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The Barking and Dagenham councillors form the first political opposition to Labour in the borough in over a decade

JEREMY Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s new political party will hold its founding conference in November, with delegates chosen by lottery.

The fresh blow to Kemi Badenoch comes just a day after shadow minister Danny Kruger became the first sitting Conservative MP to join Reform.

The party said it would open membership applications by the end of September.

Brexit removed many checks and balances from the UK government. That’s why leaving the European convention on human rights would be a huge risk, says constitutional expert Vernon Bogdanor

LABOUR MPs have been urged to “send Keir Starmer a message” by backing a bill to remove the two-child benefit cap ...

Concerns over a weakening of the legislation had been raised by unions following Angela Rayner’s departure as deputy prime minister.

Labour MPs talk openly about replacing PM, as third senior ally in two weeks departs after publication of messages

Concerns grow about potential cuts to educational support as Lib Dem leader addresses rally at Westminster

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Keir Starmer’s government may have broken the spirit of what it pledged in its winning election manifesto, but an alternative administration led by the soft-left mayor of Greater Manchester would represent a repudiation of it. The parliamentary party needs to calm down

Business Secretary Peter Kyle said the Employment Rights Bill has improvements on zero-hours contracts, unfair dismissal and access to sick pay.