UK Politics

Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has been seen as a rival to Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour leadership More

Legislation reportedly no longer set to be debated in Lords on Monday amid warnings it could breach international treaty More

The home secretary has moved swiftly after she was unable to sack former West Midlands chief constable Craig Guildford over his force’s handling of the Aston Villa match against Maccabi Tel Aviv More

A source said the FBI director did not want to go to office-based meetings More

Despite the prime minister’s efforts to improve relations with his backbenchers, speculation about his future refuses to die down. With a path back to parliament opening up for Andy Burnham, can Sir Keir cling on to power? Kate Devlin and David Maddox report More

Labour’s deputy prime minister David Lammy cautioned that his party – trailing Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the polls – could be forced to call an early general election if it changed leader More

Sir Keir Starmer has hit out at Donald Trump over the US president’s false claims about British troops in Afghanistan. More

Our community has criticised Labour’s attempts to block Andy Burnham’s potential Westminster return, insisting: ‘If Burnham wants to stand, he should stand’ More