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Rightwing Tories’ Rwanda demands risks reopening party divisions
A damaging row over Rishi Sunak’s asylum policy has been reignited after ministers announced that the Rwanda bill will return to the Commons next week.
The prime minister came under pressure from rightwing Tory MPs, including Suella…
Manufacturers say UK becoming more competitive as global hub, survey finds
Britain’s largest manufacturers believe the UK is increasing its competitiveness as a global hub for manufacturing, despite high energy costs, worker shortages and political instability holding back progress.
In a crunch period for the…
Sir Keir Starmer has worries over election impact on his children
Sir Keir Starmer admits he worries about the toll of a general election year on his two teenage children.
The Labour leader said he and his wife, Victoria Starmer, have tried to keep their 15-year-old son and 13-year-old…
Rishi Sunak denies doubting Rwanda plan when chancellor
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has denied he had doubts about the government's Rwanda policy when he was chancellor.
Documents seen by the BBC suggest that in March 2022 Mr Sunak had concerns about the cost of sending migrants to…
Rishi Sunak suggests general election in second half of year
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is working on the assumption that he will hold a general election "in the second half of this year".
In recent weeks, there has been speculation he might call one in May, when there are…
UK weather: hundreds of flood warnings in place after heavy rain
Hundreds of flood warnings are in place after widespread heavy rainfall across the UK.
The impact of surface water and river flooding will continue to be “significant” across parts of England following heavy rainfall, experts have…
London marks 100 years of Big Ben ‘bongs’
London's Big Ben yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of its "bongs" to ring in the New Year being broadcast live across the world. Ever since New Year's Eve 1923 when BBC engineer A G Dryland clambered onto a roof opposite the British…
Get ready – general election talk will dominate 2024
In the blizzard of guesswork about politics in the coming year, there's a fact as solid as a lump of coal at the bottom of your Christmas stocking.
The election campaign has to begin in 2024, and it looks likely it will end,…
Liz Truss gives peerages to Brexit architect and Tory donor
Ousted prime minister Liz Truss has been allowed to confer a host of honours and three new peerages – including for one of the architects of Brexit, for a Tory donor and for her former deputy chief of staff.
Truss was granted a…
AI cannot be patent ‘inventor’ Rules UK Supreme Court
A US computer scientist on yesterday lost his bid to register patents over inventions created by his artificial intelligence system in a landmark case in Britain about whether AI can own patent rights.
Stephen Thaler wanted to be granted…