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In a letter to councillors the Labour leader said 'you have my word' the party will call for the immediate access of food, water, electricity and medicine to people on the Gaza Strip

Government ministers have cast doubt on whether payments will go up in April in-line with inflation - despite warnings millions of families will pay a 'heavy price'

Andrew Cooper, who is standing for the Conservatives in Tamworth, is facing questions about his suitability to be an MP after the Mirror uncovered the offensive Facebook post

Ex-Tory MP Anna Soubry said constituents in Mid Bedfordshire have the 'power' to deliver a 'shock' to British politics by voting for Labour's Alistair Strathern

The Tory minister in charge of prisons told MPs on Monday some low-level offenders handed sentences of less than a year will be spared jail and instead ordered to scrub graffiti off walls

The Commission launched by the 49-day Prime Minister will unveil an alternative agenda on 14 November - a week before the Tory Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivers the Autumn Statement

The SNP leader Humza Yousaf said his in-laws Elizabeth and Maged El-Nakla were out on the street in war-torn Gaza after being evacuated from a house in 'false alarm'

One survey this weekend shows the party's lead over the Conservatives has increased to 16 points - up from 14 last week - while Keir Starmer's personal ratings are also on the rise

Keir Starmer pledged to cut the number of people waiting for treatment in England with a £1.1billion overtime fund designed to create an extra 2million appointments and scans a year

The warning from the Government's own climate advisers - the Climate Change Committee (CCC) - comes almost a month after the Tory leader watered down key targets

The Labour leader vowed to 'fight for you' and rebuild Britain in his speech to the Labour Party conference. Here are the key moments and policies from Keir Starmer's address

The Shadow Work and Pensions speech to Labour's annual conference came amid calls for a Child Poverty Act and an end to the controversial two-child benefit limit

The Tories face the prospect of a 1997-style wipeout as the party continues to trail Labour in the national polls. But Rishi Sunak must hold a general election by January 2025

The Shadow Energy and Net Zero Secretary will announce an Energy Independence Act designed to shield the country from external shocks and cut costs for consumers

In a coup for Labour leader Keir Starmer, the senior lawyer will work with Emily Thornberry and offer advice to the party on protections for women against abusive colleagues

Voters will find out how a Labour government would change the country as Keir Starmer lays out his vision for Britain at the party's four day conference in Liverpool

Labour crushed its main challenger the SNP while the Tories faced humiliation and were forced to forfeit a £500 deposit after failing to win over 5% of the vote share

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin said the decision would "punish passengers and businesses alike"

The next general election has to be held by the end of January 2025 but last month a survey by YouGov found almost 50% of the public want one by spring next year

A report says the average gap between Universal Credit payments and the actual cost of covering essentials is £35-per-week for a single person

The decision to axe the high speed rail line from Birmingham to the North West of England comes as the Tories gather in Manchester for their annual party conference

It comes despite a Government report warning earlier this year that claimants who have faced a sanction get back into work less quickly and earn less when they do

The words presented to the PM included 'rich', 'himself', 'the rich', 'money', 'not sure', 'no idea', 'upper class', 'greed', 'don't know', 'Britain'', and 'elite'

Richard Walker said many Tories find it hard to disagree that the UK is 'in a considerably worse state than it was when their party returned to power 13 years ago'

The PM faces a number of hurdles this week with a divided party after 13 years in power, with doubts looming over HS2, speeches by former PMs, and a protest just outside the conference centre