Lib Dems accuse Badenoch of being willing to ‘put Farage in No 10’ after she hints she would approve council pacts – as it happened

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch. Photograph: James Manning/PA

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Afternoon summary

• Andy Burnham’s decision to appear at a progressive rally alongside prominent Green and Liberal Democrat figures has sparked anger among some Labour MPs, who have accused him of undermining their local election message.

• Zack Polanski has said he was wrong to describe himself as a British Red Cross spokesperson, and that intensified media scrutiny of the Green party reflected fears of its rising popularity and support for wealth taxes.

• The Liberal Democrats have accused Kemi Badenoch of being ready “to put Nigel Farage into Number 10” after she hinted that she would approve Tory/Reform UK pacts at council level. (See 3.33pm.)

• Offenders who commit antisemitic attacks backed by foreign powers such as Iran will face 14 years in prison under legislation to be included in the king’s speech next week.

• The Reform-led Lancashire county council will withdraw from the government’s refugee resettlement scheme, one of its cabinet members has said.

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.

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