Andy Burnham, the mayor of Greater Manchester, promises, in his request for permission to stand in a by-election to return to Westminster, “to support the work of the government, not undermine it”.

The rebellion has been postponed. Karl Turner, the Labour MP leading the resistance to David Lammy’s plan to restrict the right to jury trial, came out with his hands up this morning. “I’ll be trying ...

It is now likely that we will have another new prime minister, possibly within weeks, or perhaps within months, our political ...