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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has delivered her Spending Review, setting out budgets for government departments.

The chancellor says she's rejecting "austerity" and confirms total departmental spending will grow by 2.3% over inflation per year.

Watch: Mel Stride pushed to say sorry for Liz Truss's mini-budget

Watch: Reform UK's Sarah Pochin defends call for burka ban

Keir Starmer apologises to Plaid Cymru's leader in Westminster for being "overly rude" to her.

The prime minister refused to set a cap on immigration but has promised it will fall “significantly”.

From a recount in Runcorn to a change of council control in Staffordshire, see what's been happening so far.

Henry Zeffman: Reform UK wins Runcorn, but what comes next?

Watch: What's at stake in these local elections?

Watch: Don't call civil servants 'pen-pushers', says Sue Gray

Mel Stride says Rachel Reeves is responsible for the UK's growth estimate for 2025 being halved.

Watch: Protesters disrupt the House of Lords

The prime minister pays a rare visit to the crew of HMS Vanguard, as the submarine returns to UK waters after more than 200 days of patrol.

Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall tells MPs the status quo is "unacceptable", but not "inevitable".

Watch: Henry Zeffman on what new welfare changes mean

Sir Keir Starmer says a "coalition of the willing" is part of a European plan to help Ukraine.

Sir Keir Starmer has said he believes US President Donald Trump "wants lasting peace" in Ukraine.

The handshake, the jokes and diplomacy by flattery – analysing Starmer's first visit to the White House.

President Trump is set to meet with Prime Minister Keir Starmer

Conservative MP Alex Burghart tells the BBC that Reform UK "wants to destroy" his party.

Sir Keir Starmer acknowledges the multiple failures which preceded the Southport attack.

MPs have voted 330 to 275 in support of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, on which they were given a free vote.

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