The leader of the opposition Reform party, Nigel Farage, is calling the plan an ‘attempt to rig the political system.’

One recent poll on support for a hypothetical Corbyn-led party – which we should take with some salt – found that its 10% support comes partly from eating into the Green vote. An electoral arrangement with the Greens, on the other hand, may require shared policy platforms, raising the question of why a separate party is needed.

There are parallels between the political conditions which faced Harold Wilson and Sir Keir Starmer’s current challenges.

WHEN polling day dawns at the next general election, some 1.6million new voters will have been added to the electoral rolls. Hundreds of thousands of bright-eyed 16 and 17-year-olds will be

Paul Holmes asked in the Commons why the Government plans to lower the voting age while 16 and 17-year-olds are not allowed to buy lottery tickets or alcohol.

Labour are rumoured to be on the verge of blocking Chinese electric vehicles from a new £650 million grant scheme. In response, Beijing has issued a stern warning to the Labour Party government, with a Chinese embassy spokesman cautioning that the nation would "resolutely safeguard" its electric car industry.

Labour minister Jess Phillips says rebel MPs right to be punished for ‘slagging off own government’ - Comes as Keir Starmer’s attempt to impose discipline on party faces fresh challenge from Diane Abb