Keir Starmer faces rebellion as 53 Labour MPs abstain over winter fuel and one votes with Tories – as it happened

6.36pm BST

Early evening summary

• MPs have voted to remove the winter fuel allowance from all but the poorest pensioners, with a significant number of Labour MPs abstaining.

• Mel Stride has been knocked out of the race to succeed Rishi Sunak as Conservative party leader after the second round of voting by MPs.

• The full UK state pension could rise by about £460 a year from April 2025, the latest wage growth figures suggest.

• Keir Starmer has warned trade unions that the “tough decisions” the government will have to take on public spending will include public sector pay. (See 11.38am.) He also promised a “politics of partnership”, saying that was what voters wanted. (See 10.59am.)

6.27pm BST

James Johnson, the pollster who used to work for Theresa May in No 10, thinks today’s results mean Kemi Badenoch will struggle to make the final shortlist of two candidates chosen for the ballot of party members.

Considering Stride numbers, looks like Tory leadership final two will be one of Tugendhat/Cleverly versus Jenrick

All to play for at conference for all four though

— James Johnson (@jamesjohnson252) September 10, 2024

Considering Stride numbers, looks like Tory leadership final two will be one of Tugendhat/Cleverly versus Jenrick

All to play for at conference for all four though

disagree. Stride numbers will split TT or JC