Chris Mason: Reeves will be hoping the Budget buys her some time
Posted on Tuesday November 25, 2025

Deep unpopularity in the country and jittery Labour MPs is the prism through which both the countdown to this Budget and its aftermath should be seen.

Over 21s to get £12.71 an hour as minimum wage increased
Posted on Tuesday November 25, 2025

The move has been welcomed, but some experts say it will not cover the current cost of living.

Justice secretary wants to scrap jury trials except for most serious cases
Posted on Tuesday November 25, 2025

Only cases of alleged murder, rape or manslaughter will be decided by a jury under new proposals to cut court backlogs.

Farage's racism denials are dishonest, says ex-classmate
Posted on Tuesday November 25, 2025

Peter Ettedgui tells the BBC Nigel Farage targeted antisemitic abuse at him when they were teenagers.

Ex-BBC board member criticised chair's handling of bias crisis in resignation letter
Posted on Tuesday November 25, 2025

Shumeet Banerji resigned on Friday citing "governance issues" but the full reasons were not known until now.