Starmer: Top general is right – Army must be ready for war within three years
General Sir Roly Walker has said the UK must ‘re-establish credible land forces’ in an ‘increasingly volatile’ world.
Runners and riders: Who will seek to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader?
Nominations are due to open for the Conservative leadership as the party attempts to rebuild in opposition after its mauling in the general election.
Labour confirms: No more housing asylum seekers on Bibby Stockholm barge
The barge was commissioned by the previous Tory government to accommodate up to 500 migrants.
Cleverly warns Tories against factional fighting ahead of leadership race
Nominations for the party’s leadership open on Wednesday.
Scrapping two-child benefit cap will be considered, Bridget Phillipson says
Labour has faced consistent pressure to axe the limit, but ministers have previously suggested the fiscal situation means they cannot afford to.
King’s Speech confirms Starmer’s Brexit ‘reset’ with laws to align with EU rules
The Product Safety and Metrology Bill allows the UK to ‘mirror or diverge from updated EU rules’.
New European relations minister in Brussels to push for reset in UK-EU ties
Nick Thomas-Symonds will meet the vice president of the European Commission for their first face-to-face talks.
Sunak urged to stay on as Tory leader until November
The shadow foreign secretary argued the party should ‘play it long’ amid a split over the timeline of the contest to succeed Sunak.
Keir Starmer not in favour of smartphone ban for under-16s
The Prime Minister suggested there should be stricter controls on what children can access online.