Following the passing of its spiritual leader after a final blessing, the Church now enters a decisive phase as senior clergy gather to chart its future direction and appoint a successor.

Five days after a landmark Supreme Court ruling on gender recognition, mounting calls from MPs and campaigners urge the PM to clarify support and prevent any moves that might undermine the verdict.

Twenty-eight of Starmer’s ministers hold membership in a militant union at the heart of the ongoing bin strikes, prompting questions over the group’s influence on Labour policy.

Labour faces renewed turmoil after a legal ruling on trans rights prompted calls to revise gender legislation, escalating tensions over safeguarding women-only spaces.