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Exclusive: education secretary tells the Guardian scrapping limit entirely in November’s budget most cost-effective way to tackle child poverty

Exclusive: Reform UK leader’s remarks at event for private US college criticised as ‘grossly irresponsible’ by NEU leader

Withdrawing the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), once a fringe idea, has become a defining issue for political parties. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who previously opposed leaving, has now said the Conservatives will take the UK out of the convention if they win an election.

Reform and Labour can wrap themselves in as many union jacks as they want — this is what my country means to me, by Jeremy Corbyn

Jim Ratcliffe said he would not donate to Reform and that he is neutral on political parties

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

Rivals lurk in the aisles at sparsely attended conference at which the party leader ignores the threat from Reform

NEWS ANALYSIS: After the Tories looked dead and buried in Manchester and Jenrick looked ready to take over as leader, Kemi Badenoch produced a speech which has breathed life into her party and leadership, says David Maddox

Kemi Badenoch pledges to make wide cuts as part of her ‘blueprint for Britain’

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: In the Manchester conference hall, the Conservative leader showed herself at her combative best – but one good speech with a headline-grabbing policy won’t be enough on its own to close the gap with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK

The audience cheered and clapped to convince themselves the whole thing hadn’t been a waste of time