Bridget Phillipson takes early lead as six Labour MPs battle to replace Angela Rayner

“Deputy leadership contest may reveal if Labour shifts right or appeases restless left”

Deputy PM quits after tax breach; Starmer reshuffles cabinet as Reform UK surges in polls

Angela Rayner gives Beijing two weeks to explain secretive plans for a vast new embassy near the city

IEA warns labour’s plan will depress wages and burden small firms with billions in hidden costs