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All the latest news and updates from the British Government, which is based at 10 Downing Street, covering everything from budget statements, to PMQ's and election updates, The current leader of His Majesty's Government is Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein in Cambridge, MA on 9/8/04. Epstein is connected with several prominent people including politicians, actors and academics. Epstein was convicted of having sex with an underaged woman. (Photo by Rick Friedman/Corbis via Getty Images)

Whatever you do, don't ask UK's new US ambassador about Jeffrey Epstein

Channel: Politics Politics February 6, 2025 By Craig Munro

Map shows which places are having their elections pushed back for a year

Channel: Politics Politics February 5, 2025 By Craig Munro
Farmers protest.

Up to 700 farm shops could permanently close putting thousands of jobs at risk

Channel: UK UK February 5, 2025 By Jasper King
Keir abandoned email address because it was ?dangerously obvious? to hackers

Keir abandoned email address because it was 'dangerously obvious' to hackers

Channel: Politics Politics February 3, 2025 By Craig Munro
7 June 24: homelessness; an increase in rough sleepers on oxford street . homeless individuals on oxford street can be seen lying side-by-side, often using duvets and sleeping bags outside the iconic shops.

Rough sleeping 'almost ended' over lockdown - what has gone wrong since?

Channel: Politics Politics February 2, 2025 By Craig Munro
Southern Water bill.

Your water bills are set to rise by £123 this year - Here's why

Channel: UK UK January 30, 2025 By Jasper King
A CGI of Heathrow after expansion.

Date revealed for when first flights could take off from Heathrow's third runway

Channel: Politics Politics January 30, 2025 By Craig Munro
Play Video This is what Heathrow Airport will look like if third runway is built

Heathrow's third runway given green light for 140,000,000 passengers a year

Channel: Politics Politics January 29, 2025 By Craig Munro

Government 'doesn't know how vulnerable its ancient IT systems are to cyber attack'

Channel: Politics Politics January 29, 2025 By Craig Munro
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£321,000,000 funding shortfall leaves women's refuges worried they 'won't survive'

Channel: UK UK January 29, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One as he travels from Las Vegas to Miami on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

This is what Sir Keir and Trump chatted about in first call since inauguration

Channel: Politics Politics January 27, 2025 By Craig Munro
Left: Police at a crime scene; middle: Axel Rudakubana; right; Axel Rudakubana as a young child. (Picture: PA / AP)

The critical failings in the Axel Rudakabana case revealed by UK terror expert

Channel: UK UK January 24, 2025 By Charlotte Littlewood
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Russian spy ship spotted 'loitering over UK's critical undersea infrastructure'

Channel: Politics Politics January 23, 2025 By Craig Munro
Play Video UK Driving Licence. Provisional and Full licence cards isolated on dark background. Macro. Selective focus. Stafford, United Kingdom, January 30, 2022.

Driving licences about to get biggest change in years and will look very different

Channel: Politics Politics January 22, 2025 By Craig Munro
Play Video Keir Starmer is seen speaking at Downing Street standing in front of a wooden background with an inset image of a mug shot of Axel Rudakubana

Keir Starmer says Britain is facing a 'new threat of terrorism from loners'

Channel: Politics Politics January 21, 2025 By Craig Munro

Donald Trump is a wannabe dictator and the UK should treat him as such

Channel: US US January 20, 2025 By Pablo O'Hana
China super embassy

China wants to build a 'super embassy' in London next to critical communication cables

Channel: UK UK January 17, 2025 By Brooke Davies
Play Video Mandatory Credit: Photo by Robert Melen/REX/Shutterstock (13884126d) The UK Government security message which appeared in both Welsh and English to phones in Wales, as the system is trialed for the first time sending messages to mobile phones across the UK. UK security mobile phone message - 23 Mar 2023

Emergency alert warning to be sent to 87,000,000 UK phones - all you need to know

Channel: UK UK January 17, 2025 By Sam Corbishley
A member of the Royal Logistic Corps inspects a row of Foxhound patrol vehicles.

Nearly 1,000 UK army vehicles deployed to Europe for major Nato exercise

Channel: UK UK January 17, 2025 By Jasper King

Here's how porn websites will prove users are over 18 from this summer

Channel: Politics Politics January 16, 2025 By Craig Munro