Category: UK Politics

Reeves backs third Heathrow runway in growth push This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Brian Wheeler Political reporter 29 January 2025, 11:33 GMT 350 Comments Updated 24 minutes ago Chancellor Rachel Reeves has backed a third runway at London’s Heathrow Airport as part… Continue reading Reeves backs third Heathrow runway in growth push

Cooper to reject call to widen extremism definition PA Media Tom Symonds, political correspondent & Sam Francis, political reporter BBC News 22 minutes ago The government is set to reject internal advice to widen the definition of extremism to include potentially violent environmentalists, the far left, conspiracy theorists and men prejudiced against women. The BBC… Continue reading Cooper to reject call to widen extremism definition

Chris Mason: Warm words, for now, between Trump and Starmer Getty Images Chris Mason Political editor @ChrisMasonBBC 27 January 2025, 00:29 GMT When it comes to personality and to politics, the differences between the prime minister and President Donald Trump are wider than the Atlantic Ocean. But, whisper it: outwardly, in public and for now… Continue reading Chris Mason: Warm words, for now, between Trump and Starmer

Chancellor hints at support for third runway at Heathrow Jeff Overs/BBC Becky Morton Political reporter 26 January 2025, 10:25 GMT Updated 8 hours ago The chancellor has hinted the government would support a third runway at Heathrow Airport, saying “sustainable aviation and economic growth go hand in hand”. Rachel Reeves told the BBC she would… Continue reading Chancellor hints at support for third runway at Heathrow

Trump says Keir Starmer doing ‘very good job’ Getty Images Anthony Zurcher North America correspondent @awzurcher Reporting from Air Force One 26 January 2025, 02:18 GMT Updated 46 minutes ago US President Donald Trump has said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has done a “very good job thus far” and that the pair have a… Continue reading Trump says Keir Starmer doing ‘very good job’

MP calls for harsher sentence for Southport killer PA Media Sam Francis Political reporter @DavidSamFrancis 1 hour ago The MP for Southport, where Axel Rudakubana murdered three young girls, has demanded a review of the killers 52-year jail sentence – arguing it is “not harsh enough”. Labour’s Patrick Hurley has asked the Attorney General to… Continue reading MP calls for harsher sentence for Southport killer

UK minister rules out joining Europe trade scheme EPA Kate Whannel Politics reporter 12 minutes ago EU relations minister Nick Thomas-Symonds has ruled out joining a pan-European trade agreement, saying the UK does not “currently have plans” to sign up to the scheme. On Wednesday, the EU’s new trade chief Maros Sefcovic told the BBC… Continue reading UK minister rules out joining Europe trade scheme

EU ‘could consider’ UK joining pan-Europe customs scheme EPA Faisal Islam Economics editor @faisalislam 6 hours ago The new European Union trade chief responsible for post-Brexit negotiations has told the BBC that a “pan-European [customs] area is something we could consider” as part of “reset” discussions between the UK and EU. Maros Sefcovic was referring… Continue reading EU ‘could consider’ UK joining pan-Europe customs scheme

Benefit cheats could be stripped of driving licences Getty Images Jack Fenwick Political reporter Paul Seddon Political reporter 22 January 2025, 00:56 GMT 781 Comments Updated 2 hours ago Convicted benefits cheats who fail to pay back the taxpayer could be stripped of their driving licences, under government plans to crack down on fraud. Those… Continue reading Benefit cheats could be stripped of driving licences

‘Terrorism has changed’, says PM on Southport attacks PA/Merseyside Police André Rhoden-Paul BBC News 21 January 2025, 09:36 GMT Updated 5 hours ago “Terrorism has changed” as Britain faces a “new and dangerous threat” from extreme violence, Sir Keir Starmer has said in a statement on the Southport murders. Speaking in Downing Street after the… Continue reading ‘Terrorism has changed’, says PM on Southport attacks