Henry Zeffman: What does Keir Starmer do next after Andy Burnham’s Makerfield win?
Discussion about the prime minister’s future ramps up after Makerfield by-election....
Burnham says Labour has final chance to change after Makerfield by-election win
The outgoing Greater Manchester mayor held off a challenge from Reform UK, behind by more than 9,000 votes....
Chris Mason: Burnham’s emphatic win leaves Starmer and Labour MPs with big decision
The PM will see the stonking scale of Andy Burnham’s victory – will it shift his outlook, his defiance, so frequently recently expressed?...
New UK defence secretary meets Nato allies without investment plan in place
Nato members have been urged to present “clear, concrete and credible plans” for raising defence spending....
Polls set to open in Makerfield by-election
There are 14 candidates vying to be the Greater Manchester constituency’s new MP....
Streeting suggests he would be prepared to trigger leadership contest as early as next week
But the former health secretary told BBC Newsnight he would prefer for the prime minister “to take a decision on his own terms”....
‘It was surreal’: British couple describe having warning shots fired near them by Russian warship
The retired couple tell BBC Newsnight they tried to show the warship they had changed course in the English Channel before the shots were fired....
PM sends Burnham and Labour warning over leadership contest
Sir Keir Starmer urges Andy Burnham and his party not to focus on a leadership contest after the Makerfield by-election....
UK forces face operational cuts without more cash, defence chief warns
Sir Richard Knighton echoes ex-defence secretary John Healey’s claims that the forces need more cash....
UK will play full part in reopening Strait of Hormuz, Starmer says
The prime minister says the UK is working with other countries on a plan to protect vessels in the key waterway....