The Latest Breaking News from Tony Blair

MP for Birkenhead for 40 years and former Labour minister who was asked to ‘think the unthinkable’ about welfare reform

Prime minister gives joint press conference with Olaf Scholz and denies misleading people over spending plans

There are signs the party’s polling lead is a bit soft. But with the Tories trailing in leadership and economy, experts are not sure it will matter

The Labour leader was cheered like a rock star

Stories have emerged of a foul mood in Downing Street; it was ever thus behind the scenes in a dying administration

MPs on all sides pay homage, while her failures are forgotten, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

People will blame Brexit, Boris and austerity, but this country’s demise goes back decades – and shows no signs of stopping, says the Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Rishi Sunak has said sorry. This recantation didn't quite match the magnitude of Keith Joseph's 1974 apology for the Conservatives Party's role in the post-war consensus or Tony Blair's expression of regret over Britain's role during the Irish potato famine. But it is parliamentary recess and the pickings are slim.

The pair’s study of the neglect of northern regions carries persuasive ideas for their renewal and a reminder that history favours the brave

Letters: Andrew Copson of Humanists UK, Zaki Cooper, David Tutssel and David Cragg-James respond to an editorial about the party and faith communities

‘Bereft’ family pay tribute to Doug Hoyle, who chaired Labour parliamentary party in 1990s