With Starmer’s enemies short on options, Labour MPs have to make do with gossip Efforts to get PM to spend more time with his MPs appear to be bearing fruit – and few in the party see a clear path for a leadership challenge
No news whatsoever as Keir bores everyone to death. He’s a natural The liaison super-committee has an unavoidable tri-annual encounter with the prime minister
Home Office fails to protect vulnerable migrants, high court judge rules Judgement finds systems designed to protect against inhuman and degrading treatment ‘unlawfully’ failing for years
UK politics: Polanski claims Green support surging in London as five Labour councillors defect in Brent – as it happened Party leader says Labour ‘has abandoned any sense of progressive politics’
Former Scottish secretary hits out at ‘humiliating’ sacking by Keir Starmer in reshuffle Ian Murray says he has still not been given an explanation for his demotion to technology minister
Rishi Sunak tells Covid inquiry he was worried about UK’s ability to fund itself Reflecting on chaos of early pandemic, former chancellor said it was ‘acutely stressful’ to see rising interest bill on government bonds
Britain caught in ‘space between peace and war’, says new head of MI6 Blaise Metreweli says world ‘more dangerous and contested now than for decades’ as AI and new technologies emerge
Covid inquiry: Rishi Sunak says the government was advised against moving ‘too early’ on Covid decisions – as it happened Former chancellor and PM faces questions on the economic response to the pandemic
Man admits leaving animal carcasses outside churches in English forest Benjamin Lewis pleads guilty to harassing Christians by dumping dead deer and lambs in New Forest
Man who drove into Liverpool FC parade was ‘in a rage’, court told Paul Doyle, 54, is due to be sentenced on Tuesday after admitting 31 offences against 21 adults and eight children