Politics live with Andrew Sparrow
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Labour and Starmer suffer sharp fall in popularity since election, poll suggests – as it happened
Labour still more popular with voters than Conservative party but those saying they view party and leaders unfavourably has risen
UK politics: No more money for NHS without reform, says Starmer as he outlines vision for health service – as it happened
The prime minister blamed the Tories for ‘breaking’ the NHS and said reform of the service was needed
UK politics: Starmer accused of ‘hiding’ assessment of winter fuel payment cut on pensioners – as it happened
Rishi Sunak asks PM over previous Labour analysis linking the policy to 4,000 extra deaths a year
Keir Starmer faces rebellion as 53 Labour MPs abstain over winter fuel and one votes with Tories – as it happened
Conservative motion to block winter fuel payment cut defeated but 53 Labour MPs abstain and one, Jon Trickett, votes with the Tories
Rachel Reeves tells Labour MPs she is ‘not immune’ to concerns over winter fuel allowance plans – as it happened
Chancellor tells meeting of parliamentary Labour party there will be more difficult decisions to come
UK politics: Labour has ‘no plans’ to send prisoners to Estonia to ease overcrowding, says No 10 – as it happened
Downing Street says plan to relocate prisoners from England and Wales was from previous Conservative administration
Starmer and Reeves need to find ‘escape route’ from winter fuel payments row, says Ed Balls – as it happened
Former Labour shadow chancellor says ministers need to find a way to stop controversy over means testing destabilising government
Priti Patel repeats call for Tory members to have more say in running party after defeat in leadership race – as it happened
Former home secretary finishes behind Mel Stride with Robert Jenrick leading the contest at this stage
Scottish government announces spending cuts worth £500m – as it happened
Shona Robison, Scottish finance secretary, says current financial situation facing Scottish government is ‘not sustainable’
Starmer rejects Badenoch’s claim Labour is ‘clueless’ and urges Tories to apologise for the ‘mess they made’ – as it happened
PM says he will not take lectures from previous government as Kemi Badenoch launches Tory leadership campaign
Government seeking to make ‘fewer places where you can smoke’ – as it happened
Jacqui Smith says Labour hopes to ‘make it much more likely’ that smokers will want to give up
Starmer says ‘more details’ to come on changes to smoking laws – as it happened
PM says it is important ‘to get balance right’ amid reports that smoking in beer gardens could be curbed
Starmer hails ‘once in a generation’ treaty with Germany – as it happened
Prime minister says agreement will be a ‘boost to our trading relations’
Tories accuse Labour of waging war on pensioners after Starmer says budget will be ‘painful’ – as it happened
Prime minister says government left with ‘no other choice’ but to make difficult decisions after discovering £22bn ‘black hole’ in public finances
Metropolitan police end probe into election gambling scandal with no charges made – as it happened
Force ends investigation into bets on 4 July election date and says bar to prove misconduct in public office has not been met
Sunak’s decision to call early election one of ‘most stupid political misjudgments’ in history of politics, says Tory – as it happened
Former Tory party chairman Jake Berry says former prime minister ‘must have taken leave of his senses’ when he called election
Labour ‘promoting age-old message of fear and hostility’ over migrants, says charity – as it happened
Amnesty International UK says Labour is ‘reheating’ the previous government’s rhetoric as Yvette Cooper vows to increase removals
Labour has been ‘played by its union paymasters’ over train driver pay, James Cleverly says – as it happened
Shadow home secretary criticises Labour handling of pay dispute as Aslef announces new strikes
Labour ‘putting rail passengers first’, says minister as she blames Tories for prolonging strikes – as it happened
Louise Haigh says she hopes three-year pay deal offered to train drivers will resolve strikes
Ending sexual violence on public transport is ‘absolute priority’, says minister – as it happened
Louise Haigh speaks out after figures showed a 50% increase in incidents in the last two years
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