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Scottish ministers shelve plans for new misogyny law
Getty ImagesProtestors at a UK Women's March in Edinburgh in January, highlighting a rise in misogynyThe Scottish government has confirmed it will not [...]
Ministers face above projected teacher and NHS pay deals
Henry ZeffmanChief Political CorrespondentSam FrancisPolitical reporterPA MediaMillions of public sector workers should be given pay rises of as much [...]
As British Steel law rushed by ministers, officials waited in Scunthorpe hotel
PA MediaThe prime minister met steelworkers in Lincolnshire shortly after the hearing in House of CommonsThere was a moment where all they could do wa [...]
Ministers to review hundreds of public bodies in quango audit
Joshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaCabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden is leading the review of quangosHundreds of public bodies are to be review [...]
Ministers sitting on hands over Birmingham bin strike
David SchafferBBC News, West MidlandsPA MediaUnite's general secretary has told government leaders they “can no longer pretend” the bin strike, which [...]
Ministers struggle to quell MP concerns over benefit cuts
At Prime Minister's Questions Sir Keir Starmer declared that welfare reform was a "moral issue", while the veteran left-wing MP Diane Abbott argued th [...]
Commissioner warns ministers over domestic abuse reforms
Jack FenwickPolitics Investigations, BBC NewsPaul SeddonPolitical reporterGetty ImagesThe domestic abuse commissioner for England and Wales has said s [...]
Trade offs for ministers over towering benefits bill
There are a trinity of trade-offs for the government as it prepares to shake up the benefits system.How does it save money?How does it increase the in [...]
Keir Starmer tells ministers to avoid outsourcing decisions
Joshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaPrime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has told his ministers they should take more responsibility for decisions rathe [...]
Labour ministers yet to hold talks over Abramovich funds
Joshua NevettPolitical reporterNizaar KinsellaSenior football reporterGetty ImagesLabour ministers have yet to hold talks with key figures involved in [...]
Bessent to Skip G20 Finance Ministers Meeting in South Africa
The Treasury secretary is the second top U.S. official to boycott the Group of 20 gatherings because of rising tension with South Africa over its land [...]
Ministers want to show they’re cracking down on immigration
This government, like the one before, is not in control of illegal immigration.More people are dying crossing the English Channel than ever before, an [...]
Welfare reform is next, but Labour ministers are treading carefully
Henry ZeffmanBBC chief political correspondent•@hzeffmanPA MediaWhen Sir Keir Starmer was preparing to run for the Labour leadership in 2020, his camp [...]
Ministers want two-step ID check to stop under-age knife sales
Online retailers will be forced to ask anyone buying a knife for two types of identification under government plans to prevent under-age sales in the [...]
New City minister’s pro-China stance under scrutiny
Downing Street has refused to say whether new City Minister Emma Reynolds is able to make decisions about the UK's dealings with China.Reynolds was ap [...]