BBC Famously, it is the hardest job in politics: leader of the opposition. And it is particularly hard if your party has just gone down to a historically bad thrashing…

BBC There has been an outcry from many farmers following the changes to inheritance tax for farms announced in the Budget. From April 2026, inherited agricultural assets worth more than…

Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverly has said he will not accept a frontbench role from the next leader of the Conservative Party, when they are unveiled on Saturday. The two…

Getty Images Nearly four months after the Conservatives went down to their worst defeat in a general election in their history, they are about to anoint a new leader. Either…

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Reform UK have taken a Wolverhampton council seat from Labour in a by-election sparked by the death of a councillor. Sue Roberts MBE was elected in Bilston North in 2023,…

The government is looking again at whether disabled people in England should be able to claim more than £30,000 to make adaptations to their homes. Ministers have agreed to review…

Getty Images A cross-party group of seven MPs who have worked in the NHS have urged their colleagues to support a bill which would legalise assisted dying. Backbench Labour MP…

GPs are calling on the government to exempt them from tax rises for employers announced at the Budget, warning it could hit services for patients. The NHS and rest of…

The government’s new Value for Money chief has headed up several big projects that went massively over-budget. David Goldstone has previously worked as a top executive on the London Olympics,…