Lara Spirit

She quit the cabinet over a mobile phone fraud. Now she is becoming a power-broker as head of Andy Burnham’s by-election campaign in Makerfield

The PM is in eleventh-hour talks over plans to target net zero, transport and capital spending across government

Lord Doyle, Sir Keir Starmer’s ex-communications director, had the whip withdrawn over his campaign for councillor who had been charged with child sex offences

Russia can produce 15 million drones a year: Britain has 8,000. As satellite images show Moscow expanding its military footprint, a dangerous gap is forming

As the Makerfield by-election looks set to propel the Greater Manchester mayor to No 10, a shadow contest has erupted over his future cabinet

The prime minister considered security one of his greatest assets, but John Healey’s resignation may have destroyed his authority for good

The prime minister wants to water down the net-zero policy after pressure from business and the Unite union over job losses

Plans to be announced by Sir Keir Starmer go further than Australia’s with a total ban for under-16s and restrictions meant to stop unhealthy late-night scrolling

Row rages over her successor as Unite, Britain’s biggest union, rejects Ed Miliband over net zero

After a resounding victory in Makerfield, the former Greater Manchester mayor’s team is focused on reshaping Labour in his image and unseating Sir Keir Starmer