Chris Mason: Migrant deal will be seen as failure if numbers don't fall
The "one-in-one-out" deal with France to be announced later will have to deter people from getting in small boats.
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3 days ago
Chris Mason: Reform's momentum is making the political weather
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Nigel Farage's party has seen four recent defections from the Tories, with Labour reshaping its approach in response
13 days ago
Chris Mason: Labour still has a big persuasion job ahead
Ministers hope a partial U-turn will win over Labour rebels when MPs vote on welfare changes later.
16 days ago
Chris Mason: A hat-trick of U-turns – and this is the most awkward of the lot
The BBC's political editor Chris Mason gives his analysis of what the climbdown over the welfare bill means for the prime minister.
21 days ago
Chris Mason: UK's position on Iran is clear but will the US listen?
Starmer maintains diplomacy is the answer but Trump has so far chosen a different path, our political editor writes.
23 days ago
Chris Mason: Profound social change that is now likely to become law
MPs back assisted dying - the second vote this week that takes the UK in a socially liberal direction.
26 days ago
Revealed: Sister of 'feral' e-bike rider whose goading of police officer led to veteran officer being hauled into court is also a serial criminal - as neighbours reveal 'hell' of living next to pair
Mason McGarry, 19, was jailed earlier this month after he drove at 60mph in a 40mph zone during a police chase before mounting the pavement and hitting a lorry.
Chris Mason: Tariffs deal a triumph for Starmer - up to a point
The agreement signed at the G7 summit is limited but an achievement nonetheless, writes the BBC's political editor.
31 days ago
The crash that finally got e-bike rider locked up: Dashcam footage shows rogue driver trying to evade capture by police after getting officer sacked
Mason McGarry, 19, has been locked up in a young offenders' institution for 12 months when he hit a lorry and caused £1,200 worth of damage.
Chris Mason: Reeves and Starmer can't escape sluggish economy
The PM and chancellor badged their Spending Review as start of a new chapter but the economic backdrop is inescapable.