Category: UK Politics

Burnham to push for new post-Brexit deals at EU summit UK Parliament/PA Jennifer McKiernan, Political reporter and Nick Eardley, Political correspondent 12 October 2026, 18:20 BST Updated 52 minutes ago Prime Minister Andy Burnham has told MPs that he will push for new post-Brexit deals with the EU at a summit next month. He said “deeper cooperation” on some… Continue reading Burnham to push for new post-Brexit deals at EU summit

Rejecting closer EU ties would be dereliction of duty, PM to say Bloomberg via Getty Images Chris Mason Political editor 6 hours ago 3197 Comments The prime minister is expected to tell the Commons later it would be a “dereliction of duty” to turn down a closer relationship with the European Union – if one… Continue reading Rejecting closer EU ties would be dereliction of duty, PM to say

UK does not support Trump’s Russia diesel deal, says Streeting To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Kate Whannel Political reporter 15 minutes ago The UK does not support Donald Trump’s deal with Vladimir Putin, which would see the US purchase millions of tonnes… Continue reading UK does not support Trump’s Russia diesel deal, says Streeting

Lib Dem MP quits frontbench job over Ed Davey’s leadership BBC/ Adam Smith Chris Mason, Political editor and Kate Whannel, Political reporter 7 minutes ago Liberal Democrat MP Charlie Maynard has resigned from the party’s frontbench and wants to see Sir Ed Davey replaced as leader. As first reported by the Financial Times, the Witney MP left his role… Continue reading Lib Dem MP quits frontbench job over Ed Davey’s leadership

Burnham to meet German chancellor in Berlin to discuss security and EU ties PA Media Jennifer McKiernan, Political reporter and Jessica Parker, Berlin correspondent 8 October 2026, 00:01 BST Updated 3 minutes ago Andy Burnham will hold talks on tackling cyber-security threats and sabotage with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz later. Downing Street said deeper co-operation in the face of… Continue reading Burnham to meet German chancellor in Berlin to discuss security and EU ties

Reform internal inquiry says party did not break law over donations sting Channel 4 News/ Verbatim Investigations 7 October 2026, 12:01 BST Updated 41 minutes ago An internal investigation by Reform UK has said the party did not breach electoral law when senior officials were recorded by an undercover journalist discussing a potential way to… Continue reading Reform internal inquiry says party did not break law over donations sting

Battle of ideas looming in British politics, Badenoch to say EPA/Shutterstock Ottilie Mitchell and Damian Grammaticas, Political correspondent 7 October 2026, 05:22 BST Updated 56 minutes ago Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch will say there is a “battle of ideas” looming in British politics when she delivers a speech on the final day of her party’s annual conference on… Continue reading Battle of ideas looming in British politics, Badenoch to say

Tories pledge £10bn for British anti-missile defence system To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Ewan Somerville, Political reporter and Kate Whannel, Political reporter 5 October 2026 2665 Comments Updated 3 hours ago The Conservatives have pledged to invest £10bn in a system to defend Britain against long-range… Continue reading Tories pledge £10bn for British anti-missile defence system

Shadow chancellor to unveil Tory plans to cut taxes and regulations PA Media Richard Wheeler Political reporter 4 October 2026 2055 Comments Updated 5 hours ago Conservative shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith is to outline his plans for the UK economy, including hopes to cut taxes, red tape and house-building costs. Griffith and his colleagues will… Continue reading Shadow chancellor to unveil Tory plans to cut taxes and regulations

Burnham scraps controversial plans to curb jury trials Getty Images 4 hours ago Dominic Casciani, Home and Legal Correspondent and George Wright Prime Minister Andy Burnham has scrapped controversial plans to curb some jury trials. Sir Keir Starmer’s government had introduced proposals to allow judges to make the sole decision on cases that would lead to a sentence… Continue reading Burnham scraps controversial plans to curb jury trials