Nina Lloyd

The Prime Minister sought to regain control of the political agenda with a series of announcements on the cost of living.

Sir Keir Starmer has said he will be out campaigning for potential leadership challenger Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election.

Sir Keir Starmer has said he will be out campaigning for potential leadership challenger Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election.

​Sir Keir Starmer has said he will be out campaigning for potential leadership challenger Andy Burnham in the Makerfield by-election.

The sentences in a rape case that spared two teenage boys jail are being sent to the Court of Appeal after a review under the unduly lenient scheme, Sir Keir Starmer has announced.

The Prime Minister said the ‘distressing' case had been reviewed under the unduly lenient scheme.

The Greater Manchester Mayor is widely expected to challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the Labour leadership if he wins the by-election.

Robert Kenyon, a Wigan councillor who also contested the seat for Reform in 2024, is reported to have said that Russia was “within their rights” to invade Crimea and questioned the seriousness of Covid and the efficacy of vaccines.

Reform UK has “fully” backed its candidate in the Makerfield by-election amid criticism of his social media posts about Russia’s invasion of Crimea and the Covid pandemic.

Yvette Cooper will meet the Chinese vice-president as well as her counterpart Wang Yi for talks.