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Rupert Lowe stands in the House of Commons, holding a document as he speaks. He is surrounded by seated members of Parliament. The chamber features traditional green benches and ornate wooden paneling.

MP Rupert Lowe investigated by standards watchdog

Lowe has yet to declare the £600,000 he raised to fund an inquiry into gang-based sexual exploitation.

44 mins ago
Politics
Two engineers wearing white hard hats looking at a piece of machinery

Reeves disappointed after economy unexpectedly shrinks

The economy contracted in May for the second month in a row, adding to pressure on the chancellor.

28 mins ago
Business
US President Donald Trump holding a red baseball cap with the slogan Make America Great Again on it

Is there a secret formula for election-winning slogans?

Political strategist Chris Bruni-Lowe claims in a new book that eight words hold the key to electoral success.

10 hrs ago
Politics

Plans for cash Isa changes on hold after backlash

There had been reports in recent weeks that the chancellor was going to cut the £20,000 limit.

48 mins ago
Business

It's too easy to claim benefits in UK, Badenoch says

Conservative leader tells the BBC there needs to be a "crack down on people exploiting the system".

19 hrs ago
Politics
Two engineers wearing white hard hats looking at a piece of machinery

Reeves disappointed after economy unexpectedly shrinks

The economy contracted in May for the second month in a row, adding to pressure on the chancellor.

28 mins ago
Business
People wearing bright orange life jackets in an inflatable life jacket floating on the water

UK-France migrant deal 'robust' against legal challenges, Cooper says

The home secretary says the government will resist any attempts to block the deal agreed with France this week.

1 hr ago
Europe
UK Prime minster Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron stand in the doorway of number 10 Downing Street. President Macron is waving.

'One in, one out' sounds simple - but the migrant deal could be complicated

Details aside, the agreement is likely to encounter legal, political and practical obstacles.

15 hrs ago
UK
US President Donald Trump holding a red baseball cap with the slogan Make America Great Again on it

Is there a secret formula for election-winning slogans?

Political strategist Chris Bruni-Lowe claims in a new book that eight words hold the key to electoral success.

10 hrs ago
Politics
Larry the cat outside 10 Downing Street

Macron jokes about Larry the cat with Starmer and Reeves

Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron joked about Larry the cat, ahead of talks to finalise a plan on tackling migrants crossing the Channel on small boats.

21 hrs ago
Sir Keir Starmer and Emmanuel Macron

UK to return some migrants to France within weeks, PM says

The PM says the "one in, one out" deal with France would prove trying to get to the UK via the Channel would be "in vain".

11 hrs ago
Politics
Woman stands next to a classroom projector with images of Keir Starmer and Eluned Morgan

Never seen that lady in my life, pupils say of FM

There are calls for a stronger focus on politics as pupils fail to recognise politicians.

4 hrs ago
Wales
A mural of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is seen on the side of a  building in Azadi avenue with reams of Iranian national flags hanging in the foreground, in Tehran on 11 February 2022.

UK faces rising and unpredictable threat from Iran, report warns

A wide-ranging report by an intelligence committee has set out the risks Iran poses to the UK.

17 hrs ago
UK
A silent march in west London in memory of those killed in June

Investigation into bans for Grenfell firms paused

Campaigners call the further delays "incompetence or outright indifference" following the news.

16 hrs ago
London

Features and analysis

Close up shot of a person looking at bills and receipts on a table next to a calculator in their kitchen. They are wearing a blue jumper and the kitchen sink is in the background.

Welfare cuts: What are the Pip and universal credit changes?

The government watered down its welfare reform plans to get MPs to vote for the benefits bill.

2 Jul 2025
Business
Norman Tebbit

Norman Tebbit: Outspoken hero of the Conservative political right

Norman Tebbit's radical views on self-help kept him at the cutting edge of Conservative politics.

3 days ago
Politics
A designed image of the door to Number 10 Downing Street with a report card note alongside it in a montage.

A year in power - BBC correspondents assess how Labour are doing

With the economy, immigration, education, welfare and health high on the agenda, has Sir Keir Starmer's top team met their pledges?

7 days ago
Politics
Two men (Sir Keir Starmer and Nick Robinson) look at each other as they walk through a doorway

Nick Robinson: Starmer told me he'd met every challenge. But things look bad right now - very bad

Nick Robinson sits down with the prime minister to look back at his first year in Downing Street.

7 days ago
Politics
Rachel Reeves smiling at the launch of NHS 10-year strategy

Reeves bounces back after tears but challenges remain

The chancellor draws a line under excruciating episode but still faces the same problems, writes Henry Zeffman.

8 days ago
Politics

From our Political Editor Chris Mason

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron shake hands during a press conference.

Starmer and Macron plead for patience in an impatient world

The UK and France have agreed a "one in, one out" deal for migrants crossing the Channel.

4 hrs ago
Politics
People thought to be migrants wade through the sea to board a small boat leaving the beach at Gravelines, France, in an attempt to reach the UK by crossing the English Channel.

Migrant deal will be seen as failure if numbers don't fall

The "one-in-one-out" deal with France to be announced later will have to deter people from getting in small boats.

1 day ago
Politics
A lone man crosses Whitehall and Parliament street during the middle of the day towards the Cabinet Office in Westminster

What happens inside the government's crisis room

Cobra is where senior ministers and officials gather to coordinate the emergency response to a crisis.

3 days ago
Politics
Rachel Reeve with tears visible on her cheeks sits in the House of commons - she has shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a dark blazer over a white blouse. Other members are visible in the background, some holding documents or electronic devices, in a formal parliamentary setting.

Rachel Reeves' tears raise big questions at top of Labour

Whatever the cause, Labour must soon start projecting direction, confidence and grip.

2 Jul 2025
Politics
Sir Keir Starmer is pictured in a close-up with a backdrop of trees blurred out.

Humiliation for Starmer as he loses control of Commons

The BBC's political editor Chris Mason and chief political correspondent Henry Zeffman on the welfare bill.

2 Jul 2025
Politics

BBC InDepth

Image of Reeves and Starmer hugging, with another image of Laura K to the side

Labour might be down, but it's not necessarily out - voters reflect on a year in power

What’s gone wrong for Labour? 2024 voters delve into it, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

6 days ago
BBC InDepth
A treated image of Keir Starmer in front of number 10

Starmer's stormy first year: Why his political honeymoon was so short-lived

As the PM marks a year in office next week - which he will spend grappling with crises - British politics finds itself at an inflection point

27 Jun 2025
BBC InDepth
Index pic

Crisis - which crisis? Israel-Iran another huge challenge for government

As buildings burn in Tehran and Tel Aviv, the UK government is facing another crisis, writes Laura Kuenssberg.

14 Jun 2025
BBC InDepth
Faisal Islam in front of an image of Rachel Reeves walking past a black door, holding a red folder

Labour tiptoed cautiously through its first year - will it now decide to escape its own shadow?

This week's Spending Review may be an opportunity for the UK government show investors its vision

8 Jun 2025
BBC InDepth
A montage image showing Mette Frederiksen and Danish homes in black and white behind

The country where the left (not the far right) made hardline immigration laws

Denmark has come under international attention for its tough approach. And its Social Democrat prime minister is leading the charge

4 Jun 2025
BBC InDepth

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Sir Keir Starmer

Watch: PM talks about his 'good personal relationship' with Trump

Watch: PM talks about his 'good personal relationship' with Trump

7 days ago
Politics
Rachel Reeves

Chancellor Rachel Reeves: 'I had a tough day'

Rachel Reeves said she had had 'a tough day' in her first interview since teary PMQs.

8 days ago

The Briefing Room

David Aaronovitch and guests discuss why the benefits bill for disability has ballooned.

8 days ago

In Our Time

On the value of keeping conversations going with opponents, from the Reformation onwards

3 Jul 2025
Leila Nathoo

How welfare bill compromises have weakened Starmer

Leila Nathoo on how winning the welfare vote has weakened Starmer

2 Jul 2025

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