The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

Reform UK announce candidate in highly anticipated Gorton and Denton by-election

He said the UK was ‘missing out’ by not engaging with China.

Manchester mayor suggests claims he was told Labour would not give him permission to stand were untrue

Ground rents capped at £250 ($310) in England and Wales. Steve Reed calls fees 'a scam'. Nearly a million leaseholders to see reductions from 2028.

Exclusive: Report on six Labour councillors comes just weeks before byelection triggered by Andrew Gwynne’s retirement

A new humanoid robot named Sprout, developed by Fauna Robotics, is making its debut

The reforms may fuel a short-term surge in supply of homes coming onto the market that have previously been hard to sell, an analyst suggested.

Mala Tribich, 95, received a standing ovation after her five-minute speech at 10 Downing Street on Tuesday.

NEWS ANALYSIS: Keir Starmer is the first PM since Theresa May to visit China, but political editor David Maddox explains why a trip to Beijing now – amid faltering relations with the US and speculation about a leadership challenge at home – leaves the prime minister exposed

YOUR VIEWS: Our community sees the Burnham by-election row and Suella Braverman’s defection as the latest symptoms of Britain’s broken politics, warning that Labour is increasingly mirroring the Conservatives it once opposed

Keir Starmer faces a deepening Labour revolt as 80 MPs call for his resignation after blocking Andy Burnham from the Gorton and Denton by-election.