No plan for more tax rises, Starmer tells BBC
Here is the text in plain text: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told the BBC it is not his "plan" to have any more tax rises before the next…
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December 6, 2024
Unions pressure ministers to increase workers’ sick pay
Here is the result in plain text: The government is facing growing pressure from trade unions to increase Statutory Sick Pay (SSP). A total of 24 union leaders have written…
December 6, 2024
Home Office doubles time given to refugees to find accommodation
The Home Office has said it will double the number of days someone granted asylum can stay in government accommodation. Government letters seen by the BBC reveal the grace period…
December 5, 2024
Should you be a peer? 150 words to explain why
Leaders of political parties must explain why they are nominating someone to the House of Lords, under new rules. The leaders will have to submit a 150 word summary justifying…
December 5, 2024
How Kash Patel, Trump’s F.B.I. Pick, Plans to Reshape the Bureau
Here is the plain text result: How Kash Patel, Trump’s F.B.I. Pick, Plans to Reshape the Bureau Donald Trump’s pick to lead the F.B.I. has called for firing the agency’s…
December 5, 2024
Darren Millar expected to be confirmed as new Welsh Tory leader
The Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd are expected to elect Darren Millar as their new leader later today, after his colleagues backed him for the job. Millar has promised to…
December 5, 2024
Councils call for cash to cover homeless bill shortfall
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…
December 5, 2024
Will the government be able to hit its new targets?
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…
December 5, 2024
Lib Dems call for working farms to be exempt from inheritance tax
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…
December 4, 2024
Keir Starmer refuses to give more details of Louise Haigh resignation
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…
December 4, 2024