Afternoon summary
A government led by the Green party would not set targets for GDP growth but would instead focus on people’s mental health, social cohesion and community welfare, Zack Polanski has said in a major speech to set out his plans for the economy. Here is an analysis of the speech by Heather Stewart, the Guardian’s economics editor.
Andy Burnham has backed stark criticism of the direction of Keir Starmer’s government by Angela Rayner after she said the very survival of the Labour party was at stake. And here is an edited extract from Rayner’s speech.
For a full list of all the stories covered on the blog today, do scroll through the list of key event headlines near the top of the blog.
This is from Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, on Nick Timothy (see 10.28am) on Bluesky.
Christians, Jews, Sikhs and Hindus have all prayed in Trafalgar Square.
Nick Timothy singled out Muslims, then had the brass neck today to sit on the front bench. He should be sacked.
The Tories are following Reform into the gutter. Neither are fit to govern.
