Michael Race Business reporter, BBC News Johner Images/Getty Images More than three-quarters of pensioners will receive the winter fuel payment this year after Chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed a major policy U-turn. Nine million pensioners in England and Wales with an annual income of £35,000 or less will now be eligible. The payment, worth up to…
Chris Mason Political editor Becky Morton Political reporter “Is Liz Truss still in the party?” asks Kemi Badenoch Kemi Badenoch has insisted she is “going to get better” as Conservative leader, saying she is not “shy about self-criticism”. It comes after shadow chancellor Mel Stride defended his boss earlier this week following criticism of her…
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Glenn Campbell BBC Scotland Political Editor Getty Images Nigel Farage visited Aberdeen on Monday The Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election is a surprise win for Labour – giving the party a much-needed boost with less than a year until a full Scottish Parliament vote. But the other big winner was Reform UK who finished third…
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Joe Pike Political correspondent PA Media There was a “pervasive fraud environment” at one of the UK’s largest trade unions Unite, an auditors’ report obtained by the BBC has concluded. In a highly critical 35-page document, auditors BDO said in the 2021 financial year “dominant personalities and a weak control environment facilitated opportunities to commit…
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Charlotte Wright Political Editor, BBC South East Michael Keohan BBC Kent, political reporter BBC Reform UK chairman Zia Yusuf and head of Reform Doge Nathaniel Fried, pictured middle and second from right, have both resigned The tech entrepreneur who quit heading up Reform UK’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge) says he did so because the…
Angus Cochrane BBC Scotland News Davy Russell is elected as Labour MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse Senior figures in the SNP have vowed to learn lessons from Labour’s surprise victory at the Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election. The party’s Davy Russell won with 8,559 votes, a majority of 602 over the second-placed SNP. The…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is facing some difficult choices in the upcoming Spending Review, which sets the budgets for all government departments over the next few years. The review will confirm how much taxpayers’ money will be spent on the NHS and other public services used by millions, as well as how much money the government…
