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Exclusive: Prospective PM wants to give the country a hopeful message, in contrast with Starmer’s early misstepsAndy Burnham will undertake a summer tour as prime minister to Labour “danger zones” acr...
From welfare and defence spending to cost of living and geopolitics, we look at the key issues left over from StarmerAndy Burnham is expected to become prime minister in less than two weeks and has pr...
Asylum seekers win ruling against home secretary’s reduction of safeguards for potential victims of traffickingThe home secretary’s decision to reduce protections for potential trafficking victims bei...
Prominent Eurosceptic and social conservative described as ‘force of nature’ by Farage and ‘formidable’ by BadenochAnn Widdecombe – obituaryThe former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe has died age...
Sian Astley doubles down on stance that ‘people who vote for open borders should house criminals and rapists who enter UK’UK politics live – latest updatesThe Reform UK candidate in the Greater Manche...
Exclusive: Sources say Labour whips are calling MPs urging them to heed union’s warning and not vote for capOne of Britain’s biggest trade unions has told Labour MPs not to vote for a cap on political...
As UK swelters in another heatwave, 50-minute Chris Packham film outlines threats to security, economy and healthMPs are calling on the UK government to host a televised national climate emergency br...
The frontman also said Courteeners would “answer the call” to support Oasis if the band return with more live shows next year The post Courteeners’ Liam Fray backs Andy Burnham’s Labour leadership b...
Chloe Moffat, 26, killed herself day after meeting about anonymous complaint in which she was not allowed to bring a colleague The mother of a young woman who took her own life after facing disciplina...
Former and current whips reject idea their job is about intimidation as they tell likely next PM consensus is keyWhen Hilary Armstrong was dealing with the biggest challenge in her five and a half yea...
Ann Widdecombe, the former MP who also featured on Strictly Come Dancing, has died aged 78.
Exclusive: Plan to improve skills of thousands of financial sector workers to keep pace with tech revolutionChancellor Rachel Reeves is to announce a new City “skills compact” that will commit firms s...
The MP who is bringing back the assisted dying bill has told Sky News it could come back again and again if peers refuse to pass it for a second time.
Outgoing PM has not ruled out drawing up honours list when he stands down, despite previously opposing itKeir Starmer has signalled he could hand out resignation honours when he leaves Downing Street,...
George Cottrell’s mother, Fiona, at centre of criminal inquiry over potential evasion of restrictions on donationsPolice are investigating donations worth £500,000 made to Reform UK by the mother of a...
It remains unclear how much of substance will change – and whether it will be enough to rebuild electoral coalition On the final day of Labour’s party conference in 2023, when the public was still ree...
Labour grandee Harriet Harman has said she believes Andy Burnham will bring about "profound change" to the Labour Party.
Exclusive: Call for ministers to tighten bill amid Nigel Farage funding controversiesLabour MPs are to rebel next week over the government’s reforms to political funding, pushing ministers to introduc...
Cross-party group backs call from science and technology committee to look at alternative options, citing ‘serious mistrust’A second parliamentary committee has urged Labour to scrap Palantir’s £330m...
In triggering an entirely optional byelection, Nigel Farage has given opponents weeks to repeat the claims about his financesTo some, Nigel Farage appears to be in a trap of his own making, fighting f...