Campaigners for assisted dying will ask the House of Lords to sit late or start early in order to pass the legislation in time.Concern is growing among supporters of...

Jennifer McKiernanPolitical reporterPA MediaForeign Secretary Yvette Cooper has reminded her US counterpart Marco Rubio of his obligations under international law, she told MPs, following US military action in Venezuela.US...

Jennifer McKiernan,Political reporter andLaura Kuenssberg,Sunday with Laura KuenssbergJeff Overs/BBC/PA WireSir Keir Starmer has said the UK should move towards closer alignment with EU markets "if it's in our national...

Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura KuenssbergSir Keir Starmer has refused to be drawn on whether or not US President Donald Trump's military action against Venezuela may have broken international...

Gareth GordonBBC News NI political correspondentPA MediaMike Nesbitt has been UUP leader since August 2024, but it was his second stint in the roleMike Nesbitt is to stand down...

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has promised to "defeat the decline and division offered by others" in his new year message, as he insisted 2026 would see people feel...

Murdo MacLeodTressa Burke was informed she had been awarded an MBE on the day Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered her BudgetThe head of a leading disability rights charity turned down...

Chris MasonPolitical editorBBCListen to Chris Mason read this article"It seems to be pretty rife!" So said Sir Keir Starmer before Christmas, when asked about speculation around his future as...

Alex KleidermanandHarry SekulichMOHAMED EL-RAAI/AFP via Getty ImagesBritish-Egyptian democracy activist Alaa Abd El Fattah has apologised for several of his old tweets that have resurfaced, as calls grow for him...

Henry Zeffman,Chief Political CorrespondentandNick Eardley,Political CorrespondentBBCThe Conservatives have called for a British-Egyptian activist to be deported and his UK citizenship to be revoked after social media messages emerged of...

The UK is to impose visa restrictions against people arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo after its government failed to agree to measures allowing the return of illegal...

BBCManjula Sood was described as "an inspiration" and "community leader"Tributes have been paid after the death of a councillor who became the UK's first female Asian lord mayor.Manjula Sood,...