Jennifer McKiernanPolitical reporterGetty ImagesThe UK military is focused on defending the nation rather than stopping asylum seekers from crossing the Channel, a cabinet minister has said.US President Donald Trump ...

Jennifer McKiernanpolitical reporter "I don't accept that I'm simply jumping ship to save my skin", says Danny KrugerConservative MP Danny Kruger has become the first sitting Conservative MP to ...

Jayne McCormackBBC News NI political correspondentPA MediaJohn O'Dowd said the issue needed handled with "great sensitivity"Some young people and children may feel "isolated and hurt" after a move by ...

Shadow home secretary Chris Philp has said he was pelted with bottles and had a knife pulled on him while speaking to migrants in a camp in northern France. ...

Homelessness minister Rushanara Ali is facing calls to resign after claims she hiked rent on a property she owns by hundreds of pounds "within weeks" of the previous tenants' ...

Nigel Farage has urged Technology Secretary Peter Kyle to "do the right thing and apologise" after he suggested that by opposing the government's online safety law, the Reform UK ...

Kate WhannelPolitical reporterPA MediaThe government shares the public's "huge frustration" at the pressure the asylum system puts on housing supply, Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has said.Speaking to the BBC, ...

Households will "never again" face huge rises in water bills, the environment secretary has claimed, following a report into reforming the "broken" industry. Steve Reed said recommendations set out ...

Alex Boyd & Lucy HookerBBC NewsGetty ImagesThe government is preparing a "water revolution" that will halve the number of times sewage is discharged into waterways in England and Wales ...

The first minister's top adviser is stepping down for health reasons.Sir Wayne David was appointed as Eluned Morgan's chief special adviser last December.The former Labour MP for Caerphilly said ...

Paul SeddonPolitical reporterWatch: New Ofcom rules "foundation" for safer internet but "not end of the conversation" says Heidi AlexanderThe government is considering further action to keep children safe online ...

Science and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle has written to the UK's national institute for artificial intelligence (AI) to tell its bosses to refocus on defence and security.In a letter, ...