Political news

• Brexit: Sinn Féin and SDLP reject Stormont backstop role

  05-10-2018 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK and the EU are still divided over how to solve the issue of the Irish border.
  
  Read more

• GRU took ‘complete control’ of UK-based TV station

  05-10-2018 19:14 via ft.com
  British intelligence cyber specialists battled for months to clear hackers from Islam Channel
  
  Read more

• Ex-Labour MP Natascha Engel is UK's first commissioner for fracking

  05-10-2018 18:56 via bbc.co.uk
  Natascha Engel will liaise with residents and the shale gas industry but will have limited powers.
  
  Read more

• Salmond reignites Brexit question ahead of SNP conference

  05-10-2018 18:10 via ft.com
  Former first minister says party struggling to find political footing on leaving EU
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Free time should be measure of UK's well-being, say Greens

  05-10-2018 17:13 via bbc.co.uk
  Green Party co-leaders call for a "Free Time Index" to measure national well-being.
  
  Read more

• May dances towards an alternative to Labour

  05-10-2018 17:07 via ft.com
  Refashioning a popular capitalist agenda can be in the best Tory party traditions
  
  Read more

• Tory social media push

  05-10-2018 16:32 via bbc.co.uk
  The Tories have changed their approach to social media in the past year. Leaked advice reveals how.
  
  Read more

• Independence on the table after Brexit - Plaid's Price

  05-10-2018 16:16 via bbc.co.uk
  Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price tells conference Wales must not be left "at the mercy of Westminster".
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Cross-examination of victims by abusers to be banned

  05-10-2018 15:39 via ft.com
  Legislation to end family court practice expected in November
  
  Read more

• Politics Live guests discuss transgender rights, no platforming and jazz hands

  05-10-2018 15:18 via bbc.co.uk
  The Politics Live panel discuss transgender rights, public censorship and students being told not to clap.
  
  Read more

• Railway arches: Trader claims rent hikes forcing them to leave

  05-10-2018 15:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Traders based underneath railway arches fear they will be forced out by increased rents.
  
  Read more

• Len McCluskey's election complaints dismissed

  05-10-2018 14:57 via bbc.co.uk
  The trade union watchdog clears the Unite leader of breaching union rules in his re-election bid.
  
  Read more

• Politics Live guests discuss Brett Kavanaugh case and impact of #MeToo movement

  05-10-2018 14:49 via bbc.co.uk
  Spiked's Brendan O'Neill and Labour peer Helena Kennedy discuss the Kavanaugh case and impact of the #MeToo movement.
  
  Read more

• Brexit: Hammond's 'no risk' stance caused problems, says David Davis

  05-10-2018 13:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The chancellor's "no risk" approach is not helping Theresa May, ex-colleague David Davis says.
  
  Read more

• Week in Review: The post-truth Putin food chain revealed

  05-10-2018 13:24
  
  The story of how the post-truth sausage gets made...
  
  Read more

• Carmakers call for Brexit clarity

  05-10-2018 13:14 via ft.com
  Negotiators urged to seal orderly withdrawal that spurs mutually beneficial trade
  
  Read more

• The Canary is not journalism - it's a government mouthpiece in waiting

  05-10-2018 13:09
  
  Bedroom Pravdas don't challenge problems of mainstream press, they worsen them.
  
  Read more

• Portraits in the sand will commemorate WW1 dead

  05-10-2018 12:05 via ft.com
  Film-maker Danny Boyle announces nationwide art event on UK beaches for Armistice Day
  
  Read more

• 'Least racist' claim prompts Question Time row

  05-10-2018 07:59 via bbc.co.uk
  George the Poet reacts to claims the UK is one of the "least racist societies in Europe".
  
  Read more

• Aviation regulator 'rebuffed' over no-deal Brexit plan

  05-10-2018 05:46 via bbc.co.uk
  The UK regulator attempted to plan for a no-deal Brexit but was rebuffed by its EU counterpart.
  
  Read more

• Ultra-rich shift assets as fear of Labour mounts

  05-10-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Prospect of Jeremy Corbyn in No 10 is seen as a bigger threat than Brexit
  
  Read more

• May’s pledge on austerity creates £35bn Budget hole

  05-10-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  Spending promises pose big borrowing problem for Treasury
  
  Read more

• GRU revelations shatter spies’ code of silence

  05-10-2018 05:00 via ft.com
  West ratchets up pressure amid determination to expose Moscow intelligence agency
  
  Read more

• Brexit and the nuclear industry

  05-10-2018 03:24 via bbc.co.uk
  The government says it has a clear plan, but many in the nuclear sector are concerned for the future.
  
  Read more

• Fast fashion is harming the planet, MPs say

  05-10-2018 02:51 via bbc.co.uk
  The industry is blamed for damaging the environment, fuelling climate change and polluting water.
  
  Read more

• Manual workers 'most at risk from Brexit trade barriers'

  05-10-2018 01:02 via bbc.co.uk
  Men with fewer qualifications are more likely to be affected by Brexit trade barriers, the IFS says.
  
  Read more

• Food bank use rises 52% after universal credit rollout

  05-10-2018 01:02 via ft.com
  Charity’s analysis shows demand soaring in areas where scheme has been implemented
  
  Read more

Follow @political_UKnws on Twitter!