Reform UK has launched a campaign against net zero developments in rural areas, dealing a significant blow to Ed Miliband. Deputy leader Richard Tice announced that the party will use its newfound...
This week proves Nigel Farage's PM ambition is not a wild notion10 hours agoLaura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurakBBCIn the first week of 2025, Nigel Farage told me his...
This week proves Nigel Farage's PM ambition is not a wild notion43 minutes agoLaura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg•@bbclaurakBBCIn the first week of 2025, Nigel Farage told me...
What might Reform do with its newly-won power?2 hours agoJennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter•@_JennyMcKiernanKate WhannelPolitical reporterGetty ImagesFollowing this week's local elections, Reform...
Scottish government drops plans for new misogyny law19 minutes agoGetty ImagesThe Scottish government has confirmed it will not bring forward planned legislation to criminalise misogyny before next...
They damage vehicles, turn calm commuters into road-raging cynics, and deepen public frustration. Councils respond with glacial speed, commissioning reports instead of making repairs. Money is spent,...
A total of 149 Labour MPs could be at risk of losing their seats following the Government’s refusal to compensate WASPI women, campaigners have suggested. An analysis shows 303 MPs across the...
Several FBI agents have been reassigned after they were captured in photographs kneeling at a racial justice protest in Washington, sparked by the death of George Floyd in 2020, according to two...
Britain’s first transgender judge sparked fury for plotting a legal bid to overturn a landmark ruling on biological sex. Retired judge Victoria McCloud is poised to apply to the European Court of...
A statue of Margaret Thatcher should stand alongside the sculptures of Abraham Lincoln, Nelson Mandela, Winston Churchill and Mahatma Gandhi in Parliament Square, according to Kemi Badenoch. The...
Trans former judge plans to challenge gender ruling at European court13 minutes agoDominic CascianiHome and Legal Correspondent•@BBCDomCAvalonThe UK's only ever judge to publicly reveal they are...
Nicola Sturgeon and John Swinney have been savaged by members of their own party after a landmark Supreme Court ruling on transgender people. Falkirk East MSP Michelle Thomson broke ranks to demand...
Labour minister Jess Phillips has complained to MPs that her decision to reject an independent national inquiry into rape gangs has taken a toll on her personally. Speaking in the House of Commons on...
It is almost unbelievable that we are even having this debate. Yet here we are — people taking to the streets to protest the Supreme Court’s ruling that a woman is, in fact, a biological woman....
The families of four million children across the UK could benefit from cheaper school uniforms under a new law, the Government has claimed. Legislation making its way through parliament could force...
School uniforms to change for four million pupils under plans19 minutes agoKate McGoughEducation producerElaine DunkleyEducation correspondent•@bbcelaineKate McGough / BBCPlanned changes to school...
Greens call for single-sex guidance to be withdrawn36 minutes agoBecky MortonPolitical reporterInterim guidance on single-sex spaces is "ill-considered and impractical" and should be withdrawn, the...
Graham Linehan, who co-created the Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted, has been charged with criminal damage and harassment.The Irish comedy writer, 56, is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court on...
Equality watchdog issues interim guidance on single-sex spaces35 minutes agoDamian GrammaticasPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesThe Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has released interim...
Equality watchdog issues interim guidance on single-sex spaces2 hours agoDamian GrammaticasPolitical correspondentGetty ImagesThe Equalities and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has released interim...