[ad_1] Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has named David Lammy as his new deputy prime minister and moved several other cabinet ministers to new roles after Angela Rayner's resignation.Rayner quit the cabinet after admitting she had underpaid stamp duty when buying a flat earlier this year. She also resigned as deputy leader of the Labour Party.You can learn more about the Labour MPs who are in key positions in the
[ad_1] Getty ImagesThe national system for sending emergency alerts to mobile phones will be tested for the second time this afternoon, on Sunday, 7 September.The alerts are designed for situations where there is an imminent danger to life, such as during extreme weather events or a terror attack.The previous test, in April 2023, revealed a number of technical issues including some users receiving multiple messages and others getting nothing at
[ad_1] For a party that makes a lot of noise in British politics, Reform UK has relatively few senior elected politicians.And one man, its leader Nigel Farage, who's a true household name.That was evident at this week's conference, where the party's four MPs had a busy schedule of prominent speaking slots, alongside lesser-known figures the party wants to promote.The party is keen to get away from the idea that it
[ad_1] Reform UK has distanced itself from a conference speaker who suggested that Covid vaccines were linked to the King's and the Princess of Wales' cancers. Aseem Malholtra, an adviser to US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, said: "One of Britain's most eminent oncologists Professor Angus Dalgleish said to me to share with you today that he thinks it's highly likely that the Covid vaccines have been a significant
[ad_1] The newly elected leader of the Green Party. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] This is the most fascinating party conference I have ever been to.Yes, I am an insufferable nerd: I have been coming to things like this for 20 years.I have been to Labour, Conservative, Liberal Democrat, Scottish National Party, UKIP and Green Party conferences.Firstly, an admission. I arrived late here.I'm blaming Angela Rayner and the government reshuffle that followed her resignation, which meant I had to be in London on
[ad_1] Ministers Dame Angela Eagle and Dame Diana Johnson have followed Yvette Cooper out of the door at the Home Office as Sir Keir Starmer continues his reshuffle.The prime minister shifted Cooper to the Foreign Office on Friday in a major shake-up of his top team prompted by the resignation of deputy prime minister Angela Rayner.Now he is reshuffling other key ministerial posts, as he seeks to regain the initiative
[ad_1] The BBC's political reporter Joshua Nevett reports from the Reform UK conference. The BBC will be covering party conferences across September and October. [ad_2] Source link
[ad_1] Nigel Farage tells Laura Kuenssberg his plan would stop small boats within two weeks of a law passingReform UK leader Nigel Farage has shifted on a pledge he made to his party's conference to stop migrants arriving on small boats within two weeks of entering government if they win power.The two-week pledge was one of the standout announcements of Farage's keynote speech to the conference in Birmingham on Friday.But
[ad_1] Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura KuenssbergBBCWelcome to the weird world of UK politics 2025.The TV presenter Jeremy Kyle announces to a huge crowd of Nigel Farage supporters at Reform UK's party conference that David Lammy is the new number two in government and they boo, panto-style.And there's a YouTube video of the (now former) deputy prime minister dancing in a tracksuit and chunky gold chain waving wads of cash
