Politics

"As for financing this ship, there's £200 million to find and I'd be surprised if the running costs weren't £5 million a year," a leading naval architect has said.

An anonymous party strategist was quoted by the Mail on Sunday claiming that Labour was “haemorrhaging” Muslim voters because of “what Keir has been doing on antisemitism”.

Bercow said on Sunday there has been “no barter, no trade, no deal whatsoever” after launching an attack on the Conservatives under Boris Johnson as he switched sides.

Nicola Sturgeon announced on Friday all non-essential travel to Manchester and Salford would be banned from Monday

A government body has recommended that protections inherited from the EU to protect UK steel producers are ended.

Harding formally applied to succeed Sir Simon Stevens atop the health service last week.

Ministers set out plans for a “system and culture change” after convictions for rape and lesser offences in England and Wales hit a record low.

“I am motivated by support for equality, social justice and internationalism. That is the Labour brand,” the former Speaker told the Observer.

It comes as polling expert Sir John Curtice told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that he made it the “worst Labour performance in any by-election”.