BBC’s Andrew Marr Show delayed by technical problems

Image caption Presenter Mishal Husain apologised for the delayed start to the show The start of flagship BBC political programme The Andrew Marr Show was delayed by “technical problems”. It began 10 minutes later than its scheduled starting time on Sunday and the BBC apologised for coming on air “a little later than we’d hoped […]

Islamophobia: Tories are transparent, says Brandon Lewis

Image copyright Getty Images Tory chairman Brandon Lewis says the party’s approach to Islamophobia is “transparent” but would not say how many complaints it has received. He told the BBC he would not go into “specific numbers” but that the complaints against party members had been “very very small” in total. Mr Lewis said the […]

BBC’s Andrew Marr Show delayed by technical problems

Image caption Presenter Mishal Husain apologised for the delayed start to the show The start of flagship BBC political programme The Andrew Marr Show was delayed by “technical problems”. It began 10 minutes later than its scheduled starting time on Sunday and the BBC apologised for coming on air “a little later than we’d hoped […]

Beijing defends Huawei amid row over role in UK’s 5G network

Image copyright PA The UK should make “independent” decisions about whether to let Huawei help build its 5G network, according to China’s ambassador in London. The US, Australia and New Zealand say the Chinese firm is a security risk because of its ties to the state. But writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Liu Xiaoming said […]

Beijing defends Huawei amid row over role in UK’s 5G network

Image copyright PA The UK should make “independent” decisions about whether to let Huawei help build its 5G network, according to China’s ambassador in London. The US, Australia and New Zealand say the Chinese firm is a security risk because of its ties to the state. But writing in the Sunday Telegraph, Liu Xiaoming said […]

Brexit: Labour to redraft European Parliament election leaflets

Image copyright Reuters Labour is redrafting European election leaflets after accusations of ignoring a pledge to hold a further Brexit referendum, the BBC has been told. They will now refer to the party’s preparations for a general election, with a referendum if necessary to avoid what it calls a “bad Tory deal”. Jeremy Corbyn says […]

Brexit: Labour to reprint European Parliament election leaflets

Image copyright Reuters Labour is reprinting European election leaflets after accusations of ignoring a pledge to hold a further Brexit referendum, the BBC has been told. They will now refer to the party’s preparations for a general election, with a referendum if necessary to avoid what it calls a “bad Tory deal”. Jeremy Corbyn says […]

Brexit: Labour to reprint European Parliament election leaflets

Image copyright Reuters Labour is reprinting European election leaflets after accusations of ignoring a pledge to hold a further Brexit referendum, the BBC has been told. They will now refer to the party’s preparations for a general election, with a referendum if necessary to avoid what it calls a “bad Tory deal”. Jeremy Corbyn says […]

New Northern Ireland talks process to begin on May 7

Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Leo Varadkar and Theresa May attended the funeral of journalist Lyra McKee in Belfast on Wednesday Prime Minister Theresa May and Taoiseach (Irish PM) Leo Varadkar have issued a joint statement setting up a new talks process aimed at restoring devolution in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley confirmed […]

2019 European elections: Lib Dems stand on ‘stop Brexit’ message

Media captionSir Vince Cable launches the Liberal Democrat European election campaign The Liberal Democrats have launched their European election campaign with an “unambiguous” pledge to stop Brexit. Leader Sir Vince Cable accused the Conservatives and Labour of a “stitch-up” and said a “people’s vote” was the only way to end the Brexit “paralysis”. He added […]