Government to function as normal while Burnham on holiday, No 10 says
Downing Street says the PM remains in contact with officials, but Reform UK says he has “bunked off”....
Justice secretary apologises to families affected by early release scheme
Some offenders will be barred from the scheme, but families say it comes “at the expense of victims”....
France hits out at Reform UK plan to return migrants using Navy
It comes after the party said it would override French objections to return migrants to France....
Burnham ‘looking into’ conducting Epstein enquiry, says victims minister
Alex Davies-Jones tells BBC Newsnight she discussed an enquiry with the PM when she was appointed as minister....
Tories offer Jewish groups meeting with ex neo-Nazi activist candidate
Joshua Bonehill-Paine was jailed over neo-Nazi activism, but has been selected to stand in a new Somerset Council seat in 2027....
Rapists and child sex offenders to be barred from early release scheme
The release of other offenders will be delayed by a month, with the first release due now in October...
Reform UK would use Royal Navy to stop small boats
The party’s home affairs spokesman Zia Yusuf says it would be the “largest military operation in the English Channel since World War Two”....
Ballot paper for Clacton by-election is longest in British electoral history
The list of 34 candidates standing in the Clacton by-election is nearly a metre long....
Conservatives call for greater use of facial recognition from police
Conservatives have called for all images of suspects to be run through facial recognition software....
Mayor says Burnham’s new powers will change lives
Bev Craig succeeds Andy Burnham as Greater Manchester’s mayor after winning Thursday’s by-election....