Summary

  • Junior doctors' new contract set to be imposed by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt

  • It follows junior doctors' strikes. Jeremy Hunt announced change in Commons statement

  • Parliamentary committee says 'significant changes' needed to draft web monitoring plans

  • Google has been giving evidence to MPs about its tax affairs

  1. UK shows how not to regulate techpublished at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    Despite repeated controversies and calls for better protection of voters, Britain enters this election with weak digital defences.

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  2. SNP launch: Scotland's remain party?published at 15:54 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    As Nicola Sturgeon launches her party's election campaign, how does Brexit affect Scottish independence?

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  3. Scottish Greens say climate 'most pressing' issuepublished at 12:53 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    The party highlights that the next parliament will run over a crucial period for combating climate change.

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  4. Who's in charge of the UK when there are no MPs?published at 04:19 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    The world doesn't stop just because an election is on, so who's in charge?

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  5. Election 2019: What happened on Thursday?published at 02:17 Greenwich Mean Time 8 November 2019

    Pacts and promises, anti-Semitism issues and more, as the BBC's Helen Catt reports.

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  6. Plan to replace crisis council is postponedpublished at 18:20 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2019

    Legislation to scrap Northamptonshire's existing county and district councils is shelved.

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  7. Councillor faces electoral fraud chargepublished at 17:55 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2019

    The independent councillor is accused of allowing a false signature to appear on a nomination paper.

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  8. New Speaker to rethink parliamentary ployspublished at 15:41 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2019

    Sir Lindsay Hoyle will not follow his predecessor in allowing the House to take control of the agenda.

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  9. Rennie: Brexit will undermine the UKpublished at 15:35 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2019

    The Scottish Lib Dem leader claims that Boris Johnson's Brexit deal is a threat to the United Kingdom.

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  10. Labour and Tories plan for a post-austerity futurepublished at 12:54 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2019

    Both major political parties have dropped a key target that would see the national debt falling over time.

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  11. The hidden benefits of registering to votepublished at 12:16 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2019

    There are some hidden benefits of being on the electoral register - even if you don't want to vote.

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  12. Pro-Remain parties set out visionpublished at 12:08 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2019

    The deal between the anti-Brexit parties was brokered by the Unite to Remain group.

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  13. Election 2019: What happened on Wednesday?published at 01:58 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2019

    Campaign launches, a Labour resignation and more, as the BBC's Jessica Parker reports.

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  14. Sir John Curtice: What voters care about mostpublished at 01:09 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2019

    The issues which will be at the forefront of voters' minds when they cast their ballots.

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  15. Profile: Who is Alun Cairns?published at 20:47 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2019

    Looking back on the political career of former Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns.

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  16. Cairns 'not a controversy Conservatives wanted'published at 17:07 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2019

    BBC Wales political editor Felicity Evans analyses the departure of Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns.

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  17. Great Hack insider: Ban Facebook political adspublished at 12:17 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2019

    Ex-Cambridge Analytica worker turned whistleblower Brittany Kaiser makes new claims about its work.

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  18. Doctored or edited? Conservative Party Chairman discusses an altered video they posted on social mediapublished at 08:22 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2019

    The video made it appear that Labour's Keir Starmer was unable to answer a question

  19. Top civil servant blocks Tory costing planpublished at 00:41 Greenwich Mean Time 6 November 2019

    Mark Sedwill blocks a Conservative plan to use civil servants to cost out Labour fiscal plans.

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  20. 'I've had enough Brexit', says outgoing EU chiefpublished at 21:33 Greenwich Mean Time 5 November 2019

    Jean-Claude Juncker tells the BBC Brexit will happen by the end of January, but a trade deal will take longer.

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