Nathan Gill, 52, is sentenced to 10 and a half years in prison after admitting taking bribes while an MEP.

Prime minister faces criticism from Emily Thornberry, who highlights risk of ‘handing country to Farage’ Keir Starmer has been warned by senior Labour figures to stop making mistakes, before a battle over the party’s deputy leadership contest and fears the government could row back on workers’ rights. As candidates began to jostle to replace Angela Rayner, the prime minister faced public criticism from Emily Thornberry, a potential contender, who said further mistakes from Starmer could lead to having to “hand our country to [Nigel] Farage”. Continue reading...

Home secretary under fire over suspension of family reunion system that she said was at risk of exploitation Yvette Cooper has been accused of pushing children “into the arms of people smugglers” after halting a scheme allowing refugees to bring their family to the UK. The home secretary said the refugee family reunion route was at risk of exploitation and she would “temporarily suspend new applications” until tougher rules are introduced next year. Continue reading...

Party spokesperson says policy has ‘clear benefits for securing jobs and energy independence’ Reform UK has promised to reverse the government’s ban on fresh North Sea oil and gas drilling as a “day one” priority if elected to power, with the taxpayer taking a stake in the projects. Richard Tice, the party’s deputy leader, has met with senior UK oil executives in recent weeks to pledge the party’s support for the industry, which has been hit hard by the government’s windfall tax and moves to block fresh North Sea exploration licences. Continue reading...