Women shouldn’t trust Andy Burnham. Every time the question of single-sex spaces comes up, he takes the side of biological men. Labour has already produced one prime minister, Keir Starmer, who has... Read more »

On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch After a week in which Xi... Read more »

Broadcasters are letting down voters by relying on so-called vox pop interviews and failing to scrutinise political claims during election campaigns, according to researchers. The study by Cardiff University looked at how... Read more »

Streeting’s resignation speech – snap verdict In many respects that was a very good speech – inspiring, emotional, well crafted. Many politicians have delivered speeches about how the generational contract has been... Read more »

Rachel Reeves is to promise free summer bus rides for children and cut tariffs on some food imports, as part of a package of measures aimed at easing the costs of the... Read more »

The UK was last night desperately trying to reassure Kyiv its new sanctions policy on Russia did not weaken restrictions, after Ukrainian officials warned the change could help Moscow fund its war... Read more »

Net migration down by three-quarters, the biggest fall in NHS waiting lists for 17 years, knife crime cut by 10%, the economy growing the fastest in the G7, rising wages, energy bills... Read more »

Council leader George Finch has vowed that Warwickshire County Council will continue “putting more funding and support up in the north” of the county. His opening remarks during the full council debate... Read more »

A Leicestershire village is “buzzing” with excitement for this year’s Download Festival, but concerns have been raised the event has resulted in fewer revellers shopping locally due to bigger chains arriving in... Read more »