Politics

Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Emily Thornberry, Rebecca Long-Bailey, Lisa Nandy and Sir Keir Starmer are all hoping for the nomination Labour has experienced a surge in membership since the general election, BBC Two’s Newsnight has learned. Constituency Labour parties (CLPs) have reported rises in local membership amid the ongoing leadership race, in which members […]

Image copyright PA Media Rebecca Long-Bailey has won the backing of the Unite trade union in her bid to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader. The shadow business secretary now needs just one more union or affiliate group to endorse her to confirm her place on the members’ ballot. Unite’s general secretary, Len McCluskey, said […]

Image copyright Justice4Harry19Image caption Harry Dunn died in hospital after his motorbike was involved in a crash outside RAF Croughton Harry Dunn’s mother said the family’s “determination was stronger than ever” to bring the woman charged with causing his death back the UK. The Dunn family met their MP Andrea Leadsom to discuss what the […]

Image copyright Getty Images Universities and Science Minister Chris Skidmore has said that the UK will not implement the EU Copyright Directive after the country leaves the EU. Several companies have criticised the law, which would hold them accountable for not removing copyrighted content uploaded by users, if it is passed. EU member states have […]

Image copyright AFP/ Getty ImagesImage caption Trophy hunters pay large sums to shoot big game animals – including endangered species A government consultation on banning the importing and exporting of hunting trophies has been extended by one month in order to get more responses. The consultation, launched in November, was due to close on Saturday […]

Image copyright Getty ImagesImage caption Barbara Keeley said the campaign was “very tough” following her treatment for cancer An MP has revealed she was recovering from treatment for breast cancer during the recent general election campaign. Barbara Keeley, 67, said she was diagnosed in April, had surgery in May and radiotherapy in July. Speaking at […]

Image copyright UK Parliament John Bercow has “categorically” denied accusations of bullying during his time as the Speaker of the Commons. The statement comes after his former Clerk of the House, Lord Lisvane, made a formal complaint about him to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards. But Mr Bercow said he had never “bullied anyone, anywhere […]

Image copyright Jack Taylor Jeremy Hunt is among a clutch of former cabinet ministers seeking election to chair a House of Commons select committee. The ex-health secretary will face fellow Tory MP Anne Marie Morris in the contest to chair the health and social care committee. Former business secretary Greg Clark is running to chair […]

Image copyright EPA The culture secretary has warned the BBC it would be a mistake to think the future of the licence fee was not an issue of public concern. Baroness Morgan told the BBC’s Nick Robinson that the issue was “coming up more and more on the doorstep”. She said the UK needed “a […]

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRichard Ratcliffe said he pushed the PM to be “brave” in regards to Iran The husband of a British-Iranian woman jailed in Iran said there has been “no breakthrough” in efforts to secure her release after talks with Boris Johnson. Richard Ratcliffe said his wife was being […]

Brexit day is fast approaching, with UK and EU officials set to start negotiations about the future relationship. What lessons can be learnt from the past three years? BBC Brussels correspondent Adam Fleming is back in the Brussels pub where he has spent time meeting key sources…and he’s got a beer and a few thoughts […]

Image copyright Getty Images Only about one in 14 crimes reported to police lead to a suspect being charged, official statistics have shown. Covering the year up to September 2019, the Home Office figures for England and Wales mark a new low, having fallen from about one in seven in 2015. It comes as knife […]