James Cleverly told Laura Kuenssberg: They (Reform) are very good at headline grabbing and you guys are very compliant when it comes to covering what they say… but as soon as you look at any of the details, their policies fall apart. #bbclaurak

James Cleverly: Labour and Keir Starmer are now desperately trying to recover some credibility when it comes to national pride and patriotism. #bbclaurak

Starmer denies putting donkey field he bought for his parents into trust, after report claims he did, with potential tax benefits. #bbclaurak

Keir Starmer: I will be judged at the next election. #bbclaurak

Laura Kuenssberg: Can you rule out raising VAT? Keir Starmer: The manifesto stands. #bbclaurak

Keir Starmer: It would take more than 12 months to turn around more than 14 years of failure. #bbclaurak

Keir Starmer: The fight with Reform is different. Most elections have always been Labour or Conservatives, this is a different election we are facing. This is a different fight, it's a fight about who we are as a country. #bbclaurak

Keir Starmer: We have done 35000 returns since coming into power, the highest number in nearly ten years. #bbclaurak

Keir Starmer: I want to strengthen the powers of those enforcing our borders. #bbclaurak

Keir Starmer: I love and have pride in my country and I want to serve the whole of my country…Reform wants to tear that country apart. #bbclaurak

Keir Starmer: We need to fix the NHS, but I want to do more than fix it, I want to make sure it's fit for the future.

Keir Starmer: I understand people are frustrated. #bbclaurak

Keir Starmer and James Cleverly will be joining Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg today. #bbclaurak

What about Kemi Badenoch?

David Lammy, Ed Davey and Mel Stride will be joining Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. #bbclaurak

BREAKING: Angela Rayner is expected to leave government imminently. Sources won’t confirm, but the mood music is fairly obvious.

The Times won't tell you what Graham Linehan said in his tweets. This is obviously inciting violence.

But arresting pensioners for protesting against a genocide is still fine

BREAKING: Court of appeal revokes ban on Epping hotel housing asylum seekers

The Tories could "potentially" strike a deal with Taliban-run Afghanistan to return migrants, the party's chair Kevin Hollinrake said.

Nigel Farage: We are pro British in this country having more rights than those that have recently come.

Nigel Farage said the border force agents will go into towns to seek out people who are here illegally, claiming "it's what normal countries do". #ReformUK

Nigel Farage: We cannot be responsible for all the sins that take place around the world.

Nigel Farage: I don't see any prospect of ECHR being reformed.

Zia Yusuf: If a country refuses to take back their illegal migrants, we will stop issuing visas to people from that country, and if necessary we will sanction them.

Zia Yusuf: We must repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with the British Bill of Rights. What is a "British Bill of Rights"? #ReformUK

Zia Yusuf: Deportation is the ultimate deterrent.

Nigel Farage accused France and UK government of "colluding in their support of criminal activity".

You don't protest by harassing people.

The House of Lords starts scrutinizing the legislation next month. There’s no guarantee peers will follow MPs and back it.

Featuring @politlcsuk.bsky.social

Farage adviser said UK would be better off if it had not fought in World War II.

PM Keir Starmer will join President Zelensky and other European leaders at a meetings with President Trump in Washington tomorrow.

"Inequality watchdog"

BREAKING: SNP's former deputy leader Mhairi Black announces she has left the party, blaming the SNP's capitulation on LGBT rights, adding the party should do better on Palestine issue. #Scotpol

James Cleverly will take on the housing, communities and local government post, replacing Kevin Hollinrake.

BREAKING: Ed Argar has quit as shadow health secretary, citing a "health scare".

Kemi Badenoch to reshuffle shadow cabinet with James Cleverly set to return to Tory front bench.

BREAKING: Voting age to be lowered to 16 by next general election.

The Lib Dems have reported the BBC to Ofcom for giving "undue prominence" to Reform UK in its coverage of the UK-France deal yesterday

Another one bites the dust. And another costly by-election! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

New poll out for Wales from Sky/More In Common - sample size 885. This seems to be the 2nd so far that has Reform in the lead. Tories on fourth again but at 10%. Labour third again, suggests doing better but still third. Plaid 2nd.

Opinion: Trans rights and women's safety are not opposing goals

Wes Streeting and Helen Whately will be joining Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. @vicderbyshire.bsky.social will be hosting the program. #bbclaurak

Yesterday’s resignation of the Reform leader of Warwickshire Council and his replacement with an 18-year-old will be of real concern to my constituents. We need a functioning council to fill in potholes, deliver care services, and end the SEND crisis. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I'll be voting against the welfare reform bill on Tuesday. We don’t have a sufficient impact assessment. We haven’t properly consulted disabled people. These proposals don’t reflect Labour values. The PM must show strength by pausing the bill. Reform must be done with dignity.

The welfare rebellion in full - here are the 108 names on the reasoned amendment

🚨 NEW: The full list of the 108 Labour MPs who have signed the reasoned amendment to the welfare reform Bill in an attempt to block it completely It marks one of the biggest rebellions against the Government so far, with the Bill’s first vote due next week

Ed Miliband: I’m glad Just Stop Oil has closed down. They turned people off.

I voted in favour of the Bill because I believe offering a dying person the choice of an assisted death is the humane and compassionate thing to do. I’d like to thank all of my constituents who took the time to get in touch to share their views on this.