Burnham was heavily critical of the current Labour leadership during his campaign speech

Eight out of 10 of the most flood-prone constituencies are projected to vote in a Reform MP at the next general election, but the party remains sceptical about the climate crisis and net zero policies. Holly Evans takes a look at how this could come back to haunt Nigel Farage

Politics is ‘broken,’ the Greater Manchester mayor says as he calls Makerfield by-election ‘focus group for the country’

A prominent Labour MP and close associate of Sir Keir Starmer has been appointed a Dame in the King’s Birthday Honours, alongside knighthoods for two former senior Conservative figures and political diarist Chris Mullin.

Exclusive: Latest constituency polling shows Greater Manchester mayor is slightly ahead of Reform UK – but it’s still all to play for

Exclusive: The Independent understands Andy Burnham’s team are already making detailed plans for his Downing Street operation, with internal polling suggesting he will ‘embarrass Reform’ in next week’s Makerfield by-election

The intervention will pile further pressure on the prime minister after two ministers dramatically resigned over armed forces spending, claiming Sir Keir was failing to keep Britain safe

The defence secretary and the armed forces minister quit just hours apart

Political editor David Maddox explains why Dan Jarvis could end up being for Labour what former defence secretary Ben Wallace was for the Tories

The government has pledged to allocate 3.5% of GDP to defence by 2035

The former Parachute Regiment officer has been deployed to Sierra Leone, Iraq and Afghanistan

Sir Keir Starmer’s premiership remains under immense pressure after his defence secretary’s resignation

In 2021, 27 per cent said Brexit was going worse than they had predicted, while in 2026 that figure has now risen to 48 per cent, new polling shows

The Reform UK leader has been urged to reverse the decision

John Healey announced his resignation as defence secretary on Thursday afternoon

Defence secretary John Healey is the sixth Labour minister to resign in the past month alone

The softly spoken Yorkshireman has held ministerial roles across housing, local government, and the Treasury

He earlier said they ‘deserve some recompense’, but has now rowed back on that position

Kemi Badenoch says Sir Keir’s premiership is ‘falling apart’ with one week still to go in crucial by-election

Sir Keir Starmer says he has taken ‘hard-edged’ decisions to increase defending spending