Day Headlines in Politics News: 2026-10-31
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Laura Kuenssberg: Healey risks breaking minimum wage promise for younger workers (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-31 17:26:29)
The Chancellor has suggested that younger workers might not receive the same minimum wage as others before the next election. -
Profile (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-31 06:00:00)
Chancellor of the Exchequer. -
Mahmood expected to announce changes to rules around indefinite leave to remain (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-31 05:16:01)
The home secretary has faced opposition from within the government over plans to impose new rules on migrant workers already in the UK. -
Burnham 'open' to calls for slavery apology but not reparations (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-31 03:12:08)
The prime minister says Britain must "face up to the past" for its role in the transatlantic slave trade but reparations are "not the right answer". -
Why MPs keep talking about an early election despite Burnham's denials (BBC News - Politics 2026-10-31 00:00:15)
The prime minister has categorically ruled out an early general election, but it has not stopped speculation at Westminster.