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Selection of relatively unknown candidate comes days after Burnham was denied permission to stand

Labour Party chair Anna Turley wrote to Matt Goodwin urging him to make clear whether he will welcome the activist’s backing.

In today’s newsletter: As boarded‑up units spread from coastal towns to former industrial centres, a new ​Guardian investigation reveals how ​o​ur high streets have become a litmus test for public frustration and ​p​olitical choices

Exclusive: Ben Goldsmith will work on issues including fishing and green belt preservation to attract green Tories

Council said Edward Harris’s properties ‘failed to meet even most basic of living standards and legal requirements’

The party would need a 'massive swing' from Labour and the vote on the Left to split, according to Rob Ford, Politics Professor at Manchester University

Reform UK leader speaks at GB News event also attended by industry minister on second UAE visit in two months

YouGov’s latest survey puts Reform on 20% in the constituency vote, Labour on 15%, and the SNP well ahead on 34%.

As winter set in across the UK, the flags strung up during 2025’s controversial Operation Raise the Colours were becoming tatty and grey. Yet, they continue to send an important message: despite increasingly digitally connected lives, neighbourhoods still matter when it comes to political views.