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Farage compares standards inquiry to investigations faced by fellow ‘outsider’ Trump

Reform UK leader dismisses criticism of his failure to register £5m gift as a sign of a ‘complainants’ society’

Rowena Mason Whitehall editor6d ago

Andy Burnham blames Tory legacy for leaving UK economy vulnerable

In first PMQs clash with Kemi Badenoch, prime minister rejects comparison to Liz Truss’s government

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor6d ago

Badenoch v Burnham: new battle lines drawn as the leaders face off

Badenoch, now flanked at PMQs by a mix of centrists and rightwing hawks, may be rethinking the gloves-off style used against Starmer

Alexandra Topping Political correspondent2 Sept

Fund defence spending from tax rise on middle earners, thinktank tells Healey

Resolution Foundation argues that UK’s internationally low ‘tax wedge’ must rise to pay for defence ambitions

Heather Stewart Economics editor 1 Sept

Farage faces questions over his claim of second standards investigation

Reform leader said inquiry had been widened but watchdog is not believed to have decided whether to do so

Rowena Mason Whitehall editor1 Sept

Burnham blames Brexit and Thatcher for ‘wrong turns’ in first Commons speech as PM

The prime minister said Britain needed to be brutally honest about the mistakes of the last 40 years of UK politics

Pippa Crerar and Jessica Elgot1 Sept

Ed Miliband promises ‘comprehensive reset’ of UK policy toward Israel

Foreign secretary tells MPs he will try to stop illegal settlements carving up the West Bank

Kiran Stacey Policy editor1 Sept

Burnham says Brexit brought ‘decade of low growth’ in first Commons address as prime minister – as it happened

PM says he has a ‘clear diagnosis of what has gone wrong’ with UK, and pays tribute to Keir Starmer after his predecessor quit parliament

Andrew Sparrow1 Sept

One last Starmer U-turn and it’s over to Andy ‘less policy, more vibes’ Burnham

What former PM could resist upstaging the new one hours before his first dispatch box appearance in 16 years?

John Crace1 Sept

‘I think he’s sensible’: constituents on Keir Starmer stepping down as MP

Few regrets voiced in Holborn and St Pancras over decision despite former PM having had ‘rough time of it’

Helena Horton1 Sept

A national commission on voting reform is essential

Letters: Sandy Martin and Joan Ruddock respond to an article on changes to the voting system

1 Sept

Don’t dismiss ‘Woke 1.0’ – young people’s activism should be encouraged

Letter: Far from being crazy, the grandchildren of the radical ‘permissive’ generation are using their voices to fight for progress, as we taught them to do, writes Paul McGilchrist

1 Sept

UK entrepreneur makes £500,000 political donation to Restore Britain

Simon Galbraith says Rupert Lowe’s party can ‘spark a British renaissance’ if it gets into power

Rowena Mason Whitehall editor1 Sept

Keir Starmer to stand down as MP to focus on world affairs

Former PM says it is right time to go, which will trigger byelection that Greens’ Zack Polanski could target

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor1 Sept

Almost half of terrorism arrests in Great Britain since 9/11 have been in past year

Increase coincides with proscription of Palestine Action last year which has led to thousands of arrests for allegedly supporting the protest group

Haroon Siddique Legal affairs correspondent1 Sept

Any ideas, anyone? Healey asks for budget pitches from apprentices and IT staff

Chancellor opens up brainstorming to Treasury staff of all levels, and says some will be asked to pitch to him in person

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor1 Sept

Conservative reshuffle: who’s who in Kemi Badenoch’s top team?

From a darling of the Tory right to a moderate former army officer, we profile the key players

Helena Horton and Harry Cockburn31 Aug

More public control is the way to grow UK economy, Burnham to tell MPs

Exclusive: Prime minister wants to ‘bring back hope’ by tackling cost of living as MPs call for electoral reform

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor31 Aug

Andrew Griffith and Tom Tugendhat join Badenoch’s top team in Tory reshuffle

Conservative leader sacks shadow chancellor Mel Stride and shadow foreign secretary Priti Patel

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor31 Aug

Head of Viktor Orbán’s favourite thinktank quits over unpaid wages

Frank Furedi announces resignation with immediate effect after organisation’s staff ‘not paid in July or August’

Jennifer Rankin in Brussels31 Aug

Letter: Michael Meadowcroft obituary

Ruth Péchèr writes: Consistent with his values of liberty, equality and community my father, Michael Meadowcroft, observed after my daughter’s death ‘not all individuals conform to some universal template’

Ruth Péchèr31 Aug