Now playing Next United Kingdom UK nurses walk out for first time in NHS history The Royal College of Nursing joins the postal service and rail unions in the latest string of strikes to bring Britain to a standstill 15/12/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom Britain's Labour Party promises reforms, but won't reverse Brexit Sir Keir Starmer's claims that re-joining the EU Single Market and Customs Union wouldn't boost the British economy have been widely disputed. 05/12/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom 'I believe in Brexit': PM Sunak rejects 'any alignment with EU laws' The UK prime minister batted away calls from business leaders for looser immigration rules and closer EU ties to overcome labour shortages and trade barriers. 21/11/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom How much is Brexit to blame for the UK's budget 'black hole'? As Britain's Chancellor tries to plug a €63 billion gap in the public finances, calls are growing among businesses for the UK to rejoin the EU's single market. 17/11/2022
Now playing Next Europe News Growing majority of Britons think Brexit was a mistake, new poll shows A top pollster revealed that 57% of the UK's population think Brexit was not a good choice, as opposed to 43% who think it was. 02/11/2022
Now playing Next Green News Watch Just Stop Oil's most divisive and defiant protests so far The group has made headlines across Europe with actions that have included throwing food at famous paintings and climbing to the top of a bridge over a busy UK motorway. 31/10/2022
Now playing Next World News Rishi Sunak faces his first Prime Minister’s Question Time The UK's new prime minister has faced calls for a general election just two days into the job. 26/10/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom 'I'm a fighter not a quitter' says Truss in first PMQs since U-turns Defying calls to quit even though her tax plans have been reversed, the beleagured British leader came under more scrutiny at Prime Minister's Questions. 19/10/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom 'We made mistakes, I'm sorry': UK PM Truss apologises for budget mess Some have questioned how much longer UK PM Liz Truss can remain in office. 18/10/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom Truss resigns: A timeline of three months of UK political chaos From Boris Johnson's summer resignation, to the economic and political turmoil under Liz Truss's tenure that ended with her departure too: a blow-by-blow account of events in the UK's latest crisis. 14/10/2022
Now playing Next Culture news New game lets players crash the economy as British PM Liz Truss The PM's first weeks in office have been eventful to say the least. Now, you can join her on her currency-wrecking journey thanks to a new online game... 12/10/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom How Brexit has harmed Liz Truss' quest for 'growth, growth and growth' The UK PM hailed Brexit's "huge opportunities" as her party conference speech highlighted the need for economic growth. Yet many studies say one obstacle to that is Brexit itself. 05/10/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom Mini-budget has 'inflicted lasting damage' on UK's Conservative Party Kwasi Kwarteng on Monday made a u-turn on a proposal to give a tax cut to the rich, saying "we get it, and we have listened." 03/10/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK PM Truss defends tax-cutting budget despite market turmoil The Bank of England made an emergency intervention on Wednesday after warning of a "material risk to UK financial stability". 28/09/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom Truss government has 'lost control of UK economy', says Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer's speech to Labour's annual conference comes as an opinion poll gives the opposition its largest lead over the Conservatives in two decades. 27/09/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom New UK PM rules out snap election and windfall tax on energy firms She also said she wanted to "fix" the agreement with the European Union covering post-Brexit trade between Britain and Northern Ireland. 07/09/2022
Now playing Next United Kingdom UK PM Liz Truss promises "immediate action" to tackle energy crisis Liz Truss' first Prime Minister's Questions was met with scrutiny from opposition Labour leader, Keir Starmer. 07/09/2022