Lord Mandelson is being asked to give back an exit payment he received after being unceremoniously sacked from office

Josh Simons denies asking for reporters to be investigated in probe over leaked details on think tank’s funding

One million people have caring responsibilities of 35 hours or more a week

Peer was dismissed in September after new emails detailing his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein came to light

51 fortunate players did match five numbers, each claiming £1,750

Lucy Powell tells The Independent the Gorton and Denton by-election represents ‘a line in the sand’, as MPs fear it has become a referendum on Starmer in the wake of the Mandelson scandal

Keir Starmer’s premiership has lurched between crises, but his handling of the Mandelson scandal could prove to be fatal. Kate Devlin and David Maddox hear from Labour MPs who are furious about this week’s events, and fearful for the future

With the prime minister rumoured to be ‘in a dark place’ and considering quitting over the Mandelson scandal, political editor David Maddox looks at the possible replacements, including a rapidly emerging surprise contender

Tom Bradshaw, president of the National Farmers’ Union, warns removing trading barriers will not immediately reverse the damage

‘This will cost lives’ says former international development minister Michael Bates

Aid cuts by the US, and planned cuts by the UK, risk undermining decades of progress and could put millions of lives in danger, writes Beccy Cooper

Exclusive: Keir Starmer and Bridget Phillipson have been urged by more than 140 feminist and LGBT+ organisations to protect trans-inclusive spaces

Almost half of the 1.6 million people using weight-loss jabs admit to either trying dosing ‘hacks’, or turning to unlicensed drugs and sellers

The Electoral Commission says the omission is a police matter

University student Mr Oladipo died on Tuesday night after he was stabbed in the chest

Jeane Freeman was diagnosed with ‘incurable cancer’ last month

Lord Maurice Glasman sent the warning after attending a party hosted by Nigel Farage in Washington DC ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration

The fight took place on Friday night and has been described as ‘an incredibly serious incident’

Zack Polanksi said Keir Starmer appointing Lord Mandelson as ambassador to the US was a ‘catastrophic level of misjudgment’