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An MP who was ousted from the Labour Party has announced she is setting up a new political party with Jeremy Corbyn. Independent MP Zarah Sultana said she and the former Labour leader will co-lead the new party, which she did not provide a name for. She said other independent MPs, campaigners and activists from…

Sir Keir Starmer should use his deputy Angela Rayner more effectively because she is popular with the public, Harriet Harman has said. Speaking to Sky News political editor Beth Rigby on the Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Baroness Harman said the prime minister can use his deputy in two ways after she successfully led the effort behind…

Improving NHS GP services will be a challenge but it is one the health secretary will take “on the chin”, he told Sky News. The government launched its 10-year plan for the NHS on Thursday, including moving care into the community, digitising the service and focusing on prevention rather than sickness. Labour pledged in its…

Sir Keir Starmer has declared that “the future already looks better for the NHS” as he unveiled the government’s 10-year plan for the health service. Speaking at the Sir Ludwig Guttmann Health Centre in east London, surrounded by NHS staff, the prime minister explained that his government will fix the health service by moving care…

A lot can happen during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs). The half-hour weekly session in the House of Commons is a key opportunity for MPs to grill the prime minister on the government’s actions and policies. Over the years, PMQs has involved everything from name-calling to politicians defecting to the opposition. This week, all eyes were…

A member of the House of Lords last seen swimming in a river in Wales has died, police have confirmed. Dyfed-Powys Police said they received a report concerning the safety of a man last seen swimming in the River Wye at Glasbury. The body of Lord David Lipsey, 77, was recovered on 1 July, after…

The chancellor has said she was having a “tough day” yesterday in her first public comments since appearing tearful at Prime Minister’s Questions – but insisted she is “totally” up for the job. Rachel Reeves told broadcasters: “Clearly I was upset yesterday and everyone could see that. It was a personal issue and I’m not…

👉Listen to Politics At Sam And Anne’s on your podcast app👈 Sky News’ Sam Coates and Politico’s Anne McElvoy serve up their essential guide to the day in British politics. After Chancellor Rachel Reeves was seen visibly sobbing at PMQs, the prime minister last night confirmed she would be chancellor for a long time to…

Sir Keir Starmer will set out his 10-year vision for the NHS in what the government says is “one of the most seismic shifts” in the health service’s history. He will pledge three main facets of the plan: moving care into the community, digitising the NHS, and a focus on sickness prevention. The prime minister…

A former spending watchdog has been asked to investigate after a new front door was installed at the House of Lords that cost nearly £10m and does not work. A security officer had to be permanently stationed at the door to press a button to open it, which one peer calculated was costing £2,500 each…