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.

A landmark Supreme Court ruling has confirmed that women are defined by biological sex, prompting renewed debate over safeguarding single-sex spaces and intensifying pressure on Labour to clarify its position, all while campaigners celebrate what they call a victory for common sense.

Chinese researchers have been granted access to half a million GP records, prompting concerns about national security and the possible misuse of sensitive patient data.