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1 week ago | 
bbc.co.uk | Jennifer McKiernan |Kate Whannel
Image source, Getty ImagesFollowing this week's local elections, Reform UK has, for the first time, won control of local councils. It is now in charge in 10 areas, and there are a further four where it is the largest party. The party also has two new mayors in Greater Lincolnshire and Hull & East Yorkshire. Having fought a successful campaign, Nigel Farage's party now has to show what it will do with its new power. Farage has said he wants to see "a Doge in every county".
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2 weeks ago | 
sg.news.yahoo.com | Kate Whannel |Joe Pike
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is being investigated by Parliament's standards watchdog after failing to declare on time that she received free theatre tickets. It is understood the chancellor attended an event at the National Theatre over Christmas but did not add the donation to the MPs' register of interests within the specified timeframe. The BBC has been told Reeves did declare the trip on her ministerial register, which is separate from the MPs' register.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Kate Whannel
More local grooming inquires expected - ministerKate WhannelHouse of CommonsHome Office minister Jess Phillips has said she expects there will be more local inquiries into grooming gangs than the five already announced. Phillips said she would provide more details about the local inquiries once an audit into the scale and nature of the problem is published. Baroness Louise Casey's audit, which had been due to finish in mid-April, will be released "later in May", Phillips said.
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2 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Kate Whannel
Big Ben light turned on to mark wartime anniversaryKate WhannelGetty ImagesThe Ayrton Light can be seen at the top of the Elizabeth TowerHouse of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle has switched on Parliament's historic Ayrton Light to commemorate the moment his predecessor did the same thing 80 years ago towards the end of the Second World War.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Kate Whannel
PM lacks moral courage on trans stance, says BadenochKate WhannelWatch: Supreme Court gender ruling dominates PMQsConservative leader Kemi Badenoch has accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of lacking "moral courage" on transgender issues during heated exchanges at Prime Minister's Questions.
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3 weeks ago | 
bbc.com | Kate Whannel
'Route to ignominy': Hereditary Lords on prospect of leaving parliamentKate WhannelGetty ImagesImprisoned in the Tower of London in 1538 waiting to be executed, Henry Courtenay, the Earl of Devon, wrote on his cell walls words which would become his family's motto - "Where have I fallen, what have I done?"Nearly 500 years later, another Earl of Devon, is once again contemplating getting the chop.
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4 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Kate Whannel
[Reuters]Fast fashion shoppers need to think about where cheap clothes comes from before they make purchases, former Prime Minister Theresa May has said as she warned that the topic of modern slavery had slipped down the political agenda. Speaking to Radio 4's Woman's Hour, she said some companies were actively checking their supply chains to make sure slave labour had not been used and reflecting that "on their packaging".
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Kate Whannel
Fifteen people including former Conservative MP Craig Williams have been charged with betting offences by the Gambling Commission. The investigation was launched last year following bets placed on the timing of the 2024 general election. The commission said the investigation focused on individuals "suspected of using confidential information - specifically advance knowledge of the proposed election date - to gain an unfair advantage in betting markets".
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Kate Whannel
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has criticised how the Office for Budget Responsibility watchdog has analysed the impact of his benefit changes. Appearing at a parliamentary committee, he said the OBR, which monitors public spending plans, had assumed that "not a single person" would change their behaviour as a result of the government's proposals. "I personally struggle with that way of looking at it, because I do think these measures will make a material difference," Sir Keir said.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Kate Whannel
Starmer criticises watchdog's benefits forecastsKate WhannelPA MediaPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has criticised how the Office for Budget Responsibility watchdog has analysed the impact of his benefit changes. Appearing at a parliamentary committee, he said the OBR, which monitors public spending plans, had assumed that "not a single person" would change their behaviour as a result of the government's proposals.
