The Latest Breaking News from Sir Keir Starmer

College leaders in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have joined together to write to Sir Keir Starmer ahead of the spending review.

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The Reform UK leader’s attempt to formulate a serious policy platform barely camouflages his party’s distasteful populism. It will fall to the prime minister to balance the public’s desire to maintain a fair welfare state with sustainable public finances

COMMENT: As the Reform UK leader declares that his is the party of the working class, Labour has a prime opportunity to expose the privately educated stockbroker’s Thatcherite beliefs… but to go hard on his ‘poshness’ would be fatal, says John Rentoul

The Government has been under pressure to axe the system which restricts certain benefits to the first two children in most households.

Polls suggest most Britons want closer ties with the EU, but some believe the new deal violates Brexit’s mandate.

Nigel Farage says Reform UK will scrap the two-child benefit cap and reverse fuel cuts but refuses to commit to maintaining the pension triple lock.

The Reform leader’s wide-ranging speech attacking Sir Keir Starmer’s Government came after the party secured widespread support in local elections.

The Reform UK leader said Angela Rayner was ‘real’ compared to other politicians on the left

NEWS ANALYSIS: After around three decades in politics, Nigel Farage has begun to adopt left-wing policies. Political editor David Maddox explains why