29 m. ago Business hopes grow that Starmer will water down workers’ rights bill

Angela Rayner’s downfall leaves flagship crackdown on zero-hours contracts and “fire and rehire” vulnerable

Economics

47 m. ago Keir Starmer's reshuffle leaves Labour with 'strongest team'

As the PM completed a shake-up of his top team following the resignation of Angela Rayner, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Darren Jones claimed it was better than ever

Politics

60 m. ago PM shakes up Home Office in sweeping reshuffle after Rayner exit

Former borders minister Dame Angela Eagle and policing minister Dame Diana Johnson have been moved to other departments.

Society

68 m. ago Jim McMahon MP latest to be axed in government reshuffle after Angela Rayner scandal

The Labour MP said it was time for a 'fresh start'

Politics

70 m. ago 'I'm going to f*** him up!' Furious Labour MPs tell DAN HODGES they 'hate' Starmer after Rayner chaos

The problem for Starmer - as he looks out across the smouldering wreckage of Angela Rayner's resignation - is many MPs 'hate' the PM and look set to 'knife' him.

Events

2 h. ago Shop Alison Hammond's exact brown leather midi skirt from This Morning appearance

Alison Hammond just wore a brown leather midi skirt on This Morning, and it's sure to be a must-have for the autumn - and the best news is that it's still in stock and comes with a budget-friendly price tag

Politics

3 h. ago Farage says he misspoke that he bought home in Clacton purchased by partner

Mr Farage’s deputy Richard Tice had earlier said the party leader’s tax affairs are ‘irrelevant’ to voters.

Politics

4 h. ago CHRISTINA MCANEA: 'Fixing social care is right thing to do, and how Labour proves it’s ready to govern'

Labour must find the cash so every person is treated with dignity, so social care becomes a job people actually want, Unison General Secretary Christina McAnea writes

Politics

5 h. ago Angela Rayner faces calls to give up £17,000 government payoff after quitting over tax affairs

The Deputy PM dramatically resigned yesterday following a standards report that concluded she broke the ministerial code.

Economics

5 h. ago Minister rules out early election amid government reshuffle and Angela Rayner drama

A wider junior ministerial reshuffle is understood to be taking place on Saturday

Politics

5 h. ago Reform MP claims Nigel Farage’s tax affairs ‘irrelevant’ to the public

Reform deputy leader Richard Tice wanted to take the spotlight away from Nigel Farage’s tax affairs amid concerns over whether he used a legal loophole to not pay the full stamp duty on his constituency home in Clacton

Politics

5 h. ago Labour admits it's failing: Starmer to axe more ministers TODAY as ally says explosive reshuffle is recognition of his disastrous start and migration fury

Keir Starmer is turning his attention to the junior ministerial ranks after pulling the pin on a huge Cabinet overhaul yesterday in the wake of Angela Rayner's resignation.

Events

6 h. ago Starmer ‘moving forward with strongest team’ following Cabinet reshuffle after Rayner resignation

The Labour government is “moving forward with the strongest team” following the resignation of Angela Rayner, the chief secretary to the prime minister said.

Events

6 h. ago Angela Rayner 'may have to sell £800k Hove flat after losing job'

The deputy PM’s salary will face a hefty reduction, which may impact her ability to keep up with monthly mortgage repayments on the Hove property that sparked her downfall

Economics

6 h. ago ‘This is not chaos’: PM’s chief secretary defends reshuffle after Rayner’s exit

Darren Jones says Keir Starmer showed leadership by acting decisively after his deputy resignedUK politics live – latest updatesKeir Starmer’s government is not in chaos, the prime minister’s new chief secretary, Darren Jones, has said following an emergency reshuffle triggered by Angela Rayner’s resignation as deputy prime minister.The cabinet reshuffle, which had been planned for later in the autumn, was brought forward by Starmer in an attempt to assert control after Rayner was forced to step down from all three of her roles, having been found to have breached the ministerial code over her tax arrangements. Continue reading...

Events

6 h. ago ‘Same faces, different positions’: Will Starmer’s reshuffle change anything?

With just one new face around the cabinet table and a massive job swap for most of the rest, political editor David Maddox questions whether Keir Starmer has done enough to reverse his government’s dire fortunes

Politics

6 h. ago Labour admits it's failing: Starmer's explosive reshuffle is a recognition of his disastrous start and migration fury, says ally

Keir Starmer is turning his attention to the junior ministerial ranks after pulling the pin on a huge Cabinet overhaul yesterday in the wake of Angela Rayner's resignation.

Events

7 h. ago Nigel Farage branded a "hypocrite" after calling for Angela Rayner to quit over £40k stamp duty

Reform leader has been accused of giving “two contradictory versions” over the purchase of a plush property in Essex that could have saved him more than £40,000 in stamp duty.

Economics

8 h. ago ‘Corrupt' housing officers suspected of fraudulently allocating hundreds of east London council homes for cash

Police make arrests amid investigation into four-year east London housing 'scam'

Society

8 h. ago Exact number of Freddos Angela Raynor can buy with resignation cash bonus

Angela Rayner is set to receive three months' worth of ministerial salary in compensation payments, which could buy her an eye-watering number of the popular chocolate bar

Economics