The Latest Breaking News from Nigel Farage

Ex-Labour leader said it was ‘time for a new kind of political party’ to take on Starmer – but Labour grandee warns it will only help Tories and Reform

Tory leader says she can fulfil same role as Milei, a far-right leader promising big cuts to public spending

Former Labour leader said he was founding the new party, which is being referred to currently as Your Party

Does Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle mean the Reform-lite strategy is over? I don’t know and I’m not sure she does either, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle

There have been a series of demonstrations outside the Bell Hotel in Epping since an asylum seeker was charged with sexual assault.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: With her characteristically blunt assessment of her government’s first year in office, the deputy prime minister has only added to the simmering tensions within the country at large over migration. She ought to know better than to play into the hands of those who would exploit…

NEWS ANALYSIS: The deputy prime minister’s dramatic intervention came at a time when her stock is rising in Keir Starmer’s government, notes David Maddox

COMMENT: Whether he turned down the offer of a more substantial position on Badenoch’s front bench, or was simply ignored in her reshuffle, John Rentoul wonders what the shadow justice secretary might be up to – and if a defection to Reform is on the cards

Essex force describes allegation, repeated by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and others, as ‘categorically wrong’

COMMENT : The Scottish brewer and bar operator synonymous with its 'punk' ethos is to close 10 outlets, citing tough times for the hospitality sector. But, asks James Moore, are there other factors behind the decision – and can BrewDog revive itself?

Chief Constable Ben-Julian Harrington, of Essex Police, denied an accusation made by the Clacton MP.