Politics
Ed Miliband tipped as potential shadow chancellor
Many Tory MPs think it could be a masterstroke.
Biden is backed by 60 billionaires. Bernie? Zero
Sanders is clear favourite to win the race, despite being bottom of the list of beneficiaries.
Labour’s John McDonnell says Julian Assange should not be extradited to US
The shadow chancellor, who visited the Australian inmate at HMP Belmarsh, compared the WikiLeaks founder’s plight to the Dreyfus case in France.
Blair says all Labour leadership contenders ‘significant improvement’ on Corbyn
The former PM said the party had ‘too often been a failure’ as a competitor at elections.
Priti Patel defended over claims that she bullied Home Office officials
The Home Secretary has reportedly tried to oust permanent secretary Sir Philip Rutnam from the department.
Dominic Cummings suggested NHS could fund selection of genetic traits in babies
The comments were made by Mr Cummings in a blog post on his website in 2014.
Celebrities claim relatives ‘wouldn’t make the cut’ in points-based system
A viral tweet attracted comments from Jay Rayner and Caitlin Moran, who shared their own families’ stories.
Corbyn condemns Johnson for not visiting flood-hit communities
The Labour leader called the Government’s response to recent flooding ‘wholly inadequate’.
Former Momentum chief backs Starmer in game-changing move
Laura Parker said he is best placed to unify the party.