James Tapper

Keir Starmer pledges to “relight the fire” of optimism and hope among the British people – and rekindle their faith in politicians as public servants

Writing in the Observer, the Labour leader vows to restore the bond of trust with politics if his party wins Thursday’s general election

Thinktank says decisive action must be taken to counter inequality in health, housing, poverty and the north-south income divide

Tom Rutland is sitting in a cafe in Shoreham-on-Sea reflecting on what drives him to want to become a Labour MP. He was just 18 when the party lost power to the Tories under David Cameron in 2010.

Workers in healthcare, education and justice are battling crumbling systems. They told us what actions they want to see from the new government

Patricia Francis loves her view over Barnsley, draped across the Pennine hills. It sparkles in the July sunshine the day after the general election.

Labour has long had a grip on the South Yorkshire town but Reform is hot on the party’s heels after taking a third of the vote in Barnsley South

Campaigners say the chaos caused by the global IT outage last week underlines the risk of moving towards a cashless society.

Flights continue to be cancelled while GP surgeries and hospitals will be dealing with impact of backlogs

Coalition of groups calls on government to set up body to monitor whether recommendations are acted upon