Politics
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‘No closure’ for widow of Leon Brittan after he was falsely accused of abuse
BBC/Ashitha Nagesh Lady Brittan’s late husband, Lord Brittan, was falsely accused by a fantasist of being involved in a Westminster…
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Rachel Reeves boosts NHS and housing as some budgets squeezed
Kate Whannel Political reporter Spending Review: Where key money is being spent… in 99 seconds Rachel Reeves has announced an…
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Aukus: US to review submarine pact as part of ‘America First’ agenda
Lana Lam and Tiffanie Turnbull BBC News, Sydney Reuters Australia would buy up to five Virginia-class attack submarines from the…
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UK agrees post-Brexit deal over Gibraltar
Becky Morton Political reporter FCDO UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Chief Minister of Gibraltar Fabian Picardo met earlier on…
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Scotland to get extra £2.9bn from Treasury, says Reeves
Andrew Picken BBC News Scotland North Sea Midstream Partners The St Fergus gas terminal in Aberdeenshire is the planned site…
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Welcome for housing pledge – but is it too late for some?
Danielle has moved four times in the last nine months with her three children. They became homeless after receiving a…
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Spending Review: How much did schools, transport and the NHS get?
BBC Verify’s Ben Chu on who are the winners and losers Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the government’s Spending Review,…
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Rachel Reeves plans are not a quick fix but that’s the point
Rachel Reeves’s key choice in this Spending Review is to prioritise long-term investment over day-to-day spending. Within that, some cash…
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Key points at a glance from the Spending Review
Paul Seddon Political reporter Reuters Chancellor Rachel Reeves has unveiled the contents of the UK’s first multi-year spending review since…
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UK will end use of asylum hotels by 2029, Reeves says
Sam Francis Political reporter Jack Fenwick Political correspondent PA Media The government has set out plans to end the use…
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