A Reform MP has defended her actions after she posted a video of a woman once dubbed the UK’s ‘worst benefits cheat’ boasting ...

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Andy Burnham said support for him would be a “vote to change Labour” as he launched his campaign to return to Westminster and potentially challenge Sir Keir Starmer for the keys to No 10. The Greater ...

Britain’s populist, anti-immigration party Reform UK has beaten Labour by a tiny margin in a by-election, dealing the government a mid-term setback and ruffling the country’s historically resilient ...

Andy Burnham and Wes Streeting, who are both former health secretaries, are widely thought of as rivals for a potential Labour leadership election.

A by-election in the parliamentary seat of Makerfield is being held after the resignation of Josh Simons. Labour currently holds a majority of 5,399 in Makerfield, with Reform in ...

Nigel Farage's right-wing populist party campaigned on an anti-immigration platform in Runcorn and Helsby, a constituency in northwest England. Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has won the UK’s closest ...

Jess Phillips, who recently resigned as a Government minister, said she believes there will be a leadership battle regardless of whether Mr Burnham returns as an MP or not.