Politics
Decisions taken in Westminster and Whitehall, reported from the statements, ministerial answers and official papers they are set out in.
UK households encouraged to keep three days of supplies
The Be Ready checklist covers water, food, light, cash and medical supplies, and says nobody has to do it all at once.
UK threatens to block all visas for Eritreans
Eritreans were the most common nationality arriving by small boat in the year ending June 2026, the Home Office said.
MI5 chief: Brexit result ‘not in dispute’ after Burnham’s Russia comments
The MI5 chief also backed the prime minister on a separate point, saying there was a hack and leak in the 2019 election campaign.
Police support expanded to former MPs, peers and spokespeople
Former national security adviser Sir Stephen Lovegrove will review protection for people in public life, including locally elected representatives.
Trump’s ‘energy ceasefire’: Kyiv backs it if Moscow does, Russia silent
Zelenskyy said Russia struck a power plant in Kyiv and energy facilities in the Kharkiv region after Trump’s announcement, which came with no details.
Burnham: ‘Clear answer’ that Russia interfered in Brexit vote
The prime minister did not say what evidence lay behind the answer, and a pro-Brexit group criticised the comments.
Streeting: UK does not support Trump’s Russia diesel deal
The defence secretary said it was for Ukrainians to choose their leader, after Trump suggested Ukraine should get a new one.
Labour holds Starmer’s old seat, with Polanski’s Greens second
Polanski’s party conceded defeat before the declaration, days after its conference passed a motion on Zionism.
Jerusalem consulate becomes ‘UK Mission’ as some staff withdrawn
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar says 20 diplomats, including the consul general, will leave, with seven allowed to stay in the building.
Green Party investigates member who proposed Zionism motion
Brighton & Hove City Council’s leader, Bella Sankey, is considering refusing the party the Brighton Centre for future events.
Badenoch: Tories would abolish inheritance tax on family homes
Andrew Griffith, the Tories’ shadow chancellor, described the plan as “a first step towards abolishing the tax completely”.
Greens vote to treat Zionism as racism
Israeli President Isaac Herzog called the decision “a disgrace”.
Drumcree talks collapse as legal fight continues
Garvaghy Road residents have handed in a 4,000-name petition against this year’s march, campaigner Breandán Mac Cionnaith said, as the Portadown Orange Order points to a…
Burnham: ‘We could go all the way’ on EU membership
Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the government is weighing options from staying as it is to full EU membership, amid pressure over Britain’s post-Brexit relationship…
Burnham: Pension triple lock to change in 2030 to pay for care service
The prime minister said the shift would let older people avoid paying care costs out of a state pension that is little more than the basic rate.
Trump rejects Iran’s seven-day Hormuz plan
Iran’s foreign minister said Tehran would not back down and was waiting for a formal reply through mediators rather than Trump’s public remarks.
Burnham: Alcohol ban in football stands ‘discrimination’
The UK Football Policing Unit has warned that changing the 1985 law without a full review of the evidence would be “incredibly rash”.
UK Tories’ ‘back to work’ card would block alcohol
Claimants would keep the full rate for six months, and after that only if they have built up enough years of paying tax.
UK to review Chagos deal without US backing
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting, who was in the cabinet that agreed the deal, said the decision still stood, but that the agreement had always needed American support.
EU to drop two oligarchs, extend Russia sanctions to 2029
The deal has still to be formally adopted, and Latvia – the last country to hold out – is already preparing national sanctions of its own against the two men.
Trump praises UK’s Burnham as a ‘natural businessperson’
Before the two met in New York, Trump had dismissed Burnham as “extremely liberal” and described the former mayor of Greater Manchester as the “mayor of a town”.
Merz’s CDU falls to 4.9% in German state election
The AfD won 22 of the state’s 36 constituencies, against 14 for the SPD, the returning officer’s figures show.
Minister for Overseas Territories: The Falkland Islands are British
Uma Kumaran, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Overseas Territories, said the Islanders have the right to develop their natural resources as they see fit, and…
Irish PM is first foreign leader to visit UK’s No10 North
Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Micheál Martin reaffirmed their commitment to the Good Friday Agreement at talks in Manchester, Downing Street said.
UK Lib Dem leader warns of ‘Trump satellite state’
Sir Ed Davey said the Conservatives and Reform could only offer “anger, division, and another con to line their own pockets”, as the Liberal Democrats’ autumn conference…
UK Home Office ad spending jumps by almost half
Spending on marketing and advertising campaigns went from £12.2m to almost £18m in a year, figures given to Parliament by Home Office minister Sarah Jones show.
