Wes Streeting, the former health secretary, on Saturday set out his desire for a ‘new special relationship’ with the EU, and to eventually rejoin it.

The Mayor of Greater Manchester also said he was prepared to ‘fight to the highest level’.

The call for a debate over the future of Labour’s soul comes as the prospect of a challenge to the Prime Minister’s authority looms closer.

The Prime Minister is under intense pressure from within his own party, after a series of seismic political moves by challengers to his premiership.

Ministers have been attempting to forge closer ties with the trade bloc since coming to power, and have set the stage for a series of deals.

Here the Press Association looks at what Sir Keir said in the make-or-break speech.

Despite being the largest party in the Welsh parliament, Plaid fell short of attaining a majority of 49 Members of the Senedd.

The Green leader faced calls from his political opponents to ‘come clean’ and correct the record about the claim.

Pat McFadden said the impact of the continued closure of the Strait of Hormuz could feed through to the UK labour market.

Voters are set to go to the polls on Thursday for the Scottish and Welsh parliaments, as well as for local councils across England.

The majority of people care about the cost-of-living crisis when casting their ballot, the Prime Minister said.

Rachel Reeves had a fierce confrontation with Scott Bessent when she visited the US capital for the IMF’s spring meetings, according to reports.

The Prime Minister also insisted the UK must ‘take a different course’ for its future than returning to the ‘status quo’.

The Prime Minister also suggested he wanted to see ‘tougher action’ against people using certain phrases at Gaza demonstrations.

Sir Mark Rowley said that Jews were facing a ‘ghastly Venn diagram’ of hate from all sides.

The Mayor of Greater Manchester has reportedly identified several seats where MPs are prepared to step aside.

Sir Keir was responding to criticism of officers shared on social media by Green Party leader Zack Polanski.

Met chief Sir Mark Rowley earlier said he was ‘disappointed’ the Green leader had shared the ‘inaccurate and misinformed’ post.

Concerns have been raised that the theft of the phone could result in important messages about Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment being lost.