‘Local theatre is where the real wizardry happens – sparking imagination and spreading a bit of joy’, the Islington North MP said

The former prime minister also warned the Tories must stop chasing the Reform party

The director of public prosecutions said the failure to describe China as an active threat to national security was ‘fatal’ to the case

Former IFS director Paul Johnson says a mansion tax ‘wouldn’t raise anywhere near enough to fill a significant hole’ in the public finances

The chancellor is widely expected to use the Budget to increase taxes once again, with the Institute for Fiscal Studies estimating she needs to find £22bn via tax rises or spending cuts to meet her self-imposed fiscal rule

Lucy Powell’s victory is likely to be seen as a call from the Labour membership for a change of direction amid growing unhappiness with Keir Starmer’s government