Burnley MP Oliver Ryan, who has been revealed as a second member of the WhatsApp group, apologises for not speaking out against ‘completely unacceptable’ comments

The government is publishing videos of raids of venues employing illegal workers as it prepares for the second reading of its Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill

Keir Starmer is facing a new backlash from the trade unions after he was accused of imposing a new round of austerity again on fire and rescue.

A new report has been published revealing that the UK’s economy could be boosted by 2.2 per cent just by more deeply aligning with the EU

Tories demand PM widens investigation to councillors and Burnley MP Oliver Ryan, who was a member of the Whatsapp group, apologises for not speaking out against ‘completely acceptable’ comments

Sir John Whittingdale was the last culture secretary to renegotiate the BBC charter including the licence fee but now believes it needs to find a new means of funding

Nigel Farage comes out as the biggest turn off for voters considering Reform in an Opinium poll but it also provides painful results for Keir Starmer and Kemi Badenoch

Andrew Gwynne allegedly sent racist, sexist and antisemitic messages in a WhatsApp group

Labour MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy calls on Foreign Office to talk to Caribbean representatives on reparations for the historic slave trade

Leading polling experts Professor John Curtice, Lord Hayward and Luke Tryl explain why the surge in support for Reform UK, coupled with a historic collapse for Labour, is a genuine trend in British politics

News analysis: Donald Trump’s administration may have a dislike of the EU but it has a pathological hatred of China and already Starmer’s decision to cosy up to Beijing is setting off alarm bells in Washington

Backbencher raises concern over government’s attempts to improve relations with Beijing

Exclusive: Kemi Badenoch’s hardline immigration policy appears to be a response to Tory voters turning to Reform UK, a new poll suggests

The Bank of England has cut interest rates by 0.25 per cent to 4.5 per cent but downgraded forecasts on growth