Day Headlines in Politics News: 2026-08-31
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More cells being built within prisons to help tackle overcrowding (BBC News - Politics 2026-08-31 21:59:17)
The government says £110m has been fast-tracked from existing budgets to speed up the building of new cells. -
Mel Stride and Priti Patel replaced in major Tory reshuffle (BBC News - Politics 2026-08-31 16:05:50)
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch is shaking up her top team ahead of the party's conference in October. -
Sir Mel Stride replaced as shadow chancellor as Conservatives reshuffle top team (BBC News - Politics 2026-08-31 13:57:07)
Andrew Griffith will take over the role as part of Kemi Badenoch's shadow cabinet reshuffle. -
Shadow justice secretary: Prisoner release scheme 'raises more questions than it answers' (BBC News - Politics 2026-08-31 13:30:10)
The BBC spoke to Shadow Justice Secretary Nick Timothy, who criticised the prime minister's response. -
Early release scheme could see dangerous criminals released, Conservatives warn (BBC News - Politics 2026-08-31 12:20:45)
The warning comes after the prime minister said some prisoners serving indefinite sentences could be freed to increase prison capacity. -
Business groups urge Swinney to scrap 'ineffective' food price cap plan (BBC News - Politics 2026-08-31 11:56:50)
More than 20 organisations have written a joint letter to John Swinney urging him to scrap his plan for a legal cap on some food and drink prices. -
Cleverly accuses Burnham of 'war on London' (BBC News - Politics 2026-08-31 08:54:21)
Sir James Cleverly resigned from the shadow cabinet on Saturday to run for mayor of London. -
Patel to be replaced by Tugendhat as shadow foreign secretary (BBC News - Politics 2026-08-31 02:03:38)
Kemi Badenoch is expected to carry out a wider reshuffle of her front bench team following high-profile departures. -
Emergency measures needed to stop teachers quitting, say Lib Dems (BBC News - Politics 2026-08-31 01:53:17)
A survey by the party suggested almost half of teachers reported considering quitting the classroom in the next five years.