Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurakBBCWho is in charge? You might think the answer should be obvious."This government should be walking on water, there should be nothing it can't ...

The amount of time off and pay new parents can get after the birth of a child will be looked at in a "landmark" review, the government says.Ministers said ...

Senior government figures are discussing whether to reverse the controversial decision to cut winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners within weeks.More than nine million pensioners lost out on ...

An increase in UK defence spending is part of a "macho agenda of militarization" Northern Ireland's first minister has said.Michelle O'Neill was speaking after the chancellor used her Spring ...

Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRichard Meddings, a former banker, is the chair of NHS EnglandThe chair of NHS England has said he does not disagree with the abolishing of ...

Henry ZeffmanBBC chief political correspondent•@hzeffmanPA MediaWhen Sir Keir Starmer was preparing to run for the Labour leadership in 2020, his campaign director told the future prime minister what mattered ...

Getty ImagesProposals on the long-term funding of adult social care in England are unlikely to be delivered before 2028 at the earliest, the government has confirmed. Health and Social ...

ReutersMinisters have been told to stop spending that does not contribute to the government's priorities, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves promises to take "an iron fist against waste".Reeves will ask ...

BBCMinisters are expected to approve the long awaited A5 road projectStormont ministers are expected to approve the long-awaited A5 road project on Wednesday, BBC News NI understands.An official announcement ...

Next week, around 3,000 prisoners in England and Wales will be released early from jail.Why? In the last week or so the system came within around 100 places of ...

Getty ImagesMinisters are considering tighter restrictions on smoking outdoors as part of a drive to phase out tobacco.As first reported by the Sun, smoking could be banned in pub ...

ReutersThe Home Office has outlined plans to tackle illegal immigration, including deploying 100 new intelligence officers to target people smuggling gangs.Ministers are also promising a "large surge" in the ...