Starmer’s pledge cards mark return to Blair-era campaigning
Pledge cards have been a feature of almost every Labour general election campaign since Tony Blair introduced them in 1997.
Starmer pledges hostile territory for gangs in Dover speech alongside Elphicke
In a message to smuggling gangs, Starmer said: "We will find you. We will stop you."
Starmer demands general election as new Labour MP takes his seat
Chris Webb has been sworn in as the new MP for Blackpool South following his by-election victory.
Labour’s Kim McGuinness wins North East mayoral election
Second-placed Jamie Driscoll had quit Labour after he was barred from standing as the party’s candidate in the North East.
Ben Houchen says he ‘forgot’ his blue Tory rosette
The winning candidate in the Tees Valley contest also praised the Opposition’s position on devolution, saying it would give him ‘more autonomy’.
Trade union legal action will not delay Rwanda flights, says Downing Street
The FDA union has launched legal action claiming a decision to ignore orders from the European Court of Human Rights would breach civil service rules.
Tory MP stung by new voter ID rules – despite voting in favour of bringing them in
Tom Hunt said his dyspraxia caused him to misplace his photo ID and warned people against ‘persecuting’ him online.
Tories wrong to withdraw whip from Lee Anderson, says Kwarteng
Anderson claimed Sadiq Khan was being controlled by “Islamists” and had “given our capital city away to his mates”.
Don’t send police to border, Sunak tells Dublin amid asylum row
An Irish minister claimed there had been a rise in the number of asylum seekers crossing the border from Northern Ireland.