Politics
Yvette Cooper brutally mocks James Cleverly’s leadership bid
"He's a fifth favourite in the bookies.. He's not even the leading candidate in his shadow home office team"
Defence Secretary expresses shock over soldier stabbing attack
A soldier in his 40s suffered serious injuries in Gillingham, Kent on Tuesday.
Labour to clamp down on MPs’ second jobs
MPs will be prevented from taking on second jobs that fail to put constituents first under government plans to “turn the page” on era of sleaze and scandal.
Labour suspends the 7 MPs who voted to scrap two-child benefit cap
It was the first Commons rebellion for Sir Keir Starmer.
Slow handclapping heard as call to scrap two-child benefit cap defeated
Nine Labour MPs voted in favour of the amendment against the will of Sir Keir Starmer - along with the Lib Dems, SNP and independents.
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.
Water firms’ performance on sewage spills ‘unacceptable’, regulator says
Alan Lovell, chairman of the Environment Agency, said the culture with in some firms can ‘perpetuate poor practices’.
JD Vance is proving to be a more hateful figure than Donald Trump
"More red flags than a formula one pile up"
Cleverly warns Tories against factional fighting ahead of leadership race
Nominations for the party’s leadership open on Wednesday.