Day Headlines in Politics News: 2025-07-08
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France and UK to stop small boats together - Macron (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 17:38:56)
Improving border enforcement is a key point of discussion during Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the UK. -
MP will not return to Reform after Covid loan claims (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 17:03:42)
James McMurdock says he will continue his career as an independent, after taking "specialist legal advice". -
Former PM Rishi Sunak takes job at Goldman Sachs (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 16:51:42)
Sunak will take up the part-time role while remaining Conservative MP for Richmond and Northallerton. -
Ministers ditch pet insurance rules for renters (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 16:28:32)
Landlords will no longer be allowed to require tenants with pets to take out special insurance. -
Stats boss quits as minister says new leadership needed (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 16:17:13)
Sir Robert Chote quits as head of UK Statistics Authority, the body responsible for overseeing the Office for National Statistics. -
Post Office scandal had 'disastrous' impact on victims (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 16:16:33)
The scandal may have led to 13 suicides, the report says, as it criticises the "formidable difficulties" for victims getting compensation. -
UK's pension triple lock to cost three times more (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 16:00:33)
The official forecaster warns public finances are in a "relatively vulnerable position" due U-turns. -
PM making progress with France on small boats, says No 10 (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 14:59:50)
Tackling small boat crossings is a key point of discussion during Emmanuel Macron's state visit to the UK. -
Chris Mason: What happens inside the government's crisis room (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 14:15:18)
Cobra is where senior ministers and officials gather to coordinate the emergency response to a crisis. -
What happens inside the government's crisis room (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 14:15:18)
Cobra is where senior ministers and officials gather to coordinate the emergency response to a crisis. -
UK's pension triple lock to cost three times' higher (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 11:33:31)
The official forecaster warns public finances are in a "relatively vulnerable position" due U-turns. -
French president greeted by King Charles as state visit begins (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 11:22:18)
Emmanuel Macron arrives for a three-day trip and is expected to address Parliament later. -
Resident doctors vote to strike in England (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 11:18:04)
The doctors' union says it will seek fresh talks with ministers before setting strike days. -
Norman Tebbit, key Thatcher ally, dies aged 94 (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 10:06:58)
The Conservative politician served in ministerial jobs throughout the 1980s. -
Children living in 'Dickensian' poverty, commissioner warns (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 09:59:18)
Children's Commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza says one told her "in the night rats came and bit his face". -
Norman Tebbit: Outspoken hero of the Conservative political right (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 08:17:07)
Norman Tebbit's radical views on self-help kept him at the cutting edge of Conservative politics. -
Former cabinet minister Norman Tebbit dies aged 94 (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 08:04:39)
The Conservative politician served in ministerial jobs throughout the 1980s. -
Children living in 'Dickensian' poverty, says commissioner (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 07:48:00)
Children's commissioner for England Dame Rachel de Souza says one child told her "in the night rats came and bit his face". -
Post Office report set to lay bare human impact of IT scandal (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 07:47:13)
Inquiry chair Sir Wyn Williams to release the first part of a report which will also examine compensation. -
Non-disclosure agreements gagging workers to be banned (BBC News - Politics 2025-07-08 07:18:42)
The government plans to change the law to void confidentiality agreements that silence staff.