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Shabana Mahmood says Labour party wants to create ‘fairness in our immigration system’ – UK politics live

She says a lack of fairness can make ‘people turn inwards’Healey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budget built on hopeLisa O’Carroll is a senior Guardian correspondent.The head of the SDLP, Claire Han...

Avanti West Coast to be renationalised in March as ministers float public ownership of new trains

Andy Burnham hails nationalisation of much-criticised service between London, Birmingham and GlasgowBritain’s biggest intercity rail operator, Avanti West Coast, will be renationalised in spring, mini...

Palestine has become electoral issue in UK for first time, says solidarity campaign chief

Anger over Israel’s war in Gaza is mobilising British voters, according to Aimee ShalanPalestine has become a domestic electoral issue in Britain for the first time, according to the incoming head of...

Angela Rayner promises greater public control of housing in England

Conference speech to announce housing associations cannot reject homeless families without good reason as councils gain new powersHousing associations in England will be told they cannot decline to ho...

Shabana Mahmood hints she could water down controversial care worker visa plans

Home secretary under pressure over changes to indefinite leave to remain that would penalise foreign care workersUK politics live – latest updatesShabana Mahmood has signalled she is considering water...

Healey offers upbeat vision but sheds little light on how it will be paid for

With the budget a month away, chancellor gives little indication in conference speech of where money will come from to reindustrialise BritainHealey vows to stick to fiscal rules in budgetUK politics...

Healey signals welfare reform push and new apprenticeships scheme

Chancellor sets out measures to support jobs and growth in conference speech but vows fiscal discipline in budgetAnalysis: Healey offers upbeat vision but little light on how to pay for itAverage pric...

Tensions rise as Orange Order members vow to continue with march blocked by police

Talks expected on Monday after Sinn Féin leaders join those on streets opposing decision to allow unionist parade for first time since 1998Tensions between unionist and nationalist leaders in Northern...

Israel does not have right to close UK consulate in Jerusalem, Foreign Office advised

Former attorney general Dominic Grieve says Israel is not entitled to shut mission in occupied Palestinian territoryUK politics live – latest updatesIsrael does not have a legal right to act on its pl...

‘You were right’: Ed Miliband tells critics Labour was wrong on Gaza

Foreign secretary will tell party’s conference ‘we are not here to accept the status quo but to change it’Ed Miliband will tell campaigners and party members who raised the plight of Palestinians they...

Failure to protect free speech could cost Labour votes at next election, says Liberty

Polling for rights group shows issue is concern for voters and many feel recent policies have had negative effect Free speech will be a big concern for voters at the next general election, with the go...

Andy Burnham to fight next election with plan for NHS-style care service

PM says he is willing to expend political capital to bring in universal service for England funded by ‘everybody’Analysis: can Labour hang on to Burnham bounce?Andy Burnham will fight the next electio...

‘Don’t squander it’: Can Labour hang on to the Burnham bounce?

Conference delegates grateful ousting Starmer has paid off, but relief tempered by fiscal headwinds aheadUK politics live – latest updatesEven Andy Burnham’s closest allies accept that deposing Keir S...

UK to open new refugee resettlement routes for Afghan women and Palestinians

Exclusive: Move by Shabana Mahmood comes after closure of Afghan scheme last year but experts say numbers too small to deter Channel crossingsShabana Mahmood will announce a new legal route for refuge...

Avanti West Coast to be nationalised next year

UK politics live: Pat McFadden tells Labour activists they should not defend benefits system ‘status quo’ because it ‘writes off’ claimants

Work and pensions secretary says the current system is flawed because it consigns too many people to a life on benefits when they would be better off working‘I can deliver’: Burnham pledges radical ch...

Drumcree standoff shows Northern Ireland’s troubled past still threatens its peace

Governments will be hoping row over the contentious Orange Order march down Garvaghy Road can be defusedLike a ghost from its troubled past, Drumcree has unexpectedly reappeared to remind people how f...

Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja arrested again at pro-Palestine protest: “I don’t recognise the offence”

The musician was detained outside Labour Party Conference in Liverpool after holding a sign reading “I oppose genocide – I support Palestine Action” The post Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja arrested...

Changing UK benefits for young people a ‘moral crusade’, says minister

Pat McFadden urges Labour MPs to back overhauls, amid signs party looking to cut payments for some 16- to 24-year-oldsLabour MPs have a moral responsibility to accept significant changes to the welfar...

Venezuela releases dozens of political prisoners as election calls grow

A slew of dissidents being released from long-term detention comes days after the nation's interim leader met the US president.