Politics: All the latest Headlines from the BBC

Here is the latest Political News from the BBC.

Backlash after Obama EU intervention
Leave campaigners accuse Barack Obama of doing Downing Street’s bidding – after he says the UK would be at “the back of the queue” for US trade deals if it left the EU.

VIDEO: US ‘lectures’ on Brexit ‘paradoxical’
London Mayor Boris Johnson has said that he finds the US’s “lectures” on EU referendum “paradoxical [and] very odd”

VIDEO: ‘Leverages UK to be part of EU’
Barack Obama has said Britain’s membership of the EU “leverages UK power”.

VIDEO: ‘Collective power amplified by EU’
David Cameron told a news conference that “our collective power and reach is amplified by membership of the EU”.

VIDEO: ‘UK going to be back of the queue’
President Obama warned Britain would be at the “back of the queue” for striking trade deals with the US if it left the EU.

VIDEO: ‘We’re bound at the hip’ – Obama to UK
US President Barack Obama has urged the UK to stay in the EU, saying it makes Britain stronger.

Brexit would put UK back of queue – Obama
Barack Obama says a British exit from the European Union would leave the UK “at the back of the queue” for trade deals, saying Britain is best when leading a strong EU.

Health and housing in party campaigns
Scotland’s political leaders talk healthcare and housing while out campaigning ahead of May’s Holyrood election.

Johnson accused of Obama ancestry slur
Boris Johnson comes under fire for comments about President Barack Obama’s “part-Kenyan” ancestry.

10 other Leave and Remain campaigns
10 low-budget antidotes to the official EU campaigns

‘Crisis’ over low election interest
Public interest in the assembly election is so low that the system is “in crisis”, Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies warns.

‘Radical changes needed’ for NHS Wales
The NHS in Wales needs to make “radical changes” to cope with ever increasing demand, says the new boss of the body representing health boards.

Minister cancels leaked spelling test
The schools minister is forced to cancel a national spelling test for England’s primary schools, after a teacher spotted it had already been published online as a practice paper.

Cut bill for temporary staff, MPs say
The bill for temporary staff used by the government has nearly doubled in three years, MPs say.

UK fights terror ‘better in EU’ – Obama
The UK’s ability to fight terrorism would be “more effective” if it sticks together with its European allies, the US President Barack Obama says.

Vote Leave’s £350m claim ‘could mislead’
Claims that leaving the European Union could save Britain £350m a week are “potentially misleading”, the UK Statistics Authority has said.

Anger at MPs’ anti-EU campaign payments
Peter Bone and Tom Pursglove – founders of Grassroots Out – come under fire for paying themselves to run the not-for-profit anti-EU campaign.

Farage backs Gill as UKIP Wales leader
UKIP leader Nigel Farage defends the party’s Welsh leader Nathan Gill on a campaign visit to Powys.

Leaders campaign on education policies
Scotland’s political leaders highlight their education policies with two weeks to go until the Holyrood election.

Muslim cleric ‘betrayed by Tories’
A London cleric who David Cameron described as a supporter of so-called Islamic State says he attended Conservative events and feels betrayed by the party.

UK to step up pressure over IS ‘genocide’
The UK has vowed to push for UN recognition of atrocities committed by so-called Islamic State as acts of genocide after a vote by MPs.

UK ready to take stake in Tata Steel
The government says it is willing to take a stake of up to 25% in any rescue of Tata Steel’s UK arm as part of a financial package worth hundreds of millions of pounds.

Birthday tributes to Queen in Commons
David Cameron and Jeremy Corbyn lead tributes to the Queen in the House of Commons as MPs marked her 90th birthday.

Lib Dems’ challenge on education cash
The Welsh Liberal Democrats challenge rival parties to match their promise to protect education spending.

What are Scotland’s parties saying?
Voters in Scotland go to the polls on Thursday 5 May to choose their next MSPs. But where do the parties stand on key issues? Find out here.

Whittingdale ‘tested’ by press reports
John Whittingdale tells MPs press freedom is vital – despite his belief being “tested to the utmost” following reports about his private life.

Chancellor misses borrowing target
The government borrowed £74bn in the year to March, £1.8bn more than George Osborne’s borrowing target.

UK to take thousands of child refugees
The UK is to take in up to 3,000 more refugees, the majority of them vulnerable children, from the war-torn Syria region by 2020.

Davidson on her police run-in over conkers
Young voters quiz Scotland’s party leaders during a five-stop lift journey – and fourth up is Ruth Davidson of the Scottish Conservative Party.

Queen has been ‘rock of strength’ – PM
The Queen has been “a rock of strength for our nation” and the Commonwealth, says Prime Minister David Cameron ahead of events on the day of her 90th birthday.

NHS to give GP services extra £2.4bn
A major five-year investment in general practice in England is announced, with NHS bosses promising to “pull out all the stops” to help GP surgeries “get back on their feet”.

Money laundering targeted by new plans
MPs, councillors and civil servants suspected of corruption are to be targeted as part of anti-money laundering measures proposed by Home Secretary Theresa May.

Row over how MoD met 2% spending target
The government faces claims it has only met the 2% Nato target on defence spending by including items such as intelligence gathering and war pensions.

Academy accounts uncertain, says watchdog
The Department for Education is severely reprimanded by the National Audit Office for failing to properly account for spending by academies.

Tories admit election expenses ‘error’
The Conservatives admit failing to declare £38,000 of general election expenses following a Channel 4 investigation into their 2015 campaign spending.

Party leaders set for election debate
The leaders of the six main parties go head to head for the first time in the 2016 Welsh assembly election campaign in a live TV debate.

Jobs and farming feature in campaign
Party leaders highlight policies on employment and rural policies while campaigning across Scotland.

Chauffeuring red boxes has cost £350,000
Chauffeuring ministers’ paperwork around Whitehall has cost more than £350,000 since 2011, figures show.

VIDEO: How first-time voters see N Ireland poll
On May 5th people in Northern Ireland go to the polls in elections for its Assembly, with a whole generation born since the 1998 Good Friday Agreement voting for the first time.

Khan hits back at PM ‘extremist’ claim
The Labour candidate for London mayor – Sadiq Khan – rejects the prime minister’s accusation that he has repeatedly associated with extremists.

Leaving EU will save ‘tens of billions’
The UK will get a huge financial dividend by exiting the EU, a leading Leave campaigner says, saving “tens of billions” on energy and procurement bills.