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‘Damp squib’: Ed Davey can breathe easy as Lib Dem leadership challenge fails to materialise

Lengthy meeting heard grumbles about ‘blue wall’ policies and ‘Ming vase’ tactics but no real rancour

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent18 Oct

Aspiring Reform MP who said ‘you cannot be Muslim and British’ suspended

Jason Powell also backed concentration camps as Reform councillors talk of executing grooming gang members

Ben Quinn Political correspondent18 Oct

No action to be taken against wife of PM’s aide over Palestine Action post

Tweet by Sarah Helm, wife of national security adviser Jonathan Powell, ‘does not meet criminal threshold’

Nadeem Badshah17 Oct

Reform candidate filmed saying asylum seekers should be put in ‘concentration camps’

Would-be MP recorded telling undercover reporter in ITV investigation that Muslims could not be British

Nadeem Badshah and agency17 Oct

SNP says campaign for next referendum on independence ‘has already begun’

John Swinney tells party conference SNP will use ‘six-figure war chest’ to renew argument for leaving UK

Patrick Greenfield17 Oct

Brexit’s back – but are British voters ready to contemplate a reversal?

As Andy Burnham talks up closer alignment with the EU and a poll suggests half in UK would rejoin, the B-word is back on the agenda

Esther Addley17 Oct

Home Office denies British baby living in Thailand chance to meet great-grandfather in UK

British father would like to take his family to Lancashire to see ill relative but officials refused visa for his partner, a refugee from Myanmar

Diane Taylor17 Oct

Reform councillor resigns after being filmed making racist remarks

Alan Feeney, who sat on Solihull and Birmingham councils, said there was ‘no excuse’ for his comments

Sinéad Campbell16 Oct

No 10 leaves option open to impose Chinese EV tariffs if UK joins EU scheme

Beijing warns against ‘discriminatory’ step after France drops opposition to British role in Made in Europe package

Rowena Mason, Lisa O’Carroll and Jasper Jolly16 Oct

Six-figure payout for senior civil servant sacked over Peter Mandelson vetting

Former head of Foreign Office Olly Robbins applied for judicial review after Keir Starmer dismissed him in April

Rowena Mason Whitehall editor16 Oct

Burnham says ‘too much time is wasted in those dramas’ when asked about Scottish independence – as it happened

The prime minister says he wants to focus on tackling the cost of living

Raphael Boyd (now) and Taz Ali (earlier)16 Oct

Jenrick claims Farage has done more to stand against racism than ‘almost anybody’

Reform MP defends leader after ITV footage shows official warning Farage he is ‘protecting’ candidate over racist David Lammy comments

Jamie Grierson16 Oct

UK could quickly re-enter EU with ‘Switzerland plus’ deal, senior MEP says

Bernd Lange, who was involved in Brexit talks, says deal could be negotiated within months of any decision to deepen ties

Lisa O’Carroll Senior correspondent16 Oct

Wes Streeting urges US to back Ukraine on Washington visit after Starlink row

UK defence secretary says he has been ‘reassured directly’ by counterpart Pete Hegseth that Starlink system has been restored as he seeks to cool tensions

Dan Sabbagh Defence and security editor15 Oct

Farage accused of ‘protecting’ Reform candidate over racist slurs against David Lammy

Exclusive: ITV investigation shows leader stood by mayoral candidate who said Labour MP should ‘go home to the Caribbean’

Ben Quinn Political correspondent15 Oct

Top health official urged to recuse herself from private ADHD crackdown over ties to industry

Exclusive: Four MPs raise conflict of interest concerns over Samantha Jones’s past links to a big provider of ADHD assessments

Denis Campbell and Anna Bawden15 Oct

Wes Streeting in US for Hegseth meeting as Ukraine tensions escalate – as it happened

Defence secretary’s meeting comes after Burnham said he would help facilitate reconciliation between Zelenskyy and Trump

Frances Mao15 Oct

Just as Saint Nige thought it was safe to reappear, along comes pesky ITV

How dare the channel reveal more racism and bigotry within Reform just as he was planning a press conference?

John Crace15 Oct

Labour councils told to end agreements with Greens who do not condemn ‘Zionism is racism’ policy

Party chair calls on Labour groups to end local deals if Green councillors do not reject motion attacked as ‘antisemitic’

Alexandra Topping and Peter Walker15 Oct

John Healey vows to give ‘breathing space’ to consumers and businesses in first budget

Speaking at IMF meeting, chancellor says he will stick to fiscal rules while recognising business and living costs

Heather Stewart in Bangkok15 Oct

Burnham v Swinney: will the UK PM overshadow the SNP’s conference?

Prime minister presents new kind of challenge for SNP, and his Scottish visit will loom large over its big event

Patrick Greenfield and Eve Livingston15 Oct