Top Labour advisers are putting pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to ditch the party's ban on new North Sea oil and gas drilling. A handful of senior officials are understood to be quietly urging the PM to consider watering down or scrapping the manifesto pledge altogether to see off the growing threat »»»

A new poll shows the Reform Party, led by Nigel Farage, leading over Labour and the Conservatives, suggesting no party will win a majority. A potential Reform-Conservative coalition with Farage as Prime Minister is increasingly likely. However, voter trust in major leaders remains low, with 33% uns»»»

Labour set to lose twice as many seats to Reform as they are to the Conservatives, survey says VOTERS think Nigel Farage would make a better prime minister than Sir Keir Starmer in more than half of constituencies, according to a new poll. Reform UK’s leader beats Sir Keir in 335 seats compared to »»»

Keir Starmer floored Nigel Farage with a putdown about him being obsessed with the US at PMQs. Chaotic scenes broke out as Mr Farage stood up to ask a question to the PM in the House of Commons - but the MP was left stunned by Mr Starmer's response. The Reform UK leader asked about cuts to the wint»»»