Day Headlines in Politics News: 2026-10-04
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Badenoch unveils plan to end £100,000 childcare 'cliff edge' ahead of Tory conference (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-04 10:14:45)
The Conservative leader tells the BBC the earnings threshold for government support stops people "working harder". -
Badenoch says Tory policy is to keep pension triple lock (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-04 09:01:34)
The Conservative Party leader speaks to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg as the Tories launch their party conference in Birmingham. -
Burnham scraps controversial plans to curb jury trials (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-04 03:07:30)
The key policy idea announced by David Lammy when he was justice secretary will no longer go ahead.