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BBC Politics24 Feb 2026

Phillipson defends student loan change and says average repayments will rise by £8 a month

Some graduates in England say "punishing" student loan repayments have led them to cut their hours at work.

BBC Politics24 Feb 2026

Reform vows to overhaul pension schemes for new local government workers

Reform plans to end more generous defined benefit pension schemes for new local government workers if it wins office.

BBC Politics24 Feb 2026

Who is Peter Mandelson?

A key Labour figure for decades, Lord Mandelson faces renewed scrutiny over his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

BBC Politics24 Feb 2026

Labour MP Dawn Butler asks BBC for explanation over racial slur during Baftas broadcast

MP asks why racial slur was not removed from the Bafta Film Awards show when it was on a two-hour delay.

Defence
BBC Politics24 Feb 2026

Lord Mandelson released on bail after arrest on suspicion of misconduct in public office

The Metropolitan Police says a 72-year-old man has been released on bail pending further investigation.

Crime
BBC Politics24 Feb 2026

MP's aide charged with indecent images offences

Conor McGrath is a former Labour councillor and ex-aide to Kevin Bonavia MP.

BBC Politics24 Feb 2026

Number of workers on zero-hours contracts hits record high ahead of crackdown

There has been a 181,000 increase in the number of zero-hours contracts since Labour was elected.

BBC Politics24 Feb 2026

Lord Mandelson arrest - how did we get here?

It comes after the ex-Labour minister was accused of passing sensitive government information to Jeffrey Epstein.

BBC Politics24 Feb 2026

New Zealand backs removing Andrew from royal line of succession

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor remains eighth in line to the throne despite being stripped of his titles.

BBC Politics23 Feb 2026

Watch: Peter Mandelson led away by police from Camden home

The Metropolitan Police said a 72-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office.

Crime
BBC Politics23 Feb 2026

PM orders ethics investigation into minister over Labour Together claims

Josh Simons ran the think tank when it commissioned a report which investigated the background of a journalist.

BBC Politics22 Feb 2026

'It is a catastrophe' - the man battling to stem rising youth unemployment

Alan Milburn returns to his hometown of Newcastle as he undertakes a review into the growing numbers of young people out of work.