Labour called the plan "unserious and unworkable" and accused Reform of pushing "gimmicks and division".

Chris Kennedy, the Green Party’s candidate for the Makerfield by-election, has stood down for “family reasons”.

Presenting himself as a serious, sensible ‘grownup’ was essential to Starmer’s rise to power. His premiership has revealed how hollow that message is, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

Exclusive: England and Wales Greens leader outlines economic policy including help to meet rising energy costs and water re-nationalisation

Some graduates in England say

Lib Dems leader Sir Ed Davey has called for the Send sector to be given legal protections

As their debts rise, graduates reveal how loans are reshaping careers, finances and faith in the system

Head teacher Steph Smith says her school is oversubscribed and that more like it are needed.

YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski

As a politician, I expect opposition and debate. But when it centres on personal insults, not policies, something else is going on, says the leader of the Green party, Zack Polanski

How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?

The leader of the Greens wants to focus on battles that unite – such as taxing wealth – without yielding an inch on minority rights, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

YouTube video by Richard J Murphy

YouTube video by Larry & Paul

On Friday, I described Labour as bastards. I don’t regret doing so. No one seemed to disagree with me. I did so with regard to the plan Labour now seems to have to continue with the two-child benefit ...

Annual value of gas and electricity stolen from Great Britain’s grids already estimated at £1.5bn