Reform council agrees plan to share data with savings unit
The Doge cost-cutting team is seeking data-sharing agreements with all of the councils Reform UK controls.
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Government spends £53m on domestic violence programme
The money will expand an existing pilot which works with perpetrators to help them resolve personal issues.
Voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election
Other planned changes include expanding voter ID to include bank cards and moving to automatic registration.
Votes for 16-year-olds? Teenagers react
The government has announced that 16 and 17-year-olds will be able to vote in the next general election.
Labour suspension doesn't mean I'm silenced, MP says
Rachael Maskell says the government should be doing "more listening" to its backbenchers.
MoD offered to speed up resettlement case of Afghan who posted data breach names on Facebook
The BBC understands the individual, an Afghan national, is now living in the UK.
Starmer stamps authority with MP suspensions, but risks appearing vindictive
Senior officials say the sackings came after repeated organising against the government.
Labour looking into Abbott's comments about racism
The veteran Labour MP has told the BBC she stands by comments that led to a year-long suspension from the party.
Plans for direct train to Berlin in new UK-Germany treaty
It comes as Friedrich Merz makes his first official visit to the UK as German chancellor.
Lib Dems back 'pot zero' plan to cut energy bills
Leader Sir Ed Davey says the UK must break the link between gas prices and electricity costs.
What we know so far about Afghan data breach
The revelation of a major data leak and subsequent relocation of thousands of Afghans to the UK has raised serious questions.
Badenoch and PM spar over 'modest income' tax pledge
A cabinet minister said people on "modest" incomes will be protected from tax rises, but the Tories say ministers can't explain who they are.
Labour suspends four MPs after welfare cuts rebellion
Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff and Rachael Maskell all voted against welfare reforms.
Serious questions for Tories over Afghan data breach - PM
Details of thousands of Afghans who supported UK forces were mistakenly leaked under the last government.
UK inflation at highest for almost a year and a half
Food and clothing prices rose more quickly while fuel fell only slightly, boosting the overall rate of inflation.
Ex-PM 'extremely cavalier' in Brexit handling, says Tory MP
A former NI secretary has accused David Cameron of treating the Brexit referendum as "some sort of Eton game".
Defence secretary 'unable to say' if anyone killed after Afghan data breach
Details of nearly 19,000 people who wanted to leave Afghanistan were mistakenly leaked three years ago.
Three key questions after Afghan data breach sparked unprecedented secret evacuation
The BBC's security correspondent Frank Gardner analyses the leak of Afghan citizens' data and the fallout.
Reeves inadvertently breached rules on gifts, says MPs' watchdog
The chancellor missed the 28-day deadline for registering free tickets from the National Theatre.
Stop being negative about savers buying shares, Reeves says
Chancellor tells the financial industry to change the narrative around consumer investment to encourage growth.
