🚨 NEW: The Attorney General’s office is considering reviewing the 21 year minimum life sentence given to Vickrum Digwa under the unduly lenient sentence scheme

🚨 BREAKING: The family of Vickrum Digwa has apologised to Henry Nowak’s family and to the Sikh community for bringing it into “disrepute” "We would give anything to turn back time so the path of both Henry and Vickrum never crossed that night. We cannot change what has happened"

🚨 NEW: Ed Milband has announced that the Government has committed to a target to cut the UK’s greenhouse gases by 87% from 1990 levels by 2040

🚨 BREAKING: Bodycam footage of the arrest of Henry Nowak, who had been stabbed moments prior by Vickrum Digwa

🚨 NEW: The Government is considering a national blacklist for disruptive air passengers that could ban them from all airlines

🚨 NEW: Tube strikes will go ahead tomorrow and Thursday after failed talks over the 4-day working week

🚨 NEW: The Government will publish over 1,000 pages of Peter Mandelson's vetting files tomorrow It will include a series of "embarrassing exchanges" as messages from Ministers are released for the first time

🚨 NEW: The Government is considering a ban on children having conversations with strangers on gaming platforms like Roblox, Fortnite, Discord and Minecraft

🚨 NEW: The Tories have pledged to give criminals on benefits payment cards which block purchases on alcohol and gambling They would also restrict cash withdrawals and bank transfers

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham is set to appoint Shabana Mahmood as Chancellor if he becomes PM [@kateferguson4]

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham is considering calling an early general election if he becomes PM [@kateferguson4]

🚨 NEW: British Armed Forces are set for an above-inflation pay rise in the next few days [@DailyMirror]

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham would end all Government contracts for asylum accommodation and hotels if he becomes Prime Minister The responsibility for providing accommodation would instead be given to local authorities [@thetimes]

🚨 NEW: Keir Starmer has urged FIFA to lower World Cup ticket prices “It is unacceptable for fans to be exploited for wanting to support their country” [@JackElsom]

🚨 NEW: A judge referred Nigel Farage to the Attorney General for potential prosecution after he branded the Manchester Airport assault trial "two tier justice" "The observation made by Farage was potentially a contempt of court as it implied the guilt of the defendants"

🚨 NEW: The Government has announced 300,000 new training and work experience placements across construction, social care and hospitality to tackle youth unemployment

🚨 WATCH: Keir Starmer scores a penalty at Soccer Aid

🚨 NEW: Word clouds showing what the public think of each party leader

🚨 NEW: Zack Polanski has written to the Cabinet Office to ask them to disclose all contact with the Tony Blair Institute

🚨 NEW: Reform UK Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon has refused to apologise for his comment about Carol Vorderman “It was a crude attempt at a joke to probably about 50 followers… if you go into any building site, I think you’d hear a hundred times worse said”

🚨 NEW: Reform UK Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon has refused to apologise for his comment about Carol Vorderman “It was a crude attempt at a joke to probably about 50 followers… if you go into any building site, I think you’d hear a hundred times worse said”

🚨 NEW: The NHS has ruled against national prostate cancer screening because treatment would "cause more harm than good" - including loss of erections It is the most common cancer in men in the UK, with 12,000 deaths every year

🚨 NEW: Reform UK Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon previously blamed Hillary Clinton for the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing "With a smile and lipstick... she created ISIS with her foreign policy... had she stayed out of Libya, the bombing wouldn’t have happened"

🚨 NEW: Statistics from the Government's youth unemployment report: - Over the past 20 years, the number of mid- and lower-skilled jobs has fallen by around 1.6 million - Hospitality vacancies have fallen by around half in the last 4 years

🚨 NEW: A Government review has found that the nearly 1 million young people out of work and education are costing the UK over £125 billion each year

🚨 NEW: Reform's Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon said in 2016 that Brexiteers like Nigel Farage "peddled nationalistic pish" to win the vote He said today that he did vote for Brexit, despite previously claiming in 2019 that he didn't [@Telegraph]

🚨 NEW: Resident doctors in England will strike from June 15 to June 19 over pay

🚨 NEW: The Green Party’s Makerfield candidate Sarah Wakefield runs a charity which calls for British farming to be “decolonised” with “inclusive spaces” It also shared a report arguing perfectionism is an example of “white supremacy culture” [@billcurtis0 / @daisyeastlake]

🚨 BREAKING: The energy price cap will rise by 13% from July The typical household will pay £1,862 per year - an increase of £221

🚨 NEW: Tony Blair has accused Keir Starmer of having no "coherent plan" for the country as he attacks Labour's policies on workers' rights and above-inflation minimum wage rises "These measures have given headwinds not tailwinds to British business"

🚨 NEW: Tech insiders believe Keir Starmer will not ban social media for under-16s and instead limit features like infinite scrolling, autoplay and location sharing [@thetimes]

🚨 NEW: Great British Railways is set to connect more than 1,400 trains to low-Earth satellites to allow "ultra-fast" Wi-Fi speeds of 200Mbps

🚨 NEW: Zack Polanski has called on the Government to introduce a maximum temperature cap in the workplace

🚨 NEW: The UK has again recorded the hottest May day ever at 35.0°C in Kew Gardens and Heathrow

🚨 Just one week to go until our 'In Conversation' with Mike Tapp (and his dog, Scooby) on Tuesday! As Immigration Minister, he'll outline the upcoming reforms and discuss why Labour should keep Keir Starmer Book your tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-convers...

🚨 BREAKING: Keir Starmer says the sentencing of two teenage boys who avoided jail for raping two girls has been referred to the Court of Appeal

🚨 NEW: Reform UK's Makerfield candidate Robert Kenyon said in 2019 that he did not vote for Brexit "Anyone who thinks I love Trump, voted Brexit... is wrong... I woke up the day after Brexit sh*ting myself to what was voted for" [@thetimes]

🚨 NEW: Sarah Wakefield is the Green Party candidate in the Makerfield by-election She is a charity director and a Manchester City Councillor

🚨 NEW: Reform UK’s Makerfield by-election candidate Robert Kenyon previously claimed women “can’t drive” and get abortions for “vanity purposes” to “shag anyone they want” He admitted: “I’m sexist, sorry but I am”

🚨 NEW: The UK has today recorded the hottest May day ever at 33.5C in Heathrow

🚨 NEW: Nigel Farage has accused Elon Musk of splitting the right wing vote in the Makerfield by-election by supporting Restore Britain “This is a party that’s one man with a social media account. Quite what he’s trying to achieve, I have no idea”

🚨 NEW: The first Makerfield by-election poll shows Andy Burnham will win the seat 🔴 LAB - 43% ➡️ REF - 40% 🇬🇧 RES - 7% 🔶 LD - 4% 🟢 GRN - 3% 🔵 CON - 2% ⚪ Other - 1% Via Survation, 369 sample, May 18-22

🚨 NEW: Nigel Farage has pledged to scrap income tax on overtime above 40 hours a week for anyone earning under £75,000 [@Telegraph]

🚨 NEW: Rachel Reeves has told friends she wants to stay on as Chancellor if Keir Starmer is ousted Her supporters have been telling MPs that only she can safeguard Britain’s finances [@Guardian]

🚨 NEW: A Government review has found employers must adapt to the "bedroom generation" of unemployed 16-24 year olds by offering more flexibility It says they're "not snowflakes or faking it" and their anxiety and depression is linked to growing up on social media

🚨 NEW: 10 Mayors in England are set to introduce a tourist tax on overnight stays this summer [@Telegraph]

🚨 NEW: Green MP Carla Denyer says she is taking a leave of absence due to suffering from burnout

🚨 NEW: Jake Austin has been announced as the Lib Dem candidate in the Makerfield by-election

🚨 UPDATE: Chris Kennedy shared posts describing the attack on the Jewish ambulances in London as a "false flag" He apologised and removed the shares then pulled out Via Bill Curtis, The Times

🚨 We'll soon be joined by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch as part of our ‘In Conversation’ series! On Monday 6 July, she will set out the party's vision amid the rise of Reform UK and take audience questions Book your ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-convers...