Ed Miliband is the UK Energy Secretary. He works for the Labour government. He has made a strong promise. He wants to stop new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea forever and prevent any future government from using it What is the plan? • The government will put a new law in a big bill called the Energy Independence Bill. • This law will ban new oil and gas licences in the North Sea. • It will make it very hard for any future government to start new drilling again. • Th

The UK Labour government under Prime Minister Keir Starmer is advancing plans to extend the franchise to 16- and 17-year-olds for all elections across the country. The Representation of the People Bill, introduced in Parliament in February 2026, would mark the most significant expansion of voting rights since the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 in 1969. Key Details of the Bill • Voting Age Reduction: 16- and 17-year-olds would gain the right to vote in general elections

Angela Rayner is a top politician in the UK. She used to be the Deputy Prime Minister. That means she helped lead the whole country. She is part of the Labour Party. What was the tax problem? In May 2025, Angela bought a flat by the sea in Hove. It cost £800,000. When you buy a house or flat, you pay a special tax called stamp duty. Angela paid £40,000 less than she should have. She thought the rules let her pay the lower rate. It was linked to how the money was set up for he

Good news for the UK economy! The economy grew by 0.6% in the first three months of 2026. This is called Q1 GDP growth. What Happened in March? Even in March – the first full month of the Iran war – the economy grew by 0.3%. Experts thought it would shrink by 0.1% or 0.2%. So this result is better than expected. @i What is GDP? GDP means Gross Domestic Product. It is a simple way to measure how much the country produces and earns. Higher GDP usually means the economy is doing

Reform UK, Britain’s fastest-growing political party, has officially launched its search for prospective parliamentary candidates to contest the 2029 General Election. With strong momentum from recent local elections and rising support in national polls, the party is building a broad slate of candidates who reflect real-world experience and a commitment to common-sense policies on immigration, the economy, the NHS, and restoring Britain’s sovereignty. Party leaders, including

In today’s King’s Speech, the Labour government confirmed it will introduce the Digital Access to Services Bill to advance its plans for a voluntary national digital identity system in the UK. The announcement puts the broader digital identity framework on a statutory footing, building on existing tools like GOV.UK One Login and the emerging GOV.UK Wallet. What Was Said The relevant section of the speech stated: “My Ministers will also proceed with the introduction of Digital

The King delivered the speech in Parliament this morning. It outlines over 35 bills (new laws) for the next year. Prime Minister Keir Starmer is using it as a "reset" after Labour's poor local election results. Main things announced: Public services & people NHS reforms: Bill to abolish NHS England + changes to cut waiting lists and bureaucracy. Special Educational Needs (SEND): Big overhaul so schools give better support and fewer expensive individual plans. End the leasehol

In a dramatic escalation of the ongoing crisis engulfing the Labour government, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced he will resign from his position, citing irreconcilable differences with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and deep concerns over the direction of the party. Speaking briefly outside his department this morning following a short meeting at Downing Street, Streeting confirmed longstanding rumours of his departure. "After careful reflection, I have decided

Keir Starmer is the Prime Minister. He leads the Labour Party. Trade unions stand up for workers. They have backed Labour for a long time. But now things have changed. Many unions are angry with Starmer. They say he is not helping working people. What just happened? In May 2026, Labour did badly in local elections. They lost over 1,000 councillors. This upset the unions a lot. They call the results “catastrophic”. Big unions joined together. They sent a strong message to Star

Several crews have been tackling a significant building fire at a former school in Suffolk. The county's fire service said it was called to the former Parkway Middle School, on Park Road in Haverhill, at about 20:20 BST. It advised residents to keep their windows and doors closed, to avoid the area and not to travel towards the incident unless essential. At least five crews and nine fire engines were at the scene, a spokesperson said, along with police officers and ambulance

Jess Phillips is a Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley. She used to be the government’s Safeguarding Minister. This job means she worked to keep people safe – especially women, girls, and children from abuse and violence. On 12 May 2026 she resigned from her job in the government. She sent a letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Why did she resign? In her letter Jess said: • She likes Keir Starmer as a person and knows he cares about the right things. • But she feels the gove

In July 2024, Sir Keir Starmer stood on the steps of 10 Downing Street as Britain’s new Prime Minister, fresh from a historic landslide victory that ended 14 years of Conservative rule and delivered Labour its largest majority in a generation. Less than two years later, on 11 May 2026, the same man delivered what many called a “make-or-break” speech in a nondescript London community centre—shirt-sleeved, brow furrowed, voice strained—while more than 60 of his own Labour MPs p