BBC West Midlands political editor Elizabeth Glinka explains the significance of 14 local elections.
Sir Keir Starmer has said it’s “staggering” that he, as prime minister, was not told about Lord Peter Mandelson failing to pass initial security vetting checks. The prime minister is...
Political correspondent Harry Farley reports as new information emerges about the former US ambassador’s appointment to the role.
The Foreign Office’s top civil servant is leaving his post after his department did not inform the prime minister that Lord Mandelson had failed security vetting for the role of...
First Minister John Swinney has defended his plan to compel supermarkets to cap the price of some groceries following criticism from business groups. Under the SNP manifesto pledge, large supermarkets...
The prime minister’s decision to send Lord Mandelson to Washington is like a horror film for Sir Keir Starmer, stuck on repeat. The whole saga has now cost another person...
We live in hugely volatile times. In Ukraine, Europe is entering the fifth year of the worst conflict this continent has seen since World War Two, petrol prices are rising,...
Pet owners could be banned from buying monthly over-the-counter flea and tick treatments in a bid to reduce their use, due to environmental contamination. Ministers are considering restricting access to...
The UK is not facing an immediate shortage of petrol, diesel or jet fuel, Chancellor Rachel Reeves said on Thursday, at the end of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting...