Here is the latest Political News from the BBC.
FOI on Leave ministers’ curbs rejected
The government refuses to give details of documents being held back from ministers backing an EU exit, saying that to do so could “undermine” the civil service.
Wales ‘benefits £79 per person from EU’
Wales benefits from being part of the European Union by about £79 per person each year, a new study claims.
Foreign investment boost for Scotland
Scotland achieved record-breaking levels of inward investment last year, according to a survey by accountancy firm Ernst and Young.
Street dog fighting crackdown urged
Campaigners call for tougher penalties to deal with dog fights, which they say are taking place on Britain’s streets among young men looking for status.
VIDEO: Is Johnson’s EU message on track?
Is former London Mayor Boris Johnson ‘s EU referendum message on track? Vicki Young reports from the campaign trail in York.
MoD criticised over Lariam prescribing
Anti-malarial drug Lariam, which can cause severe side-effects, should be the “drug of last resort” for UK troops, MPs on the defence committee say.
VIDEO: ‘We should be campaigning positively’
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon has said “overblown” government warnings about the economic impact of leaving the EU risk alienating the public.
VIDEO: EU vote: Generations go head-to-head
Mark Easton visits Eastbourne to find out how big the generation gap is when it comes to the EU referendum.
Goldman warned Arcadia of BHS sale risks
A Goldman Sachs banker told a key executive from Sir Philip Green’s company about the risks of selling BHS to Dominic Chappell, MPs heard.
Labour ‘losing touch with working class’
Working class voters feel the Labour Party no longer understands them or their concerns, Labour frontbencher Conor McGinn warns.
Three peers bid for Lords Speaker job
Three peers are in the running to replace Baroness D’Souza as the new speaker of the House of Lords.
Williams: EU debate too male-dominated
The EU referendum debate has been dominated by male voices so far, with “almost nothing” from woman, Lib Dem grandee Baroness Williams says.
Sturgeon warns against EU fear tactics
Nicola Sturgeon says “overblown” Treasury warnings about the impact of EU exit risk alienating the public.
VIDEO: Johnson cracks egg thrower joke
Boris Johnson cracks a joke at a would-be egg thrower as he campaigns for an EU exit.
Would Brexit create a DIY recession?
Would Brexit create a DIY recession?
‘20,000 Welsh jobs at risk on Brexit’
Chancellor George Osborne claims more than 20,000 jobs in Wales could be lost within two years if Britain leaves the EU.
Landmark fracking vote to take place
Councillors will vote later on whether to approve an application to begin fracking for the first time in England since a ban was lifted in 2012.
Steve Rotheram enters Mersey mayor race
Liverpool Walton MP Steve Rotheram announces plans to run as Liverpool City Region Metro Mayor
EU polls ‘reveal divided nation’
EU polls ‘reveal divided nation’
Sturgeon to address SNP MPs in London
Nicola Sturgeon is to address SNP MPs in London a day after the party’s deputy leader, Stewart Hosie, announced he was to quit the post.
‘Cut trivial charges’ for care children
Children in care should not be prosecuted for minor offences, says Prison Reform Trust report.
Pro-fat dietary advice ‘irresponsible’
Advice to eat more fat is irresponsible and potentially deadly, Public Health England’s chief nutritionist says.
Deadline for Tata steel bidders
Tata in India is expected to decide this week which bidders will go forward in the sale process for its UK steel operations.
MPs to grill BHS directors and advisers
MPs are to examine the role that BHS directors and advisers played before the retailer was sold for £1 last year by Sir Philip Green.
Steve Hilton: EU makes UK ungovernable
David Cameron’s former director of strategy calls for a vote to leave the EU, saying membership “makes Britain literally ungovernable”.
Call for ‘honest, positive’ EU debate
Predictions of “Armageddon” if Britain leaves the EU should be replaced by an “honest, positive debate”, says the leader of the Welsh Conservatives.
Brexit ‘would spark year-long recession’
Treasury analysis says Brexit would tip the UK into a year-long recession, but Vote Leave dismisses the study as “deeply biased”.
Holyrood gains new law-making powers
The Scottish Parliament has gained its first law-making powers under the Scotland Act 2016.
Williams ‘has done better’ than others
Kirsty Williams has “done a lot better” than previous Welsh government coalition partners by being offered the education portfolio, a former special advisor says.
Swinney wants ‘space’ for education role
Scotland’s new education secretary asks for “a bit of space and time” to start tackling challenges in the sector, four days into the job.
SNP’s Hosie to quit as deputy leader
SNP MP Stewart Hosie says he will step down as the party’s deputy leader and says intense scrutiny of his private life has been very difficult.
VIDEO: Owen: ‘Danger to the NHS is staying in the EU’
Lord Owen, a pro-Leave campaigner, has said that the NHS is in danger if the UK remains a member of the European Union.
Brexit ‘could damage NHS’, warns chief
The health service could suffer if Brexit puts the economy at risk as “when the British economy sneezes, the NHS catches a cold”, chief executive of NHS England warns.
Row over UK veto on Turkey joining EU
David Cameron says claims by one of his ministers that the UK would not be able to block Turkey joining the EU are “very misleading”.
VIDEO: Izzard: Young people need to register to vote
Comedian and remain campaigner Eddie Izzard is embarking on a 31-city tour to persuade young people to vote.
VIDEO: ‘The UK can’t veto Turkey joining EU’
Armed Forces Minister and Leave campaigner Penny Mordaunt thinks it’s “very likely” Turkey will join the EU in the next eight years.
First minister drops e-cigs ban plan
Plans to ban e-cigarettes in some public places will be dropped from Wales’ public health bill, the first minister says
Rival camps step up EU vote claims
David Cameron says leaving the EU would drive up household bills, while Brexit campaigners warn remaining would leave the UK open to criminals from new member states.
Osborne ‘Pinocchio’ on Brexit forecast
Ex-cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith compares George Osborne to “Pinocchio” over his claim that a vote to leave the EU would cause an economic shock to UK house prices.
Corbyn outlines ‘new economics’ vision
Labour will seek to distribute the rewards of growth more fairly, leader Jeremy Corbyn says, as he sets out his party’s plans for the economy.
Lib Dem decision time on cabinet post
Welsh Liberal Democrats meet to decide whether to back Kirsty Williams’s plan to sit alongside Labour ministers in the Welsh Government.
Rennie warns against SNP EU complacency
Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie is to accuse the SNP of taking Scottish votes to remain in the EU for granted.
Labour attacks ‘skyrocketing’ rent rises
Councils would be given the power to limit “skyrocketing” rent increases under proposals to be unveiled by shadow chancellor John McDonnell.
Andrews rules out 2021 Rhondda run
The former Welsh public services minister who lost his Rhondda seat to Plaid Cymru rules out standing there in 2021.
Osborne says Brexit to hit house prices
A UK vote to leave the European Union would cause an “immediate economic shock” that could slow house price growth, Chancellor George Osborne says.
Will EU migration put too much pressure on NHS?
Will EU migration put too much pressure on NHS?
The non-Britons who get an EU vote
Meet the non-Britons getting an EU vote
Trump: I’ve been asked to Downing Street
Donald Trump says he has been asked to visit Downing Street – but Number 10 says there are “no confirmed dates” for a visit.
NI ‘will have more Labour candidates’
A former Labour MP has said Northern Ireland will see Labour candidates in future elections even if the party hierarchy rejects a call to officially stand in NI.
Care ‘could suffer’ as NHS busts budget
Patient care could start to suffer after hospitals and other NHS trusts in England overspent by a record £2.45bn last year, experts are warning.
EU official meets FM over farm payments
A senior European official meets Scotland’s first minister to discuss delays to EU farming subsidy payments.
Staying in EU ‘adds 5m to population’
Staying in the EU could increase the UK’s population by up to 5.23m by 2030, Vote Leave has claimed, putting the NHS under “unsustainable” pressure.
Where the Lib Dems still rule the roost
Where the Lib Dems still rule the roost
Words ruled out of order in Senedd
More than 50 words and phrases have been ruled unacceptable when used in the Welsh Assembly chamber, according to a list obtained by the BBC.
Rethink urged on ‘damaging’ golf vote
East Lothian MP George Kerevan calls on Muirfield golf club to change its mind about the decision not to admit women members.
Two Britons lose EU vote legal bid
Two Britons living abroad lose Court of Appeal battle over right to vote in June’s EU referendum
Williams cautious on Lib Dem backing
Sole Liberal Democrat AM Kirsty Williams says she is not taking her party’s support to become Welsh education secretary for granted.
Huge hospital overspend to be revealed
An unprecedented overspend by hospitals and other NHS trusts in England is expected to be announced later by health bosses.
Scores of UK stars back remaining in EU
Jude Law, Keira Knightley and Benedict Cumberbatch are among stars who have signed a letter saying Brexit would “damage” the creative industry.
VIDEO: Cornish farmer’s ‘beef’ with the EU
Jessica Jeans, a farmer from Saltash in Cornwall, airs her views on the forthcoming EU referendum.
Students risk missing referendum vote
UK university students believe the EU referendum will affect their futures, but almost two-thirds do not know when it is happening, suggests research.
How much of the rise in jobs is due to foreigners?
How much of the rise in jobs is due to foreigners?
EU membership ‘will help save steel’
Staying in the EU makes the chances of finding a buyer for Tata’s Welsh steel plants “much stronger”, Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns says.
SDLP to go into opposition at Stormont
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has announced that the party will go into opposition at Stormont.
Row over EU impact on UK curry houses
Claims by Tory Leave campaigner Priti Patel that leaving the EU would “save our curry houses” sparks a row – with Labour’s Keith Vaz labelling it “divide and rule politics”.
‘Alliance not in position for Justice’
Alliance MLA David Ford says he is not in a position to recommend his party take up the justice ministry.
Owen: Ignore voices of doom over Brexit
Former Labour minister Vote Leave campaigner Lord Owen says the sooner the UK can quit the EU, the better.
MP brands voter ‘a horrible racist’
An MP and shadow Europe minister is recorded calling a voter a “horrible racist”.
Swinney: ‘No plan for hour-long tests’
Primary pupils in Scotland will not have to sit hour-long tests under plans for standardised national assessments, the new education secretary pledges.
Cameron facing defeat over TTIP deal
David Cameron is facing defeat on a Queen’s Speech vote over a controversial trade deal between the EU and US that Tory rebels claim will harm the NHS.
Barred from voting on their own future
What do EU citizens in UK think of referendum
Osborne letter pledging to scrap tuition fees surfaces after 13 years
Osborne’s tuition fees letter, 13 years on
Trouble ahead over ‘missing UK veto’?
Trouble ahead over ‘missing UK veto’?
How EU referendum insults escalated
How EU referendum insults escalated
Balls to publish ‘revelatory’ memoirs
Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls is to publish a book documenting his political career – which will come out in the run-up to Labour’s annual conference.
Number 10 downplays EU migrant figures
Downing Street says an increase in EU workers in Britain is evidence of a growing economy, while the Vote Leave says it shows ‘uncontrolled migration’.
Four peers are ‘retired’ from Lords
Four peers have ceased to be members of the House of Lords after not attending any proceedings during the 2015-16 session.
BMA fears ‘uphill struggle’ to sell deal
Junior doctors’ leaders fear they could face an “uphill struggle” to convince the profession to accept the new contract agreed with ministers.
The student vote proves no piece of cake
The student vote proves no piece of cake
CalMac wins £900m ferry contract
Caledonian MacBrayne wins a new £900m contract to continue operating the Clyde and Hebrides Ferries Network.
EU exit ‘to see house values fall’
A British exit from the European Union could wipe thousands of pounds off individual house prices over the next three years, estate agents claim.
New Welsh cabinet set to be announced
First Minister Carwyn Jones is working on appointing a new cabinet after AMs approve a cross-party deal to allow him to continue in office.
New ministers to be appointed next week
The ministers of the new Northern Ireland Executive will be appointed next Wednesday, Deputy First Minister Martin Martin McGuinness says.
EU exit Tory criticises ‘petty smears’
A leading Conservative EU exit campaigner criticises “petty tabloid smears” by the Remain campaign and suggests Downing Street is behind “vicious briefings” against his side.
Call not to ‘ignore young’ in EU debate
Young people must not be forgotten in the EU referendum debate, campaigners warn as they launch a drive to boost turnout among 18-24 year olds.
Brexit may hit business says Bloomberg
Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg says that a Brexit vote on 23 June could hit UK-EU trade and financial sector businesses.
Ministers aware of EU payments conflict
A delayed and over-budget Scottish government IT project had a serious conflict of interest at the heart of the programme, auditors confirm.
VIDEO: Cameron commends Queen’s Speech
David Cameron said the government would hold a vote “to secure the long-term future of Britain’s nuclear deterrent”.
Adoption reform ‘to hasten placements’
A shake-up of adoption rules in England that aims to move more children more quickly from the care system to family life is unveiled in the Queen’s Speech.
Pension savers to be better protected
The cash of millions of pension savers will be better protected, under plans announced alongside the Queen’s Speech.
Corbyn in ‘driverless car’ jibe at PM
Jeremy Corbyn likens the government to “a driverless car heading in the wrong direction” as he accuses it of failing Britain, in his Queen’s Speech response.
Junior doctors’ contract deal ‘agreed’
A deal has been agreed in the long-running dispute over a new junior doctors’ contract in England after eight days of talks.
Can the Queen vote in the EU referendum?
Can the Queen vote in the EU referendum?
VIDEO: Lord Lester warns on human rights reform
Plans to scrap the 1998 Human Rights Act will please ‘pseudo democracies, dictators’ says Lord Lester
VIDEO: Pomp and ceremony for Queen’s Speech
The Queen has set out her government’s plans for year ahead, in front of MPs and peers gathered at Westminster.
Row over Hamilton’s maiden speech
UKIP group leader Neil Hamilton sparks a row after describing two senior female AMs as “political concubines”.
New MSPs join Vote Leave EU campaign
Two newly-elected Conservative MSPs underline their support for the campaign for the UK to leave the European Union.
Duncan Smith: Heseltine ‘from the past’
Former cabinet minister Iain Duncan Smith dismisses Lord Heseltine as a “voice from the past” after the Tory grandee’s attack on Boris Johnson.
Burnham to run for Manchester mayor role
Shadow home secretary Andy Burnham is putting himself forward to become the mayor of Greater Manchester when elections are held next year.
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