[ad_1] Political correspondent Harry Farley and Hollie ColeBBC NewsWatch: Trump announces 25% tariff on cars 'not made in the United States'The UK would not hesitate to retaliate against US tariffs if needed, according to Downing Street sources.The government is in last-minute negotiations with the White House ahead of a 25% tax on car imports and threats of wider tariffs on other goods on 2 April. It is trying to get
[ad_1] Georgia RobertsPolitical reporter, BBC DerbyPeter SaullPolitical editor, BBC East MidlandsPA MediaThe councillors said they were unhappy about the direction of the party under StarmerThree district councillors in Derbyshire have quit Labour in protest at the direction of the party under Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.Councillors Chris Kane, Emma Stevenson and Sandra Peake are all now listed as independents on the Bolsover District Council website.Peake told the BBC: "I've got
[ad_1] Since winning its first ever MPs at the July general election, Reform has surged in polls and claims to have signed up over 200,000 members.One of the new recruits is former junior Tory minister Andrea Jenkyns who defected last summer and is now the Reform candidate for the new mayorship of Greater Lincolnshire.On Friday, Reform UK will hold its biggest rally to date with up to 10,000 people expected
[ad_1] Stuart ArnoldLocal Democracy Reporting ServiceBBCTees Valley Mayor Lord Houchen said he plans to hold Question Time eventsA regional authority has been accused of "removing citizen's rights" with a change to prevent the public from submitting questions ahead of meetings.The current system of sending questions to the Tees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) and having them answered by officers is set to be scrapped at a meeting later.A cabinet report said
[ad_1] Cemlyn DaviesPolitical correspondent, BBC Wales NewsSenedd CymruEluned Morgan: "Until I'm clear about the impacts I want to reserve my position"Wales' first minister has refused to back UK government welfare cuts announced by the Labour chancellor earlier this week.Giving evidence to a Senedd committee on Friday, Eluned Morgan said she wanted to "reserve my position" until she knew what the impact would be on Wales.Welsh Labour leader Morgan also confirmed
[ad_1] BBCNigel Farage has distanced himself from Donald Trump's approach to Ukraine ceasefire talks, saying Russia appears to be "getting far too much".The Reform UK leader told the BBC he "would not be 100% with" the current stance of the US president's team in negotiations to end the conflict.He added it was "quite right to aim for peace," but Russian leader Vladimir Putin must not be allowed to emerge a
[ad_1] David SpereallBBC News YorkshireGetty ImagesSir Keir Starmer said poor rail services were leading to "insecurity and instability" for working peopleThe Prime Minister has committed to improving rail services across the north of England, which he said had been "held to ransom by a Victorian-era transport system". Speaking on a visit to Huddersfield in West Yorkshire after his own train was delayed, Sir Keir Starmer announced £415m of funding to
[ad_1] The body advising judges on criminal sentences in England and Wales has refused a request from the justice secretary to change guidance at the centre of a row about "two-tier justice".The Sentencing Council has told judges to review the lives of offenders from ethnic minority and other backgrounds before deciding on punishment.Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood says the guidance - which comes into force next Tuesday - is "unacceptable", adding:
[ad_1] Sir Keir Starmer's communications chief has resigned after nine months in Downing Street.Labour veteran Matthew Doyle, who worked for Tony Blair, was brought in as Sir Keir's communications director four years ago, when the party was in opposition. He is the second senior member of Sir Keir's team to leave less than a year after the general election, following Sue Gray walking out of the door as his chief
[ad_1] Alex ForsythPolitical correspondentJoshua NevettPolitical reporterPA MediaMen are prepared to sacrifice family lives for successful careers in a way many women aren't, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has said.Speaking at an event in Parliament, Farage argued people should judged on merit in the workplace, not on certain characteristics.When asked whether most top jobs would go to white men on merit, Farage said that, in many cases, women make "very different
