The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

The Labour leader is often accused of lacking passion and personality. But, sitting down with editor-in-chief Geordie Greig days before the general election, Starmer ranged from welling up to barely suppressing anger as he revealed the motivation that has delivered him to the cusp of power – and his fears…

In today’s newsletter: The final leaders’ debate is a bad-tempered affair echoing the mood for those out canvassing, although one doorstep interaction gives the best quote of election so far

There it was. Not a slip of the tongue, not a mis-speak. A wilful, deliberate statement. And I never thought I’d hear it in a debate between two men at the very apex of public life. It was like a blow, only the man on the receiving end didn’t seem…

A landslide victory for Starmer could lead to hubris and division. For Conservatives, it’s an existential question, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

The PM had points to make against an eminently beatable opponent, but I’m not sure the public wants to hear them now, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome

Labour leader says halting of asylum processing due to government’s Rwanda policy ‘absurd and reckless’

The musician has been appointed as the youngest Ambassador to the UK Committee for Unicef UK ahead of her Glastonbury Festival appearance.

Most people following British politics would probably know by now that Labour leader Keir Starmer’s father was a toolmaker. He has talked many times about his working-class background and the way it informs his politics.

How to find your signature style this season, according to the woman who dresses the A list.