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Nigel Farage allies Arron Banks and Andy Wigmore have emerged as favourites to take on the chairman role

Three defendants are accused of arson attacks aimed at Keir Starmer-linked properties

The Prime Minister congratulated his winning candidate and looked ahead to next year’s Scottish Parliament election.

The Prime Minister congratulated Labour’s new MSP Davy Russell and looked ahead to next year’s Scottish Parliament election.

NEWS ANALYSIS: A Scottish Labour win in the Hamilton by-election has handed the prime minister a much needed boost, but the result reveals that Reform is a growing threat in parts of the UK Nigel Farage has never appealed to before, writes David Maddox

Veer left or double down on the right? Either way, the prime minister needs to commit and sell it to an impatient electorate, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: After years when the party seemed to be undeclared disciples of austerity, the government’s conscience – prompted by some shocking electoral setbacks – has been awoken. For the country’s sake, as well as its own, children must now be at the heart of everything it does,…

The Prime Minister sat with schoolchildren who asked him some difficult questions

The UK government recently endorsed proposals in its strategic defence review to consider the creation of military gap years for young people in the UK.