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BBC Politics5 Jun 2026

Pupils asked to walk to school through army firing range, MP claims

Getting children to school is becoming a thorny issue for councils to deal with.

Defence
BBC Politics5 Jun 2026

Pupils asked to walk to school through army firing range, MP claims

Getting children to school is becoming a thorny issue for councils to deal with.

Defence
BBC Politics5 Jun 2026

UK in most dangerous period I've known, military chief says

Russian incursions into UK defences risk crossing a line, Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton tells the BBC.

Defence
BBC Politics5 Jun 2026

UK in most dangerous period I've known, military chief says

Russian incursions into UK defences risk crossing a line, Chief of the Defence Staff Sir Richard Knighton tells the BBC.

Defence
BBC Politics5 Jun 2026

UK asylum system is on 'the brink', cross-party MPs' report warns

It said it was "unacceptable" the Home Office could not keep track of all whose asylum claims had failed.

PoliticsImmigrationDefence
BBC Politics5 Jun 2026

UK asylum system is on 'the brink', cross-party MPs' report warns

It said it was "unacceptable" the Home Office could not keep track of all whose asylum claims had failed.

PoliticsImmigrationDefence
BBC Politics4 Jun 2026

Conflict over identity politics could lead to civil war in long term, says Badenoch

In an interview for a BBC Radio 4 documentary, England's Identity Crisis, the Conservative leader warned of rising tensions as groups on the left and the right.

PoliticsDefence
BBC Politics4 Jun 2026

Conflict over identity politics could lead to civil war in long term, says Badenoch

In an interview for a BBC Radio 4 documentary, England's Identity Crisis, the Conservative leader warned of rising tensions as groups on the left and the right.

PoliticsDefence
BBC Politics4 Jun 2026

Jones praised Mandelson for 'great job' after sacking

The senior minister has previously denied sending the peer a "warm message" on the day he was fired.

Defence
BBC Politics4 Jun 2026

PM vows to speed up housebuilding projects

Sr Keir Starmer urges regional mayors to use their powers to move projects forward.

DefenceHousing
BBC Politics4 Jun 2026

Avoid 'reactive' police reforms after Nowak murder, senior black officer warns

The head of the National Black Police Association says proposed changes to racism guidance are "not well thought-out".

DefenceCrime
BBC Politics3 Jun 2026

MI5 warns Chinese spies using job websites to target government staff

Undercover agents are posing as fake job recruiters to try and identify useful targets, MI5 warns.

Defence