Matt ChorleyBBC Radio 5 Live andJoshua Nevettpolitical reporterGetty ImagesGreater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham is facing a backlash from dozens of Labour MPs over suggestions he could mount a challenge to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's…
The construction of three new towns will begin before the next general election, Labour has pledged.A taskforce has recommended 12 locations in England for development, with three areas - Tempsford in Bedfordshire, Leeds South Bank,…
The prime minister has warned Reform UK "will tear this country apart" ahead of the Labour party conference. Arriving in Liverpool on Saturday, Sir Keir Starmer said Reform's plans to abolish indefinite leave to remain…
Laura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura KuenssbergBBCSir Keir Starmer achieved what many sage minds in Westminster believed was impossible.Labour smashed itself to bits in 2019. But Sir Keir put the party back together and swept back…
Sir Keir Starmer has said his government is in "a battle for the soul of the country" with Reform UK, as he set out new measures to tackle illegal migration.During a speech announcing a new…
The Electoral Commission has said it will not reopen an investigation into Labour Together, the think tank previously led by the prime minister's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney. In 2021, the commission investigated and fined…
Ex-shadow chancellor John McDonnell has been readmitted as a Labour MP alongside Apsana Bagum, after a year-long ban for voting against the government on the two-child benefit cap.They were among seven left-wing MPs who, days…
PA MediaSir Keir Starmer has publicly acknowledged "where some on the left went wrong" on immigration, saying that his party needs to tackle "every aspect of the problem". Writing in the Telegraph, the prime minister…
Jennifer McKiernanpolitical reporter,Georgia Robertspolitical correspondent andHenry Zeffmanchief political correspondentAFP via Getty ImagesAndy Burnham has said MPs have privately called on him to challenge Sir Keir Starmer to become prime minister.In the Daily Telegraph the Manchester…