The Conservative leader has faced months of questions over Jenrick’s ambitions, including whether he planned to defect to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK – but Badenoch made a move first, as Whitehall editor Kate Devlin and political editor David Maddox report

Reform leader Nigel Farage says ‘of course’ he has had conversations with the now former senior Tory Jenrick

Erfan Soltani, who lives in Fardis, just west of Tehran was rushed through the justice system after his arrest just days ago

Plans expected to be set out alongside new Northern Powerhouse Rail proposals as Labour tries to woo voters from Nigel Farage’s Reform

US president urged ‘Iranian patriots’ to ‘keep protesting and take over your institutions’

Kerry McCarthy said X had ‘gone too far’ after its AI tool Grok was found to have been used to ‘undress’ images of people without consent and sexualise women and children

The Tavian’s route comes a day after Britain helped US forces capture a Russian-flagged vessel, the Marinera, previously linked to Venezuela, between Iceland and Scotland

Exclusive: The chancellor is set for another major U-turn after coming under pressure from Labour MPs

Labour prime minister has signed historic deal to deploy armed forces to enforce any ceasefire with Russia – with Trump’s blessing