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28  mars     16h03
Renter reforms watered down after Tory concerns
   Ministers propose changes after some MPs said they wanted more protections for landlords.
    15h18
Labour will level up better than Tories - Starmer
   Keir Starmer says his party would do a better job of reducing regional inequality across Britain.
    13h46
Angela Rayner insists she has done nothing wrong
   Labour’s deputy leader is under fresh scrutiny over her tax affairs and the sale of her council house.
    09h59
Humza Yousaf questioned over new hate crime laws
   The first minister faces questions from opposition party leaders and backbench MSPs at Holyrood.
29  mars     11h45
Sunak faces criticism as major Tory donor knighted
   Businessman Mohamed Mansour has been given a knighthood, along with Mark Spencer and Philip Davies.
28  mars     18h01
Post-Brexit tax to hit UK car exports to Canada
   A post Brexit deal has expired with no new agreement, which leaving UK exports to Canada subject to new tariffs.
    12h13
Could assisted dying be coming to Scotland?
   MSPs will get the chance to make Scotland the first part of the UK to let people legally end their lives.
27  mars     18h34
Housing fleeceholds the next big scandal, peer warns
   Lords debate the plight of homeowners locked into private maintenance contracts for communal areas.
    21h20
CPS apologises over acid threat inaccuracy
   The Crown Prosecution Service CPS failed to update a press release about MP Claudia Webbe.
    05h55
Council spending on special needs transport doubles
   The rising cost of getting children to school is a key driver of current pressure on council budgets.
    14h53
Record numbers of migrants cross Channel in 2024
   The number of migrants arriving in the UK in after crossing the Channel has hit a record high.
26  mars     22h33
Labour starts review of government childcare plan
   Bridget Phillipson tells the BBC the bn plan is a mess and calls for wider reform of provision.
27  mars     14h26
Peers to get up to 100 a night for hotel stays
   Members who live outside London will be able to claim for accommodation when they attend the Lords.
26  mars     18h51
Two ministers quit government in mini-reshuffle
   Education minister Robert Halfon and armed forces minister James Heappey are also standing down as MPs.
27  mars     11h54
Veteran MP cleared of flouting Covid-19 rules
   Allegations made against four Conservative MPs are not upheld, a report concludes.
26  mars     18h41
Treasury staff worked at bank linked to China state
   The Treasury says the secondment scheme deepens ties with Asia and boosts British business.
    18h14
Barclay apology over role in local waste project
   The environment secretary says he should have stepped back earlier from a decision on an energy project.
    15h37
UK approach to China is ’robust’, Sunak says
   It comes after some MPs criticised the response to cyber attacks blamed on Beijing linked hackers.
    16h56
Care worker migrant surge ’should’ve been obvious’
   The former independent borders watchdog has criticised the Home Office’s approach foreign care staff and airport security.
    16h48
Tory’s mayoral contest ad showed New York not London
   The clip showed a stampede in a New York subway station and was replaced with the scenes cut.
    01h56
Coutinho queried waste project opposed by Barclay
   The energy secretary questioned the approval of an incinerator opposed by the environment secretary.
    02h26
Moves to make it harder to repossess leasehold homes
   Forfeiture means leaseholders can be threatened with losing their home if they do not pay service charges.
    14h58
Are you part of the deep state, prime minister?’
   The PM laughs off a question on whether he is part of the ’deep state’ adding he could not say if he was.
25  mars     16h50
Dowden blames Chinese groups for two cyber-attacks
   The deputy PM says the UK and international partners will expose China for ongoing patterns of hostile activity .
    13h22
China is ’greatest threat to UK’s economic security’ - Sunak
   Rishi Sunak has said that China represents the greatest state based threat to the UK’s economic security.
24  mars     10h09
Watch: Tories will keep ’triple lock’ on pensions - chancellor
   The chancellor says the Conservatives would commit to keeping the so called triple lock system.
21  mars     13h56
New youngest peer wants to scrap the House of Lords
   At years old, Plaid Cymru’s Carmen Smith becomes the youngest member of the House of Lords.
20  mars     12h42
Starmer: Why is PM too scared to call an election?
   The Labour leader lists criticisms of government policies and claims they are the reason for no general election being scheduled.
    12h56
SNP jokes that a Labour Thatcherite could replace Sunak
   Stephen Flynn says that Tory backbenchers are looking for a unity candidate to replace the PM, but that person could come from Labour.
    12h50
PM says new inflation figures show his plan is working
   Rishi Sunak says as Labour tries to talk down Britain, the latest financial news shows his plan is working.
    11h16
Lib Dems: Time is running out for Rishi Sunak
   Ed Davey launches his party’s local election campaign with their latest stunt graphic poking fun at the government.
29  mars     01h27
Could artificial intelligence benefit democracy?
   Meet the tech optimists who believe AI can transform politics for the better.
28  mars     17h12
The candidates vying to be the next London mayor
   The campaign to be the next London mayor has begun with the election due to be held on May .
27  mars     08h58
Chris Mason: Why some Tory MPs are stepping down
   We shouldn’t be surprised that some MPs are thinking of leaving as a general election approaches.
    12h28
Election poll tracker: How do the parties compare?
   How do people say they will vote in the UK general election Our poll tracker measures the trends.
26  mars     14h52
Local elections 2024: Is there an election in my area?
   Enter your postcode to see if there is an election in your area on May
19  mars     12h04
When are the May local elections, and who can vote?
   Voters in parts of England and Wales will elect councillors, mayors and police commissioners in May.
27  mars     10h21
When is the next general election?
   A UK general election has to be held by January , but could take place earlier.
25  mars     06h01
Say one thing, do another? The government’s record net migration rise
   The Conservatives pledged to cut immigration, but there’s been a rise BBC Panorama explores why.
21  mars     08h58
Chris Mason: What further Rwanda delay says about the plan
   The government’s flagship Rwanda bill will be back before MPs after Easter, following a series of heavy defeats in the Lords.
20  mars     11h03
Is this the worst economic inheritance since WW2?
   Rachel Reeves says the next government will inherit the worst set of economic circumstances since World War Two .
    08h38
Tees Valley Mayor: What’s the role and who’s running?
   The position is currently held by Conservative Ben Houchen who was re elected in May .
18  mars     15h10
Analysis: Mood darkens among Tory MPs as PM faces leadership questions
   If there is to be a crunch leadership moment, most MPs seem to think it would come after the local elections, the BBC’s chief political correspondent says.
21  mars     09h46
What is the UK’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda?
   The government insists it will send asylum seekers to Rwanda despite facing several legal hurdles.
19  mars     11h00
London campaign begins - but what do voters want?
   Issues for this year’s election include housing, rising costs, transport and crime.
16  mars     03h15
After 20 years of trying, will extremism plan lead to change?
   Mr Gove says he was driven to action because the UK’s values are under challenge from extremists.