politics
Budget 2025: How could it impact the south?
Political Editor Peter Henley explains what impact the Budget could have here on the south. Source link
BBC may not be in 'safe hands' under its chair, says committee head
The most senior MP on the culture select committee says Samir Shah’s evidence to MPs was “wishy-washy”. Source link
Has Britain's budget watchdog become too all-powerful?
Ahead of this week’s Budget, some have accused the Office for Budget Responsibility of being a “straitjacket on growth” Source link
Two peers face suspension from House of Lords
Former Army chief Lord Richard Dannatt and businessman Lord Evans of Watford face suspensions. Source link
What can £20m do for Walsall community?
Blakenall will receive funding under the government’s Pride in Place initiative. Source link
Lord Cameron reveals he had prostate cancer
The peer and former prime minister is calling for more men to be screened for the disease. Source link
Jailed ex-leader of Reform in Wales is 'ancient history', says Yusuf
The party’s head of policy says he has never met Nathan Gill, who served as the leader of Reform UK in Wales in 2021. Source link
Women in politics get much more abuse than men, PM says
Keir Starmer’s comments come after Rachel Reeves said she was “sick of people mansplaining how to be chancellor”. Source link
Navy intercepts two Russian ships in English Channel
HMS Severn headed off the warship and a tanker as they sailed west through the Dover Strait, the Ministry of Defence said. Source link
UK and Scottish ministers to hold rival Mossmorran summits
The Scottish and UK governments have invited each other to meetings amid confusion over efforts to support the chemical plant. Source link