretary filmed himself confronting fare dodgers on the London Underground.

6 hrs ago
Politics
Chancellor Rachel Reeves getting out of a cab outside Downing Street in May, wearing a maroon suit and carrying a handbag and red folder

Reeves outlines plan for £25bn pension 'megafunds'

The government says its overhaul of retirement savings will boost growth and pension pots.

17 hrs ago
Business
A technician in an orange hard hat leans over a heat pump unit with a screwdriver

Planning change to make installing heat pump easier for millions

The rule requiring planning permission if a heat pump is within 1m of a neighbours property has been removed.

1 day ago
Science & Environment
A group of brick flats that were originally built as social housing for the local authority in London, England

Social housing complaints soar as watchdog warns of 'simmering anger'

Fire safety, asbestos and mould are among the issues being raised by tenants, according to a new report.

9 hrs ago
England
An aerial view shows a meandering river with low water levels next to a bridge over the resevoir at Woodhead Resevoir on 11 May.

Drinking water shortage in decade without new reservoirs, minister says

Changes to planning laws could speed up projects, but experts warn water consumption will also need limiting.

12 hrs ago
Climate
A close up head and shoulders image of Crispin Blunt

Police drop rape case against ex-MP Crispin Blunt

Surrey Police say there is "insufficient evidence to proceed" and no further action will be taken.

13 hrs ago
Surrey
Sir Mark Rowley speaks into a green mic in the BBC Radio 4 studio

Met chief warns anti-crime pledges need funding

Sir Mark Rowley says forces grappling with years of cuts need more money to meet the government's "ambition".

2 days ago
Politics

Features and analysis

A smiling Lucy Connolly looking directly down the camera. She has shoulder length, dark brown hair and brown eyes. She is seen indoors, in what appears to be a kitchen, with a white tiled splashback and work surface behind her. The edge of a hob extractor fan can also be seen behind her.

How one woman's racist tweet sparked a free speech row

Lucy Connolly lost her appeal against her race-hate jail sentence, but is free speech under threat?

5 days ago
Northamptonshire
A montage image, showing Starmer and Reeves in black and white, with an image of Laura K to the side

'It's going to be ugly': Westminster braces for Spending Review

As the chancellor prepares to set government budgets for future years, who are likely winners and losers?

5 days ago
BBC InDepth
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer in a suit, accompanied by General Sir Jim Hockenhull in military uniform standing at podiums with a sign that reads 'Securing Britain's Future'

Why did the government sign the Chagos deal now?

A deal to hand Mauritius the Chagos Islands and lease back a key military base has been months in the making.

7 days ago
Politics
A young woman with cropped red hair and wearing a black top smiles at her baby son on her hip, who has a dummy in his mouth.

'I've applied for hundreds of jobs': One in eight youths not in work or education

New data suggests there were more than 920,000 young people not in work, education or training at the start of 2025.

6 days ago
Family & Education
Migrants onboard a rubber boat in the Channel

Is the government meeting its pledges on illegal immigration and asylum?

BBC Verify examines key areas which the government has promised to make improvements

7 days ago
BBC Verify

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