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Peers face new attendance rules under proposed House of Lords changes
PA MediaKate WhannelPolitical reporter15 July 2026, 13:08 BSTUpdated 32 minutes agoPeers who fail to turn up regularly enough to the House of Lords could be kicked out of Parliament, under new committee proposals. In its 2024 manifesto, the Labour government promised...
Tributes and tears as Starmer takes final Prime Minister’s Questions
HoCKate Whannel, Political reporter and Brian Wheeler, Political reporter40 minutes agoSir Keir Starmer told MPs it was the "end of my political journey" and he was "proud of everything I have achieved" at his final Prime Minister's Questions before standing...
Reform UK proposes £100m ’round-the-clock’ security plan for MPs
PA MediaRichard WheelerPolitical reporter1 hour agoAll 650 MPs would be provided with "round-the-clock protection" under a Reform UK government, according to Zia Yusuf.The policy is estimated to cost up to £100m and resources would be allocated to protect former...
Watch Starmer sign off final PMQs to standing ovation
Sir Keir Starmer received a standing ovation from his party and other MPs after giving his final answer at his last Prime Minister's Questions. "To all those in the gallery, whose lives have been changed or improved by this Labour government, and all across the...
Cash-strapped Thames Water poses big test for Burnham
Getty ImagesSimon Jack, Business editor and Mitchell Labiak, Business reporter15 July 2026, 07:35 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoThames Water is a major test for Andy Burnham and may help determine what the incoming prime minister's ambition to bring key utilities back under...
Midnight social media curfew proposed for UK teens aged 16 and 17
Getty ImagesLiv McMahon and Philippa Wain, Technology reporters14 July 2026Updated 7 minutes agoOlder teenagers in the UK will face an overnight social media curfew, the government has announced - though they will be able to opt out of it by changing their account...
The candidates standing in Clacton by-election
PA MediaAndrew SinclairEast of England political editor10 July 2026Updated 11 minutes agoThe main Westminster parties have decided not to stand against Reform UK in the Clacton by-election. But plenty of other candidates have declared their intention to stand. Here is...
Starmer and Burnham hail Hillsborough Law as MPs give approval
To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedRichard WheelerPolitical reporter14 July 2026Sir Keir Starmer said the UK "stands on the precipice of change" as MPs approved the Hillsborough Law, in a bid to prevent...
Review of MP security needed after Widdecombe death, Burnham says
Getty ImagesJames GregoryPolitical reporter28 minutes agoA serious review of MPs' security is needed following the death of Ann Widdecombe, Andy Burnham has said.The former Greater Manchester mayor, who is expected to become prime minister next Monday, said politics...
US war on Iran was a ‘mistake’, says Reeves
There had been no clarity over the last six weeks over the US's objective in pursuing the conflict, she said, whether it was to prompt regime change, ending any Iranian nuclear weapons programme, or prompting diplomatic negotiations, which were already taking place...
Biometric checks after 179 prisoners released in error in year to March
New data shows 179 prisoners were set free in error from prisons in the year to March. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnNew data shows 179 prisoners were set free in error from prisons...
Mahmood promises action against ‘sham lawyers’ abusing asylum system
Jonathan Peddie, executive director of investigations, enforcement and litigation at the SRA, said: "If we find evidence that anyone we regulate has acted in ways that contravene their duty to act legally and uphold the law, we will take action." Article Attribution |...
Starmer says he’s ‘not going to yield’ to pressure from Trump on Iran war
It follows a warning from the US president that America's trade deal with the UK "can always be changed". Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnIt follows a warning from the US president that...
Starmer challenged over defence investment plan delay
The prime minister is facing growing pressure to spell out when the funding blueprint will be published. Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe prime minister is facing growing pressure to...
Bogus websites, staged protests and pretend atheists: Inside the fake asylum industry
For a fake gay claim, "the kind of evidence they provide includes membership in different clubs, taking you to different clubs, since in the asylum interview you will be asked which clubs you attend and similar questions. You will also be given a partner, and that...
Legal advisers help migrants pose as gay to get asylum, undercover BBC investigation finds
"The approach we will take is this: I will fully prepare you for the interview by compiling a comprehensive package for you, including photographs of you at clubs, various other pieces of supporting evidence, an organisational letter, and additional letters of...
Ukraine’s military to get biggest-ever shipment of UK drones
UK Defence Secretary John Healey said "with eyes on the Middle East in recent weeks, [Russian President Vladimir] Putin wants us to be distracted", as he announced the "big boost" before co-chairing a meeting of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group in Berlin later on...
Chris Mason: Iran war has trapped Labour in a vicious circle
It means the vicious circle tightens and darkens. A subdued economy leads to a subdued, restless, perhaps cantankerous electorate. A subdued economy makes the trade-offs and choices over public spending more difficult. And the wars – as well as Iran there is Ukraine –...
UK faces biggest hit to growth from Iran war of major economies, IMF says
The financial body cuts its growth forecast for the UK and warns the war threatens to throw the global economy "off course". Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnThe financial body cuts its...
Former Nato chief warns UK’s national security ‘in peril’
Lord George Robertson will use a speech to accuse "non-military experts in the Treasury" of "vandalism". Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source [mwai_chat context="Let's have a discussion about this article:nnLord George Robertson will use a speech to...
Chris Mason: How Lammy and Vance’s unlikely friendship is being leveraged
"A threat to Iranian civilians in that way is wrong. These are civilians, let's remember, who've suffered immeasurable harm by the regime in Iran for many, many, long years, and that's why they're words and phrases that I would never use on behalf of this government,...
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