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Councils face ‘uphill struggle’ after elections delay U-turn

Jonathan Carr-West, chief executive of the Local Government Information Unit, told BBC Breakfast the elections would put pressure on "hard-working council officers"."It will be...

Government abandons plans to delay 30 council elections

Reform leader Nigel Farage, writing on X, external, said: "We took this Labour government to court and won."In collusion with the Tories, Keir Starmer...

Starmer pledges crackdown on ‘addictive elements’ of social media

The government had already said it would launch the public consultation in March, seeking opinions about restricting children's access to AI chatbots and limiting...

Starmer: Europe must ‘play full part’ in securing peace in Ukraine

"We need to step up in terms of our collective response in Europe, and by that I mean capability," Sir Keir said ahead of...

‘No durable peace’ in Ukraine if Europe not in talks – minister

Reynolds also told the programme, hosted by Victoria Derbyshire, that the UK and Europe had to respond to US demands for them to pay...

European leaders set to hold emergency summit on Ukraine

In remarks likely to raise concern in Ukraine and among European allies, special envoy Keith Kellogg said previous negotiations had failed because too many...

Rachel Reeves: What we’ve learned about her expenses and Labour response

Reeves has said she was not aware of an investigation or issue with her expenses and said she left the bank on good terms....

Rachel Reeves: No concerns raised with me about my expenses

The BBC investigation has also raised questions about the accuracy of Reeves's online CV on LinkedIn.After she was accused of embellishing it last year,...

Questions raised over Rachel Reeves’s CV and expenses after BBC investigation

In a brief interview with a reporter, Sir Keir was asked about Rachel Reeves's CV.The prime minister was asked whether he was "comfortable that...

Labour suspends 11 councillors during WhatsApp group probe

It is understood that the suspensions – from Tameside and Stockport councils – relate to alleged membership of the group, named Trigger Me Timbers,...

Borders bill: Smuggling gangs ‘taken hold’, says Yvette Cooper

The debate came at the end of a heavily choreographed media push by the Home Office, which saw the department publish photos of illegal...

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