Energy Secretary Ed Miliband says Labour will take on Reform UK over shale gas and "send the frackers packing".

Labour put defence and foreign policy at the centre of its Liverpool conference, but senior figures are warning that Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer lacks the judgement and decisiveness needed to face down Vladimir Putin.

A UK indicator of business sentiment logged a record low as the governing Labour Party’s annual conference wound down in Liverpool with executives warning Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves against further tax rises.

Labour will not touch council tax bands during this Parliament, Steve Reed, the Housing Secretary, has announced.

Sir Keir Starmer has pitted Labour directly against Reform UK as he warned his party was in a battle for the "soul" of Britain. The Prime Minister used his leader's speech at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool to take aim at Nigel Farage and the "politics of grievance".

A leading rival to Keir Starmer accused the prime minster of presiding over a “climate of fear” within Labour, underscoring simmering discontent as the governing party’s annual conference got underway in Liverpool.

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The move adds pressure on the UK government, led by Keir Starmer, which has been slammed over its stance on Gaza war.

Sarah Woolnough, Chief Executive of The King's Fund, responds to government announcements of an 'NHS online' service and a Fair Pay Agreement for social care.

Reform UK has accused authorities of slashing Nigel Farage's personal security just weeks after the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Zia Yusuf claimed Reform UK's leader has had his security detail cut by 75% ahead of an "extraordinary 48 hours of demonisation" by senior Labour Party figures.