Councils in England facing soaring homelessness costs are urging the government to foot more of the bill, the BBC can reveal. Local authorities which house people in temporary accommodation generally…
Keir Starmer is to outline a "plan for change" on Thursday in a speech in which he will set targets in key areas. This, the prime minister is expected to…
The Liberal Democrats have called for the government to exempt "working farms" from its inheritance tax plans. Under plans announced in the Budget, inherited agricultural properties worth more than £1m…
Sir Keir Starmer has refused to give more information about why Louise Haigh resigned as transport secretary last week. Haigh stepped down after it emerged she had pleaded guilty to…
Government plans to tackle the prisons crisis will fall short of thousands of cells and be £4bn over-budget in two years' time, a watchdog has warned. A critical National Audit…
Angela Rayner has insisted that councils must meet the government's housing targets, after local authorities branded them impossible to achieve. A BBC investigation found that the vast majority of councils…
The chancellor has said she will not raise taxes to "top up" public spending, after facing pressure to spell out her future tax plans. Rachel Reeves made headlines last week…
The Conservative leader in the Welsh Parliament, Andrew RT Davies, has resigned despite narrowly surviving a vote of confidence of his party colleagues. He won a vote of Tory Senedd…
Stalking victims will get "peace of mind" by being told the identity of their abusers under new government proposals, the minister for safeguarding has said. Jess Phillips said the proposed…
Here is the text without the extra lines: A World War Two veteran has said Sir Keir Starmer has a "golden opportunity" to end what she describes as a "brutal"…
