Ben Chu and Anthony ReubenBBC VerifyBBCIn December 2024, Prime Minister Keir Starmer outlined his government's "plan for change" and set targets in key areas, including house building, hospital waiting ...

Specialist rape and sexual offence investigation teams will be introduced to every police force in England and Wales by 2029, the government has pledged.It is part of a long-delayed ...

Hayley ClarkeEducation reporterGettyThe government has pledged to stop children growing up in B&Bs and to make childcare more accessible for families on Universal Credit as part of its child ...

Rachel Reeves says the government will ensure every young person is guaranteed either a place in college, an apprenticeship, or one-to-one support to find a job. Source link

Jennifer McKiernan & Becky Mortonpolitical reportersEPAHousing Secretary Steve Reed wears a Build Baby Build capThe construction of three new towns will begin before the next general election, Labour has ...

Reform UK is pledging mass deportations of asylum seekers who arrive in the UK in small boats.The party's leader - Nigel Farage - has told The Times that there ...

Rob England and Tom EdgingtonBBC VerifyGetty ImagesThe prime minister has made tackling illegal immigration and "restoring order" to the asylum system a priority for the government.Sir Keir Starmer has ...

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 ...

Jennifer MeierhansBusiness reporterWatch Heidi Alexander "guarantees" electric vehicle costs will be loweredThe government will make it cheaper to buy an electric car (EV) to get more drivers to make ...

Peter HoskinsBusiness reporterNatalie ShermanBusiness reporterEPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockNike says US President Donald Trump's tariffs on key trading partners could add around $1bn (£730m) to its costs this year.Company executives also said the ...

Andrew PickenBBC News ScotlandNorth Sea Midstream PartnersThe St Fergus gas terminal in Aberdeenshire is the planned site of a new carbon capture projectThe UK Government has said its Spending ...

Rob England and Tom EdgingtonBBC VerifyGetty ImagesThe prime minister has made tackling illegal immigration and "restoring order" to the asylum system a priority for the government.Sir Keir Starmer has ...