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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...

Robert Jenrick joins Reform UK after being sacked by Tories

"It's time for the truth," Jenrick said in his speech. "Britain has been in decline. Britain is in decline."He added: "Both Labour and the...

Twenty councils in England ask for election delays

The government's rejig of local government will replace the two-tier system of district and county councils that exists in many parts of England with...

Home secretary says she has lost confidence in West Midlands police boss after Israeli fan ban

Police and crime commissioner to give 'issues full and proper consideration'published at 16:16 GMT16:16 GMTBreaking West Midlands Police and...

PMQs live: Starmer and Badenoch clash over digital ID U-turn

Digital ID climbdown provides plenty of ammunition for Badenoch at PMQspublished at 11:25 GMT11:25 GMTBrian WheelerReporting from the House of Commons ...

Digital IDs: Starmer’s change of heart another ‘almighty backtracking’

What those around him were describing as "phase 2" of his government was already off to a bumpy start, but digital ID was seen...

Government drops plans for mandatory digital ID to work in UK

She said the move by Labour represented "another U-turn". The change of policy is the latest in a series of U-turns the government has...

Keir Starmer considers joining Donald Trump’s Gaza peace board

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper was asked if Sir Keir had joined Trump's peace board in the House of Commons on Tuesday but did not...

Stop saying we can’t make things work, Streeting urges Labour

Streeting did not mention Sir Keir by name in his speech at the Institute for Government (IFG) annual conference - but his remarks will...

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