UK politics news
The day's biggest political stories in plain English. We read across the press, left and right, and link to every source.
- Sunday, 8 November 2026UK politics news today: homeless veterans, a plan to merge police forces, Labour MPs and the trans billUK politics news, 8 November 2026: homeless veterans on Remembrance Sunday, a call to merge police forces, the conversion practices bill and Tube strikes.
- Saturday, 7 November 2026UK politics news today: welfare will cost more first, salaries in job ads, leaked EU summit planUK politics news, 7 November 2026: PM says welfare reform needs money up front, a law to show pay in job ads, a leaked EU summit draft and house prices fall.
- Friday, 6 November 2026UK politics news today: interest rates rise to 4%, tourist tax law, plan to end cattle TBUK politics news, 6 November 2026: Bank of England raises interest rates to 4%, councils get tourist tax powers, and a plan to end bovine TB by 2038.
- Thursday, 5 November 2026UK politics news today: gas standing charges to go, facial recognition law, young people out of workUK politics news, 5 November 2026: gas standing charges to be scrapped, new rules on police facial recognition, and nearly half of NEETs classed as disabled.
- Wednesday, 4 November 2026UK politics news today: PM won't set welfare cut target, bigger mortgages, miners' pensionsUK politics news, 4 November 2026: the PM won't set a welfare cut target, bigger mortgages may come back, miners' pensions and a new default pension plan.
- Tuesday, 3 November 2026UK politics news today: new migrant settlement rules, PM's Commonwealth debt plan, NHS scansUK politics news, 3 November 2026: final migrant settlement rules, the PM's Commonwealth debt plan, a defence spending row and a million more NHS scans.
- Monday, 2 November 2026UK politics news today: settlement rules decision, interest rate rise expected, young workers' payUK politics news, 2 November 2026: Home Secretary's settlement decision due, Bank of England rate rise expected, youth minimum wage row, Channel crossings.
- Sunday, 1 November 2026UK politics news today: settlement rules rethink, slavery apology row, defence spending warningUK politics news, 1 November 2026: Home Secretary set to soften settlement plans, PM open to slavery apology, ex-generals on defence and energy bills.
- Saturday, 31 October 2026UK politics news today: Budget week fallout, spending cuts warning and the miners' pension rowUK politics on 31 October 2026: the £100 energy payment, the IFS warning on household incomes, Treasury cuts ahead, the miners' pension row, the student levy and faster…