UK politics: Your Party’s Sultana suggests ‘electoral alliances’ could help stop Farage – as it happened Sultana says Labour party has ‘left the scene’ as she says she ‘gets on really well’ with Greens’ Polanski
Keir Starmer says ‘hugely talented’ Angela Rayner will return to cabinet PM gives clearest indication yet of comeback, calling former deputy ‘the best social mobility story’ the country has seen
Nigel Farage aide dismisses alleged racism as ‘playground banter’ Danny Kruger says he is ‘relieved’ Reform leader is facing scrutiny over his past rather than present-day politics
Forcing UK banks to support credit unions would help keep loan sharks at bay High street banks dodged a windfall tax – now they should invest in growth of local lenders
Faith and Reform: is the religious right on the rise in UK politics? Powerful Christian figures are emerging in Britain but there are important differences from the US, where evangelicals have fuelled Trump
From bricklayer to mayor: Steve Rotheram is quietly building a Liverpool success story With a reputation for getting things done, the man with ‘the dream job for any scouser’ has ambitious plans for his city
West Midlands police chief sorry for saying Jewish community supported Maccabi fan ban Senior officer had told MPs some Jewish representatives did not want Maccabi Tel Aviv fans at Aston Villa game classified as high risk
Farage dodges press as he unveils Reform’s first peer after Conservative defection Party leader leaves latest recruit, Malcolm Offord, to field questions on antisemitism allegations at Scotland rally
Tower of London reopens after apple crumble thrown at crown jewels display Four people arrested after civil-resistance group Take Back Power protest against inequality in the UK
Zelenskyy to meet Starmer at Downing Street to discuss US draft peace deal Emmanuel Macron and Friedrich Merz will also be present for talks on guaranteeing Ukraine’s postwar security