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As the Ministry of Defence targets full war-fighting readiness, Streeting is aligning with Trump on military expansion funding More

The survey, carried out in the days after the prime minister’s conference speech, suggested Andy Burnham’s announcements on Brexit, social care and pensions were popular among voters More

Exclusive: Ahead of the Tory conference in Birmingham, Sir James Cleverly talked to The Independent about his ambitions for what he hopes is his ‘last big job in politics’ – including claims he can cut the price of new homes by £100,000 More

Hammersmith and Fulham council joins Wandsworth and Westminster in warning the government that council tax may significantly increase More

Exclusive: Former foreign secretary Sir James Cleverly toldThe Independent’s political editor David Maddox why he is happy to make rejoining the EU an election issue in the London mayoral race More

The prime minister said Brexit has done ‘more harm than good’ and promised to set out the options to the country around the time of a UK-EU summit More

Rachel Millward said a Green government would immediately bring water companies in public ownership. More

Tice’s comments come after the man accused of murdering Ann Widdecombe was also charged with a terror plot against the Reform leader More