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Sir Keir Starmer responded to the campaigner’s request for assistance on Tuesday.

The lead campaigner told MPs he wrote to Sir Keir Starmer around a month ago, and again more recently.

Stuart monarchs were repeatedly challenged by dangerous threats – a gunpowder plot, a civil war and political revolution. As a result, by the restoration of Charles II in 1660, the English government had come to rely on a shadowy trade of secrets for gathering domestic and international intelligence.

Top roles for Priti Patel, Mel Stride, Chris Philp and Robert Jenrick as new shadow cabinet revealed

Inquiry hears claims jumped after TV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office and that £1.4bn is likely to be paid out overall

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as investors reassess bets after some polls suggest Kamala Harris has gained momentum

Software maker now requires answer on whether use of audit records is related to action against post office workers

Option among those explored, as state-owned body looks to recover £12m a year written off over Horizon scandal

Campaigner Alan Bates says mutualisation won’t work as organisation will continue to need government subsidies

Ben Foat tells inquiry into Horizon IT scandal that issue was ‘whipped up’ by former chair Henry Staunton

Terms used to categorise branch operators in Horizon IT scandal by race said to be common in 1980s public sector