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Conservatives propose £10bn ‘Britannia Shield’ inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome

Party to unveil plans for one of UK’s ‘most significant military programmes since the cold war’

Jessica Elgot and Dan Sabbagh5 Oct

Green party of England and Wales facing international ostracism over ‘Zionism is racism’ vote

European Green party says motion goes against its policy, with German Green co-leader calling it ‘intolerable and unacceptable’

Aletha Adu, Peter Walker and Deborah Cole 5 Oct

Zack Polanski may regret not using his influence when Greens needed him to act

Party’s leader was absent when members voted to adopt policy stating that Zionism was a type of racism

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent5 Oct

Tories unite behind Badenoch, but road to recovery remains long

Farage’s woes have given some a reason to hope, but insiders say focus on economy over culture wars is needed to win back centrist voters

Pippa Crerar Political editor5 Oct

Tory shadow minister claims Luton has ‘no-go zones’ where ‘white people won’t go’

Blake Stephenson tells fringe meeting at Tory conference that the town is ‘a very dangerous place’ with ‘ghettoes’

Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor5 Oct

No queues, empty seats and the worst speech ever heard: welcome to the Tory conference

Birmingham event is like a safari park attraction where we get to see the remnants of a party in a protected habitat

John Crace5 Oct

Tory plan to cut energy efficiency rule for builders will cost new home owners £1,000 a year, says thinktank – as it happened

A researcher at a climate change think tank says the Conservative policy would be a ‘disaster for first time buyers’

Andrew Sparrow5 Oct

Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power

Party in England and Wales ditches commitment to phase out nuclear in major shift in its energy policy

Matthew Pearce5 Oct

Artist calls in lawyers after Tories use his Burnham portrait without consent

Stanley Chow’s cartoon was put on water bottles at party conference with the slogan ‘Bottler Burnham’

Helena Horton5 Oct

Head of Jewish Greens says she may leave party over ‘Zionism is racism’ vote

Vivien Lichtenstein says she believes motion is unhelpful as anger grows over Zack Polanski’s absence for vote

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent5 Oct

Ball in UK’s court: EU ambassador says Brussels will be ‘ready to engage‘ after country decides what it wants

Jukka Salovaara, who served in London during Cool Britannia era, will be ‘very close’ to negotiations as Burnham government resets relations with EU

Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor5 Oct

Tories to pledge to scrap Environment Agency and Natural England

Shadow chancellor will also promise to scrap affordable homes regulations as part of strategy to refocus on growth

Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor4 Oct

Green party votes to adopt policy that equates Zionism with racism

Motion calling for single Palestinian state, which is opposed by most Green MPs and expected to be challenged, passes by 1,022 votes to 813

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent4 Oct

For Kemi, being the Nasty party is not toxic but a badge of honour

The Tory leader says the party’s plans to cut people’s benefits are no more than ‘common sense’

John Crace4 Oct

As it happened: Israel condemns Green party passing ‘Zionism is racism’ as a ‘stain on history of UK’

Party formally adopts policy which equates Zionism with racism, a move has alarmed some Jewish members

Andrew Sparrow4 Oct

Nigel Farage questioned by standards commissioner over £5m gift

Reform UK leader was interviewed for half an hour last month over money from crypto billionaire

Rowena Mason Whitehall editor4 Oct

Return of the nasty party? Badenoch walks tightrope with ‘punch down’ policies

Shadow minister says Tories have ‘outsourced our toxicity to Reform’, but others doubt leader can spark lasting revival

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent4 Oct

Ministers explore how to stop regional leaders misusing planned new spending powers

Labour wants to make sure mayors and council chiefs in England can be held to account for extra revenues devolved to them

Heather Stewart Economics editor4 Oct

Tories would expand free childcare to high earners, Badenoch says

Kemi Badenoch says those earning more than £100,000 should not be discouraged from working more

Peter Walker Senior political correspondent3 Oct

Tories plan to extend cuts beyond £47bn previously pledged, leak reveals

Exclusive: Shadow chancellor Andrew Griffith told party members last year he had discussed making further savings if they win next election

Kiran Stacey Policy editor3 Oct

Greens would nationalise Thames and SE Water without paying compensation, says deputy leader – as it happened

Rachel Millward tells Brighton conference: ‘Forget compensation for shareholders and creditors, these are insolvent companies’

Frances Mao 3 Oct