Category: UK Politics

China to relax travel rules for British visitors, UK says

China to relax travel rules for British visitors, UK says Conservative shadow home secretary Chris Philp said: “Keir Starmer has gone to Beijing to kowtow to President Xi, in the hope to get a few economic crumbs from President Xi’s table, to make up for the catastrophic handling of the economy, and he’s trading off… Continue reading China to relax travel rules for British visitors, UK says

Assisted dying bill ‘no hope’ of passing unless Lords change approach, warns peer

Assisted dying bill ‘no hope’ of passing unless Lords change approach, warns peer Pressed on the controversy of using the Parliament Act to prevent the Lords from blocking the bill a second time, Lord Falconer said: “The issue about assisted dying is very controversial, but ultimately somebody in our constitution has got to decide whether… Continue reading Assisted dying bill ‘no hope’ of passing unless Lords change approach, warns peer

Rwanda seeks £100m from UK over axed asylum deal

Rwanda seeks £100m from UK over axed asylum deal [unable to retrieve full-text content]The African nation argues it is owed payments but the Home Office says it will fight the case.Published at Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:25:31 +0000

Starmer says ‘China matters’ as he heads to Beijing with business leaders

Starmer says ‘China matters’ as he heads to Beijing with business leaders Sir Keir Starmer is on his way to Beijing, making the first trip to China by a British prime minister since 2018. He is due to meet President Xi Jinping on Thursday. Around 60 British business and cultural leaders are also on the… Continue reading Starmer says ‘China matters’ as he heads to Beijing with business leaders

Fifty Labour MPs sign letter objecting to Burnham decision

Fifty Labour MPs sign letter objecting to Burnham decision 2 hours ago Richard Wheeler,Political reporterand Toby Mann PA Around 50 Labour MPs have signed a letter objecting to the decision to block Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham from standing in a forthcoming parliamentary by-election, BBC News understands. They have written to Sir Keir Starmer to… Continue reading Fifty Labour MPs sign letter objecting to Burnham decision

Chris Mason: Burnham saga unlikely to be last act in drama of Starmer’s leadership

Chris Mason: Burnham saga unlikely to be last act in drama of Starmer’s leadership 15 hours ago Chris MasonPolitical editor Getty Images The other day I compared the saga of Andy Burnham, his ambitions and the forthcoming by-election in Greater Manchester to a long and twisting marble run. If, and it was a big if,… Continue reading Chris Mason: Burnham saga unlikely to be last act in drama of Starmer’s leadership

Andy Burnham’s bid to return as MP blocked by Labour’s ruling body

Andy Burnham’s bid to return as MP blocked by Labour’s ruling body Andy Burnham has been blocked from standing as a candidate for an upcoming parliamentary by-election in Gorton and Denton by Labour’s ruling body. As a directly elected mayor, Burnham had to get approval from Labour’s national executive committee (NEC), after he applied to… Continue reading Andy Burnham’s bid to return as MP blocked by Labour’s ruling body

Decision day for Labour on whether Burnham can stand as MP

Decision day for Labour on whether Burnham can stand as MP A decision on whether to allow Andy Burnham to run in an upcoming parliamentary by-election will be made by the Labour Party’s ruling national executive committee later. The BBC has been told allies of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer may try to block the… Continue reading Decision day for Labour on whether Burnham can stand as MP