Badenoch shoots herself in the foot on the Tories’ long march to the right | John Crace

Tory peer’s punishment for fiddling expenses criticised as too lenient

Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch

England planning proposals fail to mention safety of women and girls, say critics

Starmer vows to raise issues ‘that need to be raised’ with Xi amid push to free Jimmy Lai

Starmer vows to remain ‘clear-eyed’ over national security as he flies to China

Reform byelection candidate refuses to disown claim that people born in UK not necessarily British

Senedd passes budget after Welsh Labour makes deal with Plaid Cymru

With Burnham blocked, Labour’s attention turns back to Angela Rayner

Reform’s Matt Goodwin is sure he’s the right man for Gorton and Denton. He just doesn’t know why… | John Crace

30% of Britons think Burnham would do better job than Starmer as prime minister, poll suggests – as it happened

Was Labour right to block Andy Burnham’s return as an MP? | Letters

‘Not surprised at all’: Fareham voters size up Suella Braverman’s Reform switch

Burnham accuses No 10 sources of lying about byelection decision

Labour’s Gorton and Denton byelection campaign hit by fallout from ‘vile’ WhatsApp chat

Deacon Blue ‘appalled’ by Reform UK’s Scottish leader quoting their song lyrics

‘It could be a shoe or a stick’: Sajid Javid on being beaten by his father, petty crime – and turning his life around

Burnham will try again for Westminster return but declines offer of seat in 2027

Tories criticised over claim Braverman defected to Reform after ‘mental health’ issues

Greens launch major push for Gorton and Denton after Burnham blocked

Tories withdraw ‘mental health’ briefing about Suella Braverman after former Tory home secretary joins Reform – UK politics live

Tories say mental health claim about Suella Braverman was ‘sent out in error’

Braverman’s predictable defection is Farage’s biggest political gamble yet

Suella makes the ultimate sacrifice as she ditches Tories for Reform | John Crace

A sad day for Labour and Andy Burnham | Brief letters