Mr Freedom of Speech now wants to sue the reporters behind the investigation.

Everywhere the PM turns, he finds generous adversaries. They have made his early days in No 10 so much easier, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

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This stance is held across all voting groups

Simon Kelner: Nigel Farage should know that the public always knows who it should trust

Andy Burnham’s state visit to Berlin comes at a moment when Europe – now outwardly disapproving of the US – is more open to closer cooperation with Brexit Britain than at any time since the Leave vote...

The big question facing ​A​ndy Burnham is not whether Brexit has harmed Britain, but if a rapidly changing Europe will keep the door open​ if the UK decides it wants back in

Finance minister, Roland Lescure, welcomes Burnham’s pledge to explore closer ties with bloc

Former EPLP leader Richard Corbett looks at the myths and real objects that arise in any conversation about rejoining the EU.

The survey, carried out in the days after the prime minister’s conference speech, suggested Andy Burnham’s announcements on Brexit, social care and pensions were popular among voters

At conference here in Birmingham I found a small battalion of centrist remainers with a vision for the Conservative party to come, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Exclusive: Former chief Brexit negotiator says staying out of euro and Schengen area would be ‘perfectly possible’

As politics fragments, Andy Burnham’s promise to overhaul the electoral system is welcome – but what comes next is far from settled

Andy Burnham’s speech on Brexit and Europe could be historic, offering a chance to make the positive case for EU membership that was missed in 2016

The PM’s conference speech advocating a closer relationship with the EU was a volte-face that took officials by surprise and has divided his top team

As the Tories arrive in Birmingham for their annual conference still languishing in the polls, political editor David Maddox looks at how the party’s publicity team’s version of the Bayeux Tapestry is...

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Prime minster confirms shift in Labour’s stance on Brexit, opening door to going ‘all the way’ and reversing 2016 referendum

Exclusive: Findings will bolster those in No 10 who want to negotiate on re-entry but some senior figures remain wary

The leaders of France and Spain have also backed Britain returning to the European Union

Brexit was a disastrous act of national self-harm. Britain needs EU membership to bring growth and security in an increasingly volatile world, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

Nigel Farage believes Andy Burnham’s decision to open the door to returning to the EU could benefit Reform. Regardless, the decision to reignite the Brexit debates will play a central role when Britai...

Nige is not rattled that the UK likes its new PM. Or that Reform is second in the polls. Oh no. Because Nige believes in Nige

Ian Dunt: Leaving the EU was a terrible, terrible mistake

Senior Downing Street officials reach out to thinktanks and pollsters as they look to test backing for reversing Brexit

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and France's President Emmanuel Macron expressed enthusiasm on Wednesday for Britain rejoining ​the EU, and agreed Europe must strengthen its trade defences ‌again...

Editorial: Andy Burnham talks of going ‘all the way’ as the government reviews relations with the bloc – he is right to put rejoining back on the table

The prime minister says he wants to open a debate about the UK’s future relationship with Europe

Decision follows disclosures that OpenAI agents searching government websites had acted in unexpected ways

Stella Creasy, chair of the influential Labour Movement for Europe, has said Mr Burnham only has six months to start taking action ahead of a pro-EU rally at the Labour Party conference

The YouGov MRP poll points to a leftwing coalition and an end to Brexit Britain – and all the Tories and Reform can do is blame each other from the sidelines, writes political editor David Maddox

Reform UK slide from first place to third in latest YouGov MRP polling – with the UK headed for a hung parliament

Trump tries to dominate at the UN as his approval ratings plummet and even some Republicans distance themselves from him

Industry leaders call on government to protect homegrown produce in the interest of national security

The Brexit reset which began under Sir Keir Starmer can go much further, senior EU figure says

Polling suggests Andy Burnham is attracting progressives back to Labour, motivated by desire to stop Nigel Farage

As Andy Burnham refuses to rule out a pledge to rejoin the EU in Labour’s next manifesto, new YouGov polling for Best for Britain suggests he has no choice but to make the commitment if he wants to re...

The prime minister unveiled plans for a new National Centre for Information Defence at the United Nations General Assembly in New York

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New in-depth polling finds 35 per cent of voters would choose EU membership as their preferred policy option – with just 11 per cent wanting looser ties with the bloc

‘Radical’ report likely to influence party’s platform also proposes abolishing inheritance and capital gains taxes

Ed Davey argues tax threshold freeze is ‘holding back teachers and nurses’ as he lays out plan to rejoin EU’s single market and customs union

‘Godzilla-level’ phenomenon is supercharging the climate crisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world

At a low-key event, Helen Jenner replaces Dan Thomas, who was arrested on suspicion of assault and gets warm words from Farage

Any additional emissions from a UK gasfield are incompatible with climate targets.

The celebrity physicist has joined officials in condemning the UK’s decision to withdraw £45 million in funding from the Large Hadron Collider

Exclusive: Impact of Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump on global security means Andy Burnham’s Brexit ‘red lines’ are putting the UK at risk, Lib Dems say on the first day of their annual conference in ...