UK General ElectionUK General election 2024 resultsFind out who won in your area.Sunak names new top team as Lord Cameron resignsThe interim shadow cabinet features some new names after 12 former cabinet ministers lost their seats.6 hrs agoPoliticsMayors to visit Downing Street for devolution talksDeputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says "for too long" Westminster has "tightly gripped control". 5 hrs agoPoliticsReeves to bring back housebuilding targetsThe new chancellor says Labour is ready to make tough decisions to boost the UK economy. 10 hrs agoBusinessStarmer says meetings with NI parties a resetSir Keir Starmer met the main Stormont parties during his first NI visit as prime minister.9 hrs agoNorthern Ireland Politics'First day at school vibes' as new MPs start workParliament has been transformed into a welcome centre for newly-elected MPs, as they get used to life in Westminster.9 hrs agoPoliticsMayors to visit Downing Street for devolution talksDeputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says "for too long" Westminster has "tightly gripped control". 5 hrs agoPoliticsUK hopes to recoup cash from scrapped Rwanda schemeThe Tory government had already sent £220m to Rwanda as part of the deportation scheme, which is now being scrapped.7 hrs agoThornberry dropped as new ministers announcedThe ex-shadow attorney general is the biggest name missing in the latest list of ministerial appointments.10 hrs agoPoliticsReeves to bring back housebuilding targetsThe new chancellor says Labour is ready to make tough decisions to boost the UK economy. 10 hrs agoBusinessEducation secretary begins push to recruit 6,500 new teachersThe new education secretary says she is writing to education workforces as her "first priority".13 hrs agoFamily & EducationGreat concern over Tata, says Starmer on Wales visitSir Keir Starmer expresses "great concern" over situation at steel maker in talks in Wales6 hrs agoWalesNew foreign secretary wants to reset UK-EU tiesThe new UK government wants to signal its desire to engage in the face of multiple world crises.1 day agoPoliticsChildren’s choir gets surprise audience with new PMPupils set to perform for King Charles were rehearsing when Keir Starmer stopped to listen.6 hrs agoWalesCooper sets out plan to tackle small boat crossingsThe new home secretary says she will start work to recruit a border security commander on Monday.1 day agoPoliticsGeneral election 2024 in maps and chartsAnalysis of the results at the general election2 days agoPoliticsSir John Curtice: The dramatic Tory decline behind Labour's landslideThe BBC's polling expert says Labour is heading towards a landslide on the back of a dramatic Tory collapse.3 days agoPoliticsMoving into Downing Street: life behind the iconic black doorRishi Sunak has made way for new Prime Minister Keir Starmer to move into No 10. 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