In a desperate attempt to regain momentum, Farage has exposed his own weaknesses, and points to a better way for mainstream parties to deal with his form of populism

The outgoing Arts Council chair talks unmade beds and pickled sharks on a stroll past the London galleries and museums he transformed during his half-century as Britain’s biggest cultural champion

The Reform leader knows he is increasingly seen as a member of the establishment. This is his cynical attempt to recast himself as the man he once was

The royal’s Centre for Early Childhood is funding the rollout of an observational aid as part of a programme to detect emotional problems in newborns

The Greater Manchester Baccalaureate, introduced by Andy Burnham, could be rolled out across the country in ‘complete rethink’ of education proposed by probable next PM

Jowell served as a Labour MP for decades, and gave Burnham his first job in politics. You can understand a lot about the next prime minister by looking at her own influence

The law in England and Wales is out of step with other countries and increases the chances that children will reoffend, an expert panel finds

The deputy PM says he thinks that Keir Starmer made the right decision by resigning last week, and is supporting longtime colleague Andy Burnham for the party’s leadership

The ‘other’ Miliband brother is keen to return to frontline UK politics and could be foreign secretary with a seat in the Lords

The highly respected ex-diplomat and former Blair chief of staff has been persuaded to stay in his post to ensure stability amid the current international and domestic turmoil

The film-maker and peer’s exposé of the harms done to young people by online profiteering is a rallying cry for political reform

Andy Burnham is planning a major speech in coming weeks. His instincts at a time of global instability will be far more political than Starmer’s

The deep public hostility to the PM is hard to explain, writes Rachel Sylvester, but there’s a simple reason voters didn’t support him

Vulnerable young victim left ‘devastated’ by decision accuses General Medical Council of being ‘actively victim hostile’

On a buggy ride around his Northampton estate, the Tory grandee talks of his love for the arboretum he hopes will become his legacy and his mixed feelings at failing to make No 10

Unite warn Burnham against choosing energy and climate change secretary for top job

More than 30 female medical students at Manchester University have made allegations of sexual harassment or assault, leading to the GMC to issue a warning letter and an internal investigation by the college

The prime minister now accepts that his time has run out as majority of Labour MPs back Andy Burnham

The prime minister has said he will fight any challenge to his leadership, but Labour ministers are expected to tell him to walk away next week

One quandary will prove an especially delicate balancing act for Andy Burnham now he is back in Parliament