Category: UK Politics

PM tells firms to publish salaries in job adverts ahead of new law Press Association Nick Edser, Business reporter and Simon Jack, Business editor 5 November 2026 1599 Comments Updated 1 hour ago Businesses should publish salaries in job adverts now, Prime Minister Andy Burnham is telling firms, rather than wait for a new law to come in that… Continue reading PM tells firms to publish salaries in job adverts ahead of new law

Interest rates hiked to 4% in first increase in over three years Getty Images Michael Race, Business reporter and Kevin Peachey, Cost of living correspondent 5 November 2026, 00:00 GMT 2389 Comments Updated 3 hours ago Interest rates have risen for the first time in more than three years and the Bank of England has signalled a further increase… Continue reading Interest rates hiked to 4% in first increase in over three years

UK commits to ‘time-bound’ talks on slavery apology AFP via Getty Images Chris Mason Political editor 5 November 2026, 02:17 GMT The UK has signed up to “structured, time-bound, inclusive and good-faith” talks that address the “historical harms” of the transatlantic slave trade, Commonwealth leaders in Antigua have said. The formal conclusions marking the end… Continue reading UK commits to ‘time-bound’ talks on slavery apology

Time to focus on cost of living, says PM after US election results To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Kate Whannel Political reporter 4 November 2026, 14:30 GMT 876 Comments Updated 1 hour ago Andy Burnham has said the results of the US… Continue reading Time to focus on cost of living, says PM after US election results

Labour MPs pull their punches on immigration changes House of Commons Jack Fenwick Political correspondent 1 hour ago Today’s announcement has long been viewed in government as a potential political banana skin. When the home secretary announced her first version of changes to the settlement system last year, many Labour MPs, including the housing secretary… Continue reading Labour MPs pull their punches on immigration changes

What are the planned changes to immigration rules? EPA/Shutterstock Becky Morton Political reporter 23 minutes ago Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has set out plans to overhaul immigration rules. Proposals to change the requirements to qualify for permanent settlement in the UK were first outlined in detail in November 2025, when Mahmood was home secretary in… Continue reading What are the planned changes to immigration rules?

Chris Mason: Home secretary to face scrutiny over changes to rules for legal migrants EPA/Shutterstock 3 hours ago 162 Comments At the heart of the debate around legal migration are contested notions of fairness. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has talked of her parents coming to the UK from rural Kashmir. Now, this daughter of immigrants… Continue reading Chris Mason: Home secretary to face scrutiny over changes to rules for legal migrants

Mahmood to set out changes to settlement rules for legal migrants Reuters Richard Wheeler and Olivia Ireland 2 November 2026, 11:29 GMT 879 Comments Updated 21 minutes ago Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will announce her final decision on changes to immigration rules on Monday. Mahmood proposed extending the wait for permanent settlement from the current five years… Continue reading Mahmood to set out changes to settlement rules for legal migrants

Laura Kuenssberg: Healey risks breaking minimum wage promise for younger workers To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played 31 October 2026 Updated 2 hours ago Laura Kuenssberg Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg The Chancellor, John Healey, has suggested that younger workers might not receive the… Continue reading Laura Kuenssberg: Healey risks breaking minimum wage promise for younger workers

Why MPs keep talking about an early election despite Burnham’s denials Getty Images Nick Eardley, Political correspondent, Henry Zeffman, Chief political correspondent and Matt Chorley, Presenter, BBC 5 Live 59 minutes ago Wander through Parliament at the moment, and there is one issue many MPs want to discuss: is there going to be an early general election? Prime Minister Andy Burnham… Continue reading Why MPs keep talking about an early election despite Burnham’s denials