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The government has announced it will launch a "major" new examination into the security of prisons in England and Wales.

Colleagues of Sir Keir Starmer are sharing their reaction to the news of the prime minister’s resignation.

Sir Keir Starmer will chair a meeting of his Cabinet on Tuesday after messages released regarding Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment as the UK ambassador to the US exposed divisions within Labour.

Peter Mandelson said the government would ‘never regret’ appointing him and attacked Keir Starmer’s leadership in private messages with Cabinet Ministers, the newly released Mandelson files show.

Lord Peter Mandelson warned that Sir Keir Starmer’s Downing Street operation is "beleaguered and bereft" in damaging WhatsApp messages to a Cabinet minister.

Britain’s second most senior diplomat in Washington, who stood in as interim ambassador after the sacking of Peter Mandelson, has abruptly left his post.

The Prime Minister refused to outline a transition timetable on Monday amid increasing pressure.

Parents and guardians could face jail time if their children break the law, David Lammy has revealed, as the government unveiled a "long overdue" shake-up of the youth justice system.

Sir Keir Starmer retains “full confidence” in Wes Streeting as Health Secretary, even as he looks set to resign in a bid to launch a leadership challenge.

Keir Starmer was increasingly confident that he had defused the immediate threat to his position on Tuesday after a challenge from Wes Streeting.

Police investigating the fake VIP abuse scandal asked the family of a former head of the Army if he changed his great-grandchildren’s diapers.

A vote on whether Sir Keir Starmer should face an inquiry for allegedly misleading the House of Commons over the Mandelson vetting scandal is a “political stunt by the Conservatives”, David Lammy has told LBC.

Keir Starmer is looking increasingly isolated over his handling of the Peter Mandelson scandal with divisions emerging in cabinet over his decision to sack the Foreign Office civil servant Olly Robbins.

Victims of rape and sexual violence have informed parliamentarians that they felt anxious and distressed during a Westminster evidence session.

Sir Keir Starmer will battle to save his job in Parliament on Monday by setting out further details of the “unforgivable” error by officials in not telling him Peter Mandelson had failed his security vetting.

The manhunt for the wrongly-released sex offender at the center of the Epping asylum hotel protests cost taxpayers more than £150,000, a review has found.

Victims and bereaved families will be granted significantly more time to challenge sentences they believe are unduly lenient, under new government plans.

A British businessman who funded Keir Starmer and several senior Labour ministers was awarded the Israeli medal of honor for his "dedication" to and "love" for Israel, it can be revealed.

Bill Gates has withdrawn from delivering a keynote address at the AI Impact Summit in India as he continues to face questions regarding his relationship with the deceased child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith says he is closely watching the UK’s plan to scrap jury trials for offences carrying sentences of less than three years, a key change the New Zealand Government is also considering to help speed up court processes.

David Lammy has been accused of misrepresenting rape figures by senior barristers in a bid to fast track the abolition of some jury trials.

David Lammy has refused to rule out the prospect of Britain rejoining the EU as he admitted the union holds the potential to ’boost UK growth’.

Deputy PM contrasts apologies from former classmates with the Reform UK leader’s response to claims against him.

Justice Secretary David Lammy is preparing major criminal-justice reforms that would reserve jury trials for only the most serious offences — including rape, murder and manslaughter — according to multiple media reports.